Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK – it supplies half of Belfast’s drinking water and 40% of Northern Ireland’s overall. And, for several months, it has been becoming increasingly green and toxic. A blue-green algal bloom over the summer has caused havoc, not just in Lough Neagh but right up to…

By Frances Mao BBC News Pakistan’s government has ordered all unauthorised Afghan asylum seekers – an estimated 1.7 million people – to leave the country by November. A spike in militant attacks along the two countries’ border this year has escalated tensions. Pakistan has blamed border crossing attacks on Afghanistan-based operatives – charges denied by…

One of the most-watched fraud trials in years is about to begin in New York. In the dock is Sam Bankman-Fried, who once owned a $32bn business and seemed to have the world at his feet. The 31-year-old was a dishevelled-looking whizzkid who had A-listers lining up to endorse and invest in his crypto exchange,…

By Derek Cai BBC News, Singapore A photo of two Chinese female athletes that made an inadvertent reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre has been censored on Chinese social media. The race numbers for Lin Yuwei and Wu Yanni form ’64’ – a common allusion to the incident which happened on 4 June. Discussions of…

By Mariko Oi Business reporter Social media app TikTok is suspending its online shopping service in Indonesia to comply with new rules in South East Asia’s biggest economy. The move will take effect at 17:00 Jakarta time (10:00 GMT). The country’s government says the regulations are aimed to help protect local physical and online retailers.…

By Christy Cooney BBC News A small boat carrying 280 migrants has landed in Spain’s Canary Islands. The vessel arrived on the remote island of El Hierro, some 380km (238 miles) off Africa’s western coast, on Tuesday. Rescue workers said those onboard were of sub-Saharan African origin and it was the largest number of migrants…

By June Kelly, Naresh Puri and Judith Burns BBC News Home Affairs Team A female teenage soldier is believed to have taken her own life after relentless sexual harassment by one of her bosses, an Army investigation has found. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found dead at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire in December…

The 40-metre (130ft) monument was lit bright pink on Tuesday to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event was organised by Brazilian non-profit organisation Fundacao Laco Rosa, or Pink Bow Foundation, and attended by cancer patients and campaigners.

By Sam Cabral BBC News, Capitol Hill Matt Gaetz has for weeks been dangling a threat to oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the US House of Representatives. It was a fight he picked – and one he ultimately won. For the past couple of days, it looked like the media-savvy and sharp-tongued Mr Gaetz…

By Christy Cooney BBC News The US has announced sanctions on 25 China-based firms and individuals allegedly involved in the production of chemicals used to make fentanyl. Fentanyl, a potent opioid used as a painkiller or sedative, plays a major role in the ongoing US drug crisis. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the chain “often…