US mothers divided on vaccines for young children

Foreign countries should stop encouraging Afghans to leave as the country needs their talents, a Taliban spokesman has said. Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghan nationals should head back to their homes, jobs and normal life, as there was “no danger” to them, adding: “Let’s live together.” He told a press conference that “war for us has…

Pope Francis is visiting Iraq in the first ever papal visit to the country. During the trip he is due to meet the country’s most revered Shia Muslim cleric and will also celebrate Mass at a stadium in Irbil in the north. The Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Irbil, Bashar Warda, has told BBC World News…

The latest James Bond film, No Time To Die, was delayed due to Covid three separate times. The stars of the movie are finally hitting the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Tuesday evening. Daniel Craig, in the titular role of James Bond, spoke to the BBC’s Lizo Mzimba.

Ros Atkins looks at how Europe is getting to grips with its emissions problem. More on the climate summit The COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow in November is seen as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control. Almost 200 countries are being asked for their plans to cut emissions, and it…

Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary has covered events in Afghanistan over the past 20 years, from the US-led invasion to the fall of Kabul to Taliban militants earlier this month. He told BBC World News how repeated visits from the Taliban to his office had caused him and his family to go into hiding and then…

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg said it was “very unclear” whether she had been officially invited to the climate change summit in Glasgow. In an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Marr, she also spoke about how some countries were sending many delegates to COP26, while others were “under-represented”.