Pakistan: 'Lessons learnt to stop post-Eid Covid surge'

São Paulo Governor João Doria has described President Jair Bolsonaro as a “crazy guy” who is making the country’s coronavirus situation worse. Speaking to the BBC, he said Brazil’s health system was “on the verge of collapse” amid a spike in cases and deaths. “Brazil is fighting two viruses – the coronavirus and the Bolsonaro…

Mahbouba Seraj is a prominent Afghan women’s rights activist and journalist. When the Taliban came back to power in August 2021, she stayed in the country and continues to voice the concerns of Afghan women. From Kabul, she tells Yalda Hakim for BBC 100 Women about her fears for her nation, and has a personal…

India is seeing a huge spike in Covid-19 infections as this country finds itself in the grip of a second wave of the virus. The sheer number of patients coming into hospitals is huge and the healthcare system is working at its peak, Dr Jerryl Banait told BBC World News. “Every patient is being given…

The coronavirus pandemic in India should not be about party politics, but acknowledging and realising the depth and magnitude of the problem Jaiveer Shergill from the opposition Congress party has said. Speaking to BBC World News he said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have adopted a policy of “credit is mine, crisis is yours”….

Western governments will face difficult questions about whether to support Afghanistan if the Taliban seize control in a way that is illegitimate, the UK Chief of Defence Staff Gen Sir Nick Carter has said. But he told BBC World News that if the Taliban did take control of the country he did not believe they…

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect early on Friday. Both Israel and Hamas have claimed victory in the recent conflict. But it may prove “difficult” for Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to label the military operation a political success, says former Israeli deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon. It was a case of…