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Canada Nazi row puts spotlight on Ukraine’s WWII past
By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto When Canada’s parliament praised a Ukrainian war veteran who fought with Nazi Germany, a renewed spotlight was put on a controversial part of Ukraine’s history and its memorialisation in Canada. Yaroslav Hunka, the Ukrainian veteran who was applauded in parliament this week, served with a Nazi unit called the…
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The mysteries of the world’s eighth continent
A new map of Zealandia is revealing how it formed – and why it sank. In 1820, a Russian ship packed with sailors and, oddly, penguins – destined for the men’s dinner – spotted a towering shore of ice on the horizon. This was the first ever sighting of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, and it…
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Saskatchewan premier vows to veto ruling on school pronoun policy
A Canadian premier says he will use an obscure constitutional clause to move forward on a pronoun policy requiring young students to obtain parental consent to change names or pronouns. A Saskatchewan judge had ruled to pause the parental consent policy. But Premier Scott Moe said on Thursday he would use the “notwithstanding clause” to…
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Africa’s week in pictures: 22-28 September 2023
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. Images subject to copyright Around the BBC Africa Today podcasts The Comb podcasts
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The slow and delicate aircraft taking on spy missions
By Michael Dempsey Technology of Business reporter Most military spying is conducted from satellites hundreds of miles above the Earth’s surface. But there’s a new entrant in the old game of keeping an eye on your strategic opponents, and this new spy is surprisingly sluggish. Phasa-35 moves so slowly it can appear to be going…
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What China’s economic problems mean for the world
By Nick Marsh Asia business correspondent There is a saying that when the United States sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. But what happens when China is unwell? The world’s second-largest economy, home to more than 1.4 billion people, is facing a host of problems – including slow growth, high youth unemployment…
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My Dad Wrote a Porno enters podcasting Hall of Fame
By Guy Lambert Entertainment reporter My Dad Wrote a Porno has become the first inductee into the British Podcast Awards’ Hall of Fame. The “most successful podcast in British history” features host Jamie Morton reading chapters of his father’s questionable erotica to his friends. After seven years, six series, 430 million downloads, two sellout tours…
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Sweden gangs: PM summons army chief after surge in gang killings
By Phelan Chatterjee BBC News Sweden’s prime minister has summoned the head of the armed forces to help curb a surge in gang killings. The two men and the country’s police chief will meet on Friday to discuss what role the military could play. It comes after a bloody 12 hours which saw two men…
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Peruvian man charged with sending hoax bomb threats in the US
By Mike Wendling BBC News US authorities say a man in Peru sent more than 150 hoax bomb threats to US schools, synagogues and other public buildings after teenage girls refused to send him explicit pictures. Peruvian authorities arrested Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos in Lima on Tuesday, the US Justice Department said. Mr Nunez Santos,…
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Trump loses bid to delay New York civil fraud trial
By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York A New York appeals court has rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil fraud trial against him in a case that leaves his business empire in jeopardy. The decision paves the way for a trial to begin next Monday. Mr Trump and three of his…