Malawi’s president Lazarus Chakwera defends bringing family to London summit

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he believes women in Afghanistan are “very strong” and could, in time, assert their rights under the Taliban. Speaking to the BBC’s John Simpson, Mr Khan also voiced his concerns that there could be a humanitarian crisis and civil war and that an “unstable and chaotic Afghanistan” would…

A Taliban spokesman has been asked if women and ethnic minorities will have a place in the new Afghan government. In an interview with BBC Pashto, the deputy head of the Taliban political office in Qatar said women could continue in their work but in the top posts or cabinet there “may not” be a…

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:…

Heatwaves are becoming more common in India due to global warming. There’s nowhere to hide especially if you live in a crowded city like Ahmedabad. Shakeela Bano struggles to get her grandson Mohammed to fall asleep in their one room house due to the heat. But as the Life at 50C series on climate change…

The single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine should get its final approval in the United States later on Friday. If approved the US would be the first country in the world to do so. Infectious disease expert and adviser to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Helen Talbot, told BBC World News that…

American Julie Montagu, who became Lady Hinchingbrooke when she married, can relate to the Duchess of Sussex telling Oprah Winfrey she had not known what to expect when she had joined the Royal Family. “It is true as an American we do look at royal life as really fairy tale,” she told BBC World News….