Poland border crisis: Scene of chaos as soldiers deploy water cannon
The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg reports as Polish forces fire water cannon at migrants throwing rocks.
When DC Films’ Justice League was in post-production back in 2017, its director, Zack Snyder, had to stand down from the project for personal reasons. The film was completed, but with significant changes from Snyder’s original version, and it received almost universally bad reviews. Fans launched a massive internet campaign for Snyder’s version of the…
They were labelled “LGBT-free zones” – large parts of Poland where regional governments, as well as smaller councils, declared they were against LGBT ideology or ideologies that “undermine” the family. Now provinces have started to backtrack after the EU said it would freeze funds. But has anything really changed for LGBT people in those areas?…
Japan is headed for a general election on Sunday which is widely expected to keep Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in power. His party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has led Japan for most of the last 65 years. Tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes explains how it manages to keep its grip on power. Video by Jiro…
The international community has made a good start in tackling climate change, says Prof Dr Niklas Höhne of the New Climate Institute. But he told BBC World News more still needed to be done and China was still cautious with its commitments. He said: “The developed countries need to go first and I think they…
The Berlin Film Festival – which normally takes place in February – has been taking place this week with a five day virtual industry and media event. A larger more celebratory public series of festival screenings and red carpets is planned for June – coronavirus pandemic restrictions permitting. Talking Movies has been looking at some…
Armed forces minister James Heappey has said that British soldiers in Afghanistan are facing “extraordinary circumstances” at Kabul airport. UK troops were deployed to Kabul airport to aid the evacuation of people from the country, following the Taliban’s total takeover of Afghanistan. Mr Heappey told the BBC that while soldiers are helping with the evacuation,…