BBC presenter's 'perfect hug' goes wrong

After a journey of about seven months Nasa’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars last Thursday. Designed to look for signs of past microbial life, the rover has been sending back stunning images of the Red planet. But those who watched the rover’s descent onto the Martian surface may have spotted a coded message on the…

The depth of anxiety many young people feel about climate change is illustrated by a global survey. Its lead author, Caroline Hickman, from Bath University, told BBC World News half of young people feared humanity was doomed. “What was news to us was the scale of that fear – two-thirds feeling sad, afraid and anxious…

Former Afghan finance minister Omar Zakhilwal says there is no alternative to working with the Taliban. He travelled to Kabul after the city’s fall to the Taliban. Like the rest of Afghanistan he is waiting to see what the Taliban decide to do, but says he is in the capital trying to help form an…

On November 2nd, a Chinese tennis star accused a top Chinese government official of sexual assault. Peng Shuai was one of the leading doubles players in the world. And since her allegations, we’ve heard nothing. Until an email was released – apparently from her – saying the allegations weren’t true. But many questions remain. Producer:…

A second wave of coronavirus is sweeping through India overwhelming hospitals, morgues and crematoria. Protima Singh, who is managing operations on the ground for the International Federation of Red Cross, told BBC World News that the situation was very critical with so many people becoming infected with coronavirus. The needs are large, the hospitals are…