'People are not following Covid-19 measures'

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance needs to manage a difficult relationship with Russia and, at a time of high tension, dialogue was even more important. “We need to talk to Russia because Russia is our neighbour, we need to strive for a better relationship,” he told BBC Hardtalk. “But even without…

Everyone in the Simon family contracted Covid-19, but nine-year-old daughter Makenna went to hospital.

A pharmacist whose brother died after having the AstraZeneca vaccine has told the BBC she still feels strongly that people should continue have their jabs. Alison Astles’ brother Neil, 59, died of a blood clot on the brain on Sunday, after having the vaccination on 17 March. She said he was “extraordinarily unlucky” and that…

The Taliban say they will not extend the deadline for Western forces to leave Afghanistan. A spokesman, Suhail Shaheen, told the BBC’s Yalda Hakim that the 31 August was a red line and that any extension would be a “clear violation” of the Doha agreement between the United States and the Taliban. He said that…

The Middle East is warming faster than much of the world, and Kuwait is careering towards unbearable temperatures. With the mercury topping 53C, three Kuwaiti citizens – an influencer, a weather forecaster and a retired civil servant – raise the alarm. They urge that Kuwait must not be allowed to get any hotter – and…

Germany is facing a “massive” third wave of Covid-19 infections, Prof Tobias Kurth, an epidemiologist at Charite-Universitatsmedizin in Berlin has said. He told BBC World News measures were relaxed too early before the vaccination programme had time to take effect. There had been an “exponential” rise in cases over recent days, Prof Kurth said. “It’s…