Pandora Papers: 'One rule for the rich, another for ordinary people'
Pandora Papers reveal a completely unacceptable situation, says Oxfam International’s Max Lawson.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is putting US President Joe Biden and America’s allies and partners to the test, Evelyn Farkas, a former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia has said. She told BBC World News the Russian leader was sabre-rattling and carrying out “very dangerous” deployments. “That, plus all the…
There’s growing evidence of a lack of support for Afghans who’ve arrived in Britain. Organisations supporting them say they fear many will have to live in hotel accommodation for up to a year. Schools have begun trying to help where they can. Watch as the BBC’s Home Editor, Mark Easton, visits a school in London…
Four Iranian intelligence officials have been charged with plotting to kidnap a New York-based journalist critical of Iran, US prosecutors have said. While the indictment did not name the target, Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American author and activist, has said it was her. She told BBC World News about learning she was a target for kidnapping…
The Oprah Winfrey interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has helped put republicanism back on the agenda in Australia, the historian and biographer Prof Jenny Hocking has said. She told BBC World News: “The interview has really shown us once again just how out of touch the monarchy is with Australian values and…
The Duke of Cambridge has suggested entrepreneurs should focus their resources on solving problems on Earth rather than engaging in a new space race. He was speaking to the BBC’s Newscast podcast, before the first ceremony for his new Earthshot Prize this weekend. Five innovative ideas will each be awarded £1m to help the planet….
Campaigners say including extremist narratives among everyday conversations can be a pathway to radicalisation.