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As climate change affects the livelihoods of Finland’s indigenous Sami people, a proposed new Arctic railway, forestry and mining could change Lapland forever. Climate change affects the Arctic more than any other part of the Earth, and it’s been damaging reindeer-herding and fishing – the traditional livelihoods of the indigenous Sami people. Produced by Erika […]

A group of Holocaust survivors and their families gather in Prague’s Old Town Square to recreate a photo that was taken in 1945, when the survivors had just been liberated from Nazi concentration camps. The survivors were part of a group of children flown to the UK to start new lives after World War Two.

When Istanbul chose a new mayor in March, Turkey’s president described the vote as a matter of national survival. But the ruling party’s candidate was narrowly defeated and the new mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, took office. After a successful court challenge, the election was annulled and a rerun declared. Turks are now facing a dramatic second

Scientists say, repeatedly, that vaccines have never been safer – or more effective. So why do some people still refuse to trust them? Outbreaks of diseases are happening in countries where they haven’t been seen for decades. And number of people choosing not to vaccinate their children seems to be on the rise. It’s one

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia “completely disagrees” with the evidence put forward by the MH17 plane crash inquiry. It comes a day after four men – three Russian – were charged over the murder of 298 people on board a Malaysian Airlines flight in 2014. The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg asked Mr Putin if Russia

The US military says one of the oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week was damaged by a mine resembling those used by the Iranian security forces. The attack was the second such incident in the strategic shipping lane in a month. Tehran has denied any involvement. The BBC was one of

The BBC has found new evidence of the increasing control and suppression of Islam in China’s far western region of Xinjiang – including the widespread destruction of mosques. Authorities provided rare access to religious sites and senior Islamic officials to support their claim that their policies only target violent religious extremism, not faith itself. But

Three men have been found guilty of charges relating to the Garissa University attack in Kenya in April 2015. Rashid Charles Mberesero, Mohamed Ali Abikar and Hassan Edin Hassan were found guilty of conspiracy to commit the attack in which four gunmen killed 148 people, mainly students. They were also found guilty of belonging to

Phoebe Kilby discovered her ancestors were slave-owners and she wanted to pay reparations. Through an organisation called Coming To The Table, she found her linked descendant Betty Kilby, and asked if they could meet. This video is part of Crossing Divides, a BBC season bringing people together in a fragmented world. For more stories go

Four people were wounded in a shooting in Toronto during a crowded victory rally for the Toronto Raptors basketball team, police say. Thousands of sports fans were packed into the city centre in Nathan Phillips Square when shots rang out, sending many scurrying for cover. The event, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was