'Clothes are torn, worn out - I can't find work gloves'

How supply chains can be strengthened to protect against shocks and shortages in the future.

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Street markets: Can councils get redevelopment right?

How the contribution markets make to communities risks being ignored in urban regeneration schemes.

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Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, say rival militant group

An audio recording suggests Abubakar Shekau killed himself during a gunfight with a rival group.

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Ukraine conflict: The couple that's survived seven years of war

Svetlana and Anatoly were determined to stay in their front-line village. This is what happened next.

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Rezo Gabriadze: Legendary Georgian puppeteer dies at 84

Rezo Gabriadze will also be remembered for scripting some of Soviet cinema's most popular films.

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Colombia unrest: President Duque pledges police reform after protests

The modernisation plan comes after weeks of anti-government protests and dozens of deaths.

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Israel arrests Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd in East Jerusalem

Muna el-Kurd, a voice of protest against moves to evict Palestinians, was questioned and released.

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Merkel's party wins final state vote by big margin - exit poll

Germany's centre-right CDU defy opinion polls with a resounding regional win over the far right.

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Xiaohongshu account blocked after post on Tiananmen anniversary

A social media account for an e-commerce site disappears after a post on the highly sensitive date.

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British Normandy Memorial unveiled on 77th anniversary

The memorial in Ver-Sur-Mer, France, records the names of 22,442 service men and women who died.

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TB Joshua: Influential Nigerian preacher dies at 57

TB Joshua was one of Africa's most prominent evangelists, with top politicians among his followers.

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How to protect birds and bats from wind turbines

As wind farm numbers explode researchers are coming up with more ways to keep wildlife safe.

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Covid: Twitter suspends Naomi Wolf after tweeting anti-vaccine misinformation

The American author tweeted a wide-range of unfounded theories about vaccines.

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G7 tax deal doesn't go far enough, campaigners say

G7 finance ministers have agreed to work together to create a "level playing field" on global taxation.

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Venice residents in environmental protest against first post-Covid cruise ship.

Venice residents protest against first post-Covid cruise ship, after ban on large vessels in city centre.

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Turkey president Erdogan vows to solve 'sea snot' outbreak

A thick, slimy layer of mucus-like matter is spreading along Turkey's southern coast.

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Peru election: Country on edge ahead of unpredictable run-off

A left-wing teacher faces the conservative heir of the powerful Fujimori family in a divisive election.

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11 people died in police bombing of activists' house

11 people died, including five children, when a Philadelphia police helicopter dropped explosives on a house belonging to black activists.

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French Open 2021: Roger Federer through at Roland Garros

Roger Federer finds a way to beat Germany's Dominik Koepfer in the French Open, despite being far from his best in a scrappy third-round match.

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Freddie Figgers: The millionaire tech inventor who was 'thrown away' as a baby

Entrepreneur Freddie Figgers says life has taught him that the important thing is people, not profits.

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Why Sicilians still turn to Mafia to settle scores

Italy has reduced the Sicilian Mafia's violence, but it still wields power in crime and business.

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Letter from Africa: How Zimbabwe is still haunted by Robert Mugabe

Long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe, who died in 2019, seems to be causing trouble from beyond the grave.

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Three police killings in the US: Is there a better way?

We asked experts to walk us through three different instances of police shootings in the US.

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Black fungus: Is diabetes behind India's high number of cases?

India has seen rising cases of the serious fungal infection, mostly in Covid patients.

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Budapest protest against China's Fudan University campus

Opponents say a Chinese university in the Hungarian capital could increase Beijing's influence.

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Canada's residential schools: 'There's no reconciliation without truth'

Geraldine Lee Shingoose was sent to a Canadian residential school as a child. Here's her story.

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US to stop seizing reporters' records in leak investigations

President Biden rejects a long-held practise of secretly obtaining journalists' phone and email records.

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George Floyd Square cleared in Minneapolis

Activists protested the reopening of the street corner where George Floyd was killed by police.

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Sardinian sand theft leaves dozens facing fines of up to €3,000

People caught removing sand and shells from the Italian island face fines of up to €3,000.

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G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals

G7 finance ministers have agreed to work together to create a "level playing field" on global taxation.

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ICYMI: Dancing lemurs and car jumping championships

A few of the stories you may have missed this week.

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Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attack

As many as 100 people may have died in an area increasingly under threat from Islamist violence.

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Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals

G7 finance minister have agreed to work together to create a 'level playing field' on global taxation.

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Indigenous schools: Trudeau tells Catholic Church to take responsibility

Canada has been mourning after the remains of 215 children were found in a mass grave last month.

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Twitter Nigeria: Phone companies told to block site

Mobile phone networks say they have been told to block access to the social media site.

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US gun laws: Judge overturns California assault weapons ban

The judge ruled that the law undermined constitutional gun ownership rights.

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Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years

Facebook's oversight board previously criticised the firm's decision to ban Donald Trump indefinitely.

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Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years

Facebook's oversight board previously criticised the firm's decision to ban Donald Trump indefinitely.

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Nigeria to suspend Twitter 'indefinitely'

The suspension comes after the social media giant removed a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari.

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OJ Simpson's lawyer F Lee Bailey dies aged 87

His flair for courtroom drama was crucial in securing the acquittals of controversial clients.

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Japan panda: Possible pregnancy bumps restaurant stock price

News that a cub could be on the way at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo causes excitement among investors.

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Hong Kong Tiananmen Square commemorations: In Pictures

Hong Kong authorities again ban a vigil for the anniversary of the 1989 Beijing massacre.

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Australian parliament rape accuser in hospital

Brittany Higgins, whose case triggered public outcry, is receiving care for her mental wellbeing.

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French Open: Yana Sizikova arrested amid match-fixing inquiry

Russia's Yana Sizikova is detained as part of an investigation into fixing at the French Open.

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Egypt: Fire at detention centre kills six teenagers

Local reports say an initial investigation blamed an electric short-circuit for the fire in Cairo.

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Norway wildfire: More than 500 people evacuated on Sotra

More than 150 fire crews were sent to tackle the blazon on Sotra.

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US economy adds fewer jobs than forecast despite reopening

US employers added 559,000 jobs in May as restrictions eased, although the numbers were weaker than expected.

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Brexit: UK announces trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein - another non-EU country - is also included in the post-Brexit deal.

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Some Portugal passengers still plan to travel despite rule change

Half of Tui passengers are going ahead with travel to Portugal, despite it being moved to the amber list.

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Facebook probed by UK and EU watchdogs over data breach

Authorities in the UK and EU are concerned the firm is using ad data to gain an unfair advantage over rivals.

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