Gold price hits record high as investors seek safety
The price of gold has hit a record high as demand for the precious metal remains strong amid global economic uncertainty. The spot gold price hit $3,508.50 per ounce early…
Beijing tightens control for military parade marking Xi’s big moment on world stage
Laura BickerChina correspondent Putin, Kim and Xi meet in China: BBC correspondents explain why The stage is set in the heart of Beijing for a grand display of power and…
Sudan landslide kills at least 1,000 people, rebel group says
A landslide has killed at least 1,000 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, according to the armed group the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army. Days of heavy rain triggered…
Helicopters search for survivors as earthquake kills more than 800 people
Watch: Buildings destroyed and rescue efforts under way after deadly Afghanistan earthquake Rescuers on helicopters are searching the ruins of remote villages in eastern Afghanistan for survivors of a powerful…
Trump says India offered to remove tariffs on US goods
US President Donald Trump says India has offered to cut its tariffs “to nothing” even as he called the current trade stalemate with the country “a totally one sided disaster”.…
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping begin talks in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have kicked off bilateral talks in Beijing, on the eve of a massive military parade in the Chinese capital. Putin…
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s leading experts say
The world’s leading association of genocide scholars has declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. A resolution passed by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) states that Israel’s…
Gaza flotilla with Greta Thunberg on board departs Barcelona
A flotilla of boats headed for Gaza carrying 350 pro-Palestinian activists – including climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg – has departed from Barcelona. Around 20 vessels displaying Palestinian flags left…
How the death of a delivery driver ignited Indonesia
Watch: Politicians’ perks cut after fatal anti-government demonstrations across Indonesia Protesters have been killed, buildings torched and politicians’ houses looted as anti-government unrest spreads across Indonesia – and the authorities…
Body seen in Libyan mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader
Moe ShreifBBC Eye Investigations BBC Musa al-Sadr has been missing since 1978 Warning: Contains images some may find upsetting A computer scientist at a university in the north of England…