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US voters on aid: ‘Of course I want Ukraine to win, but…’
By Chloe Kim BBC News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is heading to Washington to lobby President Joe Biden and Congress for more funding to support the ongoing war against invading Russian forces. The US is the largest military donor to Ukraine, having spent over $46bn (£37bn) so far, plus tens of billions more in financial…
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US returns Egon Schiele art stolen by Nazis to heirs
By Nadine Yousif BBC News The US has returned seven artworks by Austrian painter Egon Schiele to the heirs of a Jewish cabaret star who owned them before he was killed by the Nazis in 1941. Fritz Grünbaum’s family had sought the return of his Schiele pieces for more than two decades. Valued at between…
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Tamil Nadu: The Indian men who photographed dead bodies
By Pramila Krishnan BBC World Service Warning: This story contains images and descriptions of dead bodies Ravindran was 14 years old when his father Srinivasan, who ran a photography studio, sent him on an assignment. “My job was to put a dead body on a chair and make it sit straight,” says Ravindran about his…
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US spending in Ukraine explained in four charts
By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent @awzurcher The United States has poured more than a hundred billion dollars into Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion, spending far more than any other nation. But as President Volodymyr Zelensky comes to Washington to ask for more, there is growing Republican scepticism about funding the war effort. In…
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Sex Education: The show that changed sex on TV forever
As the fourth and final season of the ground-breaking Netflix show begins, Nick Levine explores how Sex Education changed the script for sex, both on and off the screen. Since it premiered in January 2019, Sex Education has comfortably lived up to its title. The ground-breaking comedy-drama series created by Laurie Nunn, which returns to…
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Poland to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine over grain row
By Antoinette Radford BBC News One of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, Poland, has announced it will no longer supply weapons to the country as a diplomatic dispute over grain escalates. The nation’s prime minister said it would instead focus on arming itself with more modern weapons. The move comes as tensions between the two nations rise.…
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EU not focused on Starmer plan to bring UK closer
By Katya Adler Europe editor @BBCkatyaadler With a general election likely next year in the UK, Brexit seems back on the political agenda at home. But not in Brussels. Opposition leader Keir Starmer (one assumes consciously) this week declared he would seek a “much better” deal with the EU should he become prime minister. He…
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The rebirth of Norway’s cider tradition
There’s a belief that some form of cider was made by Vikings in Norway, and today, its growing popularity has people convinced it’s the country’s national drink. “Now, I want you to be opened minded,” said Anne Gunn Rosvold, a food tour guide with Bergen Base Camp in Bergen, a city along the southwestern Fjord…
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Child fentanyl death: Police seek husband of NYC nursery owner
By Max Matza BBC News Police in New York are searching for the husband of the owner of a nursery where a one-year-old child died of suspected drug overdose and three others got sick. Nicholas Dominici died after inhaling fentanyl at the nursery operated by Grei Mendez, who has been arrested. The deadly drugs were…
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Venezuela sends 11,000 troops to retake prison
By Antoinette Radford BBC News Venezuela has sent 11,000 troops to regain control of one of its biggest prisons that had been overrun by a powerful criminal gang. The Tocoron prison, in the north of the country, was under the control of the Tren de Aragua mega-gang for years. Members were able to roam freely…