Afghanistan: 100 days of Taliban rule

Commemorations have taken place on the 20th anniversary of the 11 September attacks. A minute’s silence was held at the exact time each hijacked plane crashed. George W Bush, who was the US president at the time, gave a speech in Pennsylvania, where one of the planes crashed into a field after passengers overpowered the…

Ahead of COP26, Ros Atkins looks at what the world’s biggest emitters are doing to tackle climate change.

Famed chef Adam Handling will be serving world leaders traditional favourites like Dover sole and cream teas, as well as more unusual dishes over the course of the G7 Summit. The environmentally conscious chef is highlighting how we can all eat more sustainably during the summit. On Thursday he took a break from the kitchen…

Rebel Wilson made a name for herself as one of Hollywood’s top comedy actresses after appearing in the 2011 box-office hit Bridesmaids and the successful Pitch Perfect franchise. Now a producer and director, she’s been named one of the BBC’s 100 Women of 2021. In an exclusive BBC interview, Rebel reflects on her decision to…

Covid may have put much of the world into lockdown but conflict, persecution and human rights violations has led to a record number of refugees, the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) has said. According the UNHCR’s 2020 Global Trends report, some two thirds of the world’s refugees came from just five countries; Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South…

Politicians need to come together to prevent further violence in Northern Ireland, the former British chief negotiator for the Good Friday Agreement has said. Jonathan Powell told BBC World News: “I don’t think this will take us back into the Troubles but I do think politicians are playing with matches. This is the time of…