Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money

The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

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Why a Diljit Dosanjh film vanished from streaming after two days

The film's troubled journey spans years of censorship disputes, court battles and an unexpected release on a streaming platform.

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Trump thanks Fifa for overturning USA striker's ban

Folarin Balogun is available to play for the United States in their World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium after his one-game ban is suspended by Fifa.

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Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is in Tehran, where funeral events are taking place in honour of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Large crowds gather in Tehran on first day of Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral

Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla until Monday, before travelling across Iran and Iraq.

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Funeral of Iran's former supreme leader 'intensely political moment'

Authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days.

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Eala wins 'for all the girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks'

Alexandra Eala dedicates her stunning win over defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek to "all the girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks".

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German row over plan for workers to need sick note on first day of illness

A doctors' group says it "borders on madness" that patients will have to obtain the note in person.

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Anguished families left to identify Venezuela quake victims at makeshift morgue

The disaster has overwhelmed local services, with bodies put outside or in tents for identification.

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A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking

In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.

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Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him 'mother's warmth'

Kleiber Moran, 2, was rescued on Wednesday, six days after last week's deadly earthquakes.

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People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum

Once described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in a Leicestershire village.

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Businessman goes on trial over murder of Maltese journalist

Yorgen Fenech denies any involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.

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Fire kills five at Antwerp apartment block

A man was seen clambering through a window to escape black smoke in the block where some 200 people live.

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Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response

People in areas devastated by twin earthquakes say they need more support from the government.

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DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola

Opposition politicians accuse the government of using the outbreak to halt a planned protest.

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Desperate search for earthquake survivors continues outside Caracas

The BBC's Will Grant reports on the efforts to dig out survivors in the port city of Catia la Mer.

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Anger directed at Venezuela's official response to earthquake recovery

Residents in quake-affected areas have expressed anger over the state's efforts to locate survivors and help victims, the BBC's Orla Guerin reports.

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In Caracas, this feels like the hardest moment in Venezuela's modern history

Rescue teams are working ceaselessly to reach those trapped under rubble. But as hope fades, anger is growing.

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Watch: A race of against the clock for Venezuela earthquake rescuers

There is a sense that the next few hours will be critical for saving anyone who is still trapped, says the BBC's Dan Johnson reporting from the border of Venezuela and Columbia.

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