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The country could become an ideal place for international terrorism and violent extremism should the state fracture, the UK Chief of the Defence Staff Gen Sir Nick Carter has said. It was important to see what happened in the longer term, Gen Carter told BBC World News. “I think that we need to be really…

The Olympic Games gets under way this week in cities across Japan. But this year’s sporting event is like no other, because it’s being held in the middle of a global pandemic. People travelling to Tokyo to participate in or work on the Games are having to go through meticulous procedures. BBC reporter Mariko Oi…

Under Taliban rule, female judges in Afghanistan have reportedly been tortured and received death threats. Hundreds were forced into hiding, worried that those they’d convicted would now come to seek their revenge after being released from prison. BBC Newsnight’s Sima Kotecha spoke exclusively to female judges who have just arrived in the UK as part…

There is a lot of support for Donald Trump to become a future kingmaker, Greg Swenson, of Republicans Overseas UK, says. The former president made his first major speech since leaving office, at the Conservative Political Action Conference, in Florida, over the weekend, hinting he might run again. Mr Swenson told BBC World News Mr…

Economic development advocate Asmaa AbuMezied, who lives in the Gaza Strip, has told BBC World News about her experiences of the Israel-Gaza conflict. “We have to navigate throughout the day how we are going to deal with the drones that hover over our houses,” she said. “And then, when the night comes, we have to…

Former Manchester United and France football captain Patrice Evra has said although he supports taking the knee, because it sparks a conversation, he does not believe the will is there to tackle racism in football. Evra told BBC Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur that he was not sure about the effectiveness of banning racist fans from football…