Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell explains why we need an international space traffic control agency
Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Jonathan McDowell, Astrophysicist, Space Sustainability Analyst and Spaceflight Historian at Durham University Space Research Centre (SPARC). As we enter a new era of sustained lunar activity, and space exploration,…
Tarun Tejpal: Journalist who founded Tehelka magazine convicted in rape case
An Indian court has found former Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal guilty of raping a former colleague, overturning his 2021 acquittal in a decade-old case. The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court said it was convicting Tejpal under sections of Indian…
Russian strikes target Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Sumy regions, killing at least six
Rescuers worked on Thursday to douse fires and clear debris in Ukraine‘s eastern city of Balakliia after Russian strikes on homes killed three overnight, authorities said on the Telegram messaging app. Three people were also killed overnight…
David Owori: Outrage as Ugandan football star murdered in street attack
Ugandans are mourning the death of one of the country’s best-known footballers after he was beaten to death by suspected robbers near his home in the capital, Kampala. Police said David Owori was fatally assaulted after resisting an attempt to…
FIFA apologises for World Cup private investment controversy – Sports
FIFA President Gianni Infantino held a crisis meeting on Wednesday in Morocco following the controversy over opening up the World Cup to private investors. In a joint letter with Secretary General Mattias Grafström, he acknowledged “mistakes” and a lack…
Moment first rare tiger in 70 years released in Kazakhstan
Umit, a female Amur tiger, has been released to Kazakhstan’s Ile-Balkhash Nature Reserve as part of a programme to restore the animal’s population, which was wiped out in central Asia a century ago. Umit is one of four Amur tigers transferred…
Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman in final stage as Trump signals breakthrough
Iran said Wednesday it is in the “final stage” of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz , and U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal could be announced this week. That could potentially reopen the critical waterway, ease pressure…
AI or real? BBC analyses viral China disaster videos
As weather events become more extreme, fake videos are being shared rapidly online, and it’s causing real world problems in China. The government has vowed to crack down on misinformation, but as our China correspondent Stephen McDonell explains,…
Guatemala declares Fuego volcano eruption over, evacuees return home
The eruption of Guatemala‘s Fuego volcano officially ended on Wednesday, the country’s Institute of Volcanology reported. Central America’s most active volcano began spitting lava and ash on Monday, forcing over 1,700 people to flee the…
Banned from football at home, Afghan women’s team reunite 8,000 miles away
She studies criminal justice at college, plays football and makes decisions independently. «Having that freedom is incredible,» she says. Yet she admits she often feels guilty and desperately sad about the freedoms denied to women back home. «Millions of…