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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led Friday prayers in the capital Tehran – the first time he has done so in eight years. His country has faced criticism at home and abroad after it admitted shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane by mistake. The BBC’s Martin Patience said he delivered “a defiant message […]

Around 1,500 chefs in the southern Indian state of Kerala came together to bake a vanilla cake – and as you can imagine, it was no ordinary confectionery treat. The cake, which was made with 12,000kg (26,455 lbs) of sugar and flour, stretched for more than six kilometres (3.7 miles), and is believed to be

As the United States becomes more racially diverse, the number of multi-racial people in the country is on the rise. The BBC asked six people who are mixed what it’s like navigating the world as a multi-racial individual. Video by Angélica M Casas, produced with Patricia Sulbarán. This video is part of “¿Hablas Español?”, a

It can be tricky to predict what Vladimir Putin will do next. Now the Russian president has delivered a surprise by announcing big plans to change the constitution. Not only that, the government has quit and the country’s got a new prime minister. Just what is Putin planning? The BBC’s Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains.

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne has called on Iran to take full responsibility after it shot down a passenger plane last week. He said he was speaking on behalf of the 176 victims from five countries, whose foreign ministers met in London on Thursday. Canada, Britain, Ukraine, Sweden and Afghanistan have formed a

Australians are celebrating the arrival of much-needed rain in parts of the nation’s bushfire-ravaged south-east. Though more wet weather is needed to end the fires, the rain has brought a welcome reprieve to many areas. Other parts, however, have not been as lucky. Storms have also helped disperse smoke in Melbourne, which has endured hazardous

Taal volcano in the Philippines erupted on Monday spewing lava, triggering earthquakes and emitting huge plumes of ash that have spread across the island of Luzon and beyond. When some resident left pets behind in their rush to evacuate, Edsel Padres set up a temporary animal shelter in his home to look after the animals.

A Buddha statue from an important religious site has been returned to Sri Lanka, 100 years after it was gifted to a British man. Members of the Bell family have handed this statue down through the generations after archaeologist and explorer Harry Charles Purvis Bell, known as HCP Bell, was given the statue during a

Mocked because of her passion for rap, ”Mina the Veiled” is fighting against the tide to embody the new face of women’s hip-hop in Senegal. Although she receives insults, she is often encouraged by several people who support her. Mina is also an activist committed to defending women’s rights and against rape. Video journalist: Late

Banks in Beirut were targeted by demonstrators during what they have called a ‘week of wrath’, in protest against the country’s banking crisis. Protests have been ongoing since October 2019. Lebanon’s commercial banks have been restricting savers’ access to their deposits and blocking most transfers abroad for more than two months. Protesters say they will