Militants in the mountains of north-eastern Somalia have become the beating heart of Islamic State in Africa.
Category: World
Spanish footballer was ‘overwhelmed’ after World Cup kiss, court hears
Teammates of Jenni Hermoso have testified in a trial over a kiss between her and former football chief Luis Rubiales.
Argentina canal turns bright red, alarming residents
Pictures and videos show the intensely coloured water flowing into an estuary, the Rio de la Plata.
Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves immigrant community on edge
Among the dead in Sweden’s first school shooting were Syrians and Bosnians.
British conman jailed for six years for running over French policemen
The French prosecutor said he had turned a rural area into a “bewildering scene worthy of Mad Max”.
Netanyahu gifts Trump a golden pager during US visit
The Israelis last year used booby-trapped pagers to target Hezbollah, though civilians were also among the victims.
Trump says Israel will hand over Gaza to US after fighting ends
The president reiterates that the idea would mean resettling Palestinians, and that no US soldiers would be needed.
Scams, casinos and high-rises: The BBC visits a bizarre city in a war zone
A haven for the super rich, or a city built on scams? The BBC was invited to find out.
Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, calls it ‘illegitimate’
The Hague-based body has created a “shameful moral equivalency” between Hamas and Israel, the White House says.
False video claims Hollywood stars were paid by USAID to visit Ukraine
The video claiming that USAID paid Hollywood celebrities millions of dollars to visit Ukraine is not real and has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation that the BBC has previously investigated.