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Operation Northmoor was set up in 2014 to examine allegations of executions by British Special Forces. It had linked dozens of suspicious killings on night raids. One of those included three children and a 20-year-old man who were killed by a British soldier in 2012 in the village of Loy Bagh in Afghanistan. British detectives […]

More than 41 million people speak Spanish in the US, making it the most widely taught foreign language. And it’s increasing in popularity as a new language to learn. American youngsters in Washington, DC, explain why they are learning Spanish at such a young age. Video by Angelica Casas This video is part “¿Hablas español?”,

Sonny Bill Williams has told BBC Radio 5 Live that he felt it was his duty to “step up” as a high-profile Muslim, after the Christchurch mosques attack. A gunman killed 51 people at a mosque and Islamic centre during Friday prayers in March. The New Zealand rugby star, who converted to Islam in 2009,

For the first time, the public has heard evidence in the case to impeach US President Donald Trump. Mr Trump is accused of trying to press Ukraine into investigating his political rival, Joe Biden. Trump denies any wrongdoing. William Taylor, the acting US ambassador to Ukraine, and George Kent, a top US diplomat, testified to

Scientists are looking at what would happen if we were to dig up the ocean floor for metals. They’re particularly interested in cobalt, which is a prime ingredient of the rechargeable batteries found in phones and electric cars. As more and more of us choose to move away from fossil fuels, the demand for cobalt

The campus of one of Hong Kong’s top universities turned into a battleground on Tuesday as student protesters fought with police well into the night. After police entered the campus, protesters set up roadblocks, formed human chains to pass supplies, and made weapons including petrol bombs. Others fought back with bows and arrows, as police

Thirteen-year-old Ranniel quit school to support his family. He now risks his life, diving into polluted waters to retrieve plastic waste, the result of a pay-as-you-go, single-use plastic culture that is devastating the environment. It’s estimated that Filipinos dispose of 163 million single-use sachets of household products a day, according to one study. That’s enough

Fighting has escalated between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza after Israel killed a top Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militant in an air strike. Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu al-Ata and his wife died after their flat was hit in the early hours of Tuesday. Militants in Gaza retaliated by firing more than

Australia’s bushfires are still raging out of control, sweeping into towns and prompting thousands to flee from their homes. At least five people have died this fire season and authorities are bracing for possible further tragedies. Carol Sparks, the mayor of Glen Innes in New South Wales, spoke to the BBC about the horrific scenes

Kevi Donat’s tour around Paris comes with a twist: it celebrates the unsung black people who helped to shape French history. “People often imagine that their guide will be a white man wearing a striped sweater and a beret,” Kevi says. From WW2 resistance fighters to the writers who spoke out against French colonialism, his