Israel forcibly evacuates Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital and detains medical staff
Israeli forces have detained and interrogated medical staff after forcibly evacuating the last major hospital in northern Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says. The director
Bashar al-Assad fell – then one woman learnt her husband’s past
BBC Abdullah Al Nofal (left) and his wife Douna Haj Ahmed It was early December when Douna Haj Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, discovered the disturbing
The Nigerian wristwatch repairer lost in time in Kaduna
Ifiokabasi Ettang / BBC Ticking is the predominant sound inside Bala Muhammad’s tiny watch-repair shop, tucked away on a bustling street in the northern Nigerian
South Africa’s succulent plants under threat from poachers in the Karoo
Thuthuka Zondi / BBC A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an illegal trade in protected plant
Ukraine’s stamps put humour, patriotism and swearing in the post
MYKOLA TYS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The head of Ukraine’s postal company, Ukrposhta, says they’re “breaking the rules” with their war stamps Rude gestures are rare on postage stamps,
The town in Georgia where everyone has to own a gun
BBC Guns – from antique rifles to Glocks – are James Rabun’s family business Kennesaw, Georgia, has all the small-town fixings one might imagine in
Rome to bring in queueing system as Trevi Fountain re-opens after restoration
Getty Images More than 10,000 people used to visit the baroque landmark in Rome every day Rome’s world-famous Trevi Fountain has re-opened after a three-month
Lara Trump withdraws name from consideration for Florida Senate seat
Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of US President-elect Donald Trump, has withdrawn her name from consideration for a seat in the Senate. She stepped down this month
Relatives of inmates attempt to break into prison
A riot inside a prison in the southern Mexico state of Tabasco has left seven inmates dead, leading to family members attempting to break inside
Defendants face verdict over actions that led to beheading
AFP French high-school teacher Samuel Paty (pictured in centre) was murdered by a radicalised Islamist teenager in 2020 Eight people accused of abetting the jihadist