Hurricane Grace kills eight as it rips through eastern Mexico
At least eight people are known to have died after Hurricane Grace tore through eastern Mexico, bringing torrential rain and…
Covid: Antibody tests offered to public for first time
Coronavirus pandemic Antibody tests are to be widely offered to the UK public for the first time in a…
Afghanistan: Tony Blair says withdrawal was driven by imbecilic slogan
By George Bowden & Lauren Turner BBC News War in Afghanistan (2001-present) The US withdrawal from Afghanistan was wrong and…
Afghanistan: US orders civilian jets to join evacuation
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) The US has enlisted commercial planes to help with the evacuation of people from Afghanistan.…
A woman tries to flee the Taliban: ‘We lost everything again’
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Last Sunday, as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, a woman in Kabul and her teenage son…
Greece erects fence at Turkey border amid warnings of Afghan migrant surge
Greece has installed a 40km (25-mile) fence and surveillance system on its border with Turkey amid concern over a surge…
Nine Afghan girl robotics team members safe in Qatar
After scrambling for days to bring them to safety, nine members of an Afghan all-girls robotics team have arrived in…
Covid: Australian police clash with anti-lockdown protesters
Coronavirus pandemic Police in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney have clashed with thousands of people protesting against…
Is catching Covid now better than more vaccine?
James Gallagher Health and science correspondent @JamesTGallagheron Twitter Coronavirus pandemic There are marked differences in your immune system after…
Taliban and women: Kabul university student on fears for future
In Kabul, university students should be getting ready for the start of a new term. Instead, many are destroying evidence…