Getty Images By Dharshini David Global trade correspondent, BBC News Inflation is still higher in the UK than in many other rich nations so interest rates may yet stay higher for longer. So how is the UK fairing in other parts of our economic wellbeing? Include growth, jobs and taxes and it’s a mixed picture.…

Halifax Search and Rescue By George Wright BBC News Four people in Canada, including two children, have been reported missing in flooding caused by torrential rains in Nova Scotia, police have said. Officials say the heaviest rains to hit the Atlantic region in 50 years have triggered floods that have left thousands of homes without…

Getty Images Cambodia’s long-term leader is almost certain to extend his party’s rule at an election on Sunday where there no serious challengers. Voters turning up to the polls in Phnom Penh told the BBC they expected the Cambodian People’s Party to sweep all 125 seats in parliament again. Hun Sen, who has been in…

Aïda Muluneh By Ismail Einashe Letter from Africa series A remarkable new exhibition showcasing contemporary African photography – looking at Africa’s past, present and future through the lenses of artists from the continent – has opened in London. One of the largest exhibitions of its kind ever staged, this thrilling new collection at the Tate…

Getty Images By Anastasia Lotareva BBC Russian A mercenary who took part in the attempted mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and his fellow fighters “didn’t have a clue” what was going on. In the space of just 24 hours, the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, staged an insurrection, sending troops…

Intel By James Clayton North America technology reporter In March last year a video appeared to show President Volodymyr Zelensky telling the people of Ukraine to lay down their arms and surrender to Russia. It was a pretty obvious deepfake – a type of fake video that uses artificial intelligence to swap faces or create…

Less than a century ago, the world’s oceans were swarming with giant fish. Could we ever get them back? As Stephen Palumbi looked around the deep blue water, he had the eerie impression that something wasn’t right. It was the summer of 2016 and Palumbi – a professor of marine sciences at Stanford University –…

AFP via Getty Images By George Wright BBC News A manhunt is underway in Mexico after a man set fire to a bar following being kicked out, killing 11 people, officials say. The attack happened on Friday night in San Luis Rio Colorado, which borders the United States. The bar sits just one street away…

Reuters By Siobhan Toman BBC News Thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the Greek island of Rhodes, according to local authorities. Private boats have joined the Greek coastguard in helping to pick up people from beaches on the east of the island. Greek navy vessels are also reported to be…