Canada Post workers have embarked on a nationwide strike after the federal government authorised widespread reforms that would shut some post offices and end certain types of deliveries. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) called the proposed reforms “attack on our postal service and workers” as it announced the job action. The strike by […]

Watch: Charles Mwesigwa [known locally as Abbey] filmed by an undercover reporter posing as an event organiser sourcing women for high-end parties. Warning: Contains disturbing content and graphic descriptions of sexual acts The BBC understands the boss of a degrading sex-trade ring that exploited vulnerable women in Dubai’s most glamorous neighbourhoods has been detained in […]

Slovakia has changed its constitution, enshrining into law recognition of only two sexes – male and female. The legal change, which passed in a knife-edge vote in parliament, also restricts adoption to married heterosexual couples and prohibits surrogate pregnancies. The constitutional amendment was defined as enshrining “sovereignty in cultural and ethical matters”. Critics including Amnesty […]

All boxing activities in Ghana have been suspended following the death of a super-middleweight 11 days after a bout in Accra. Ernest Akushey, popularly known as Bahubali, died aged 32 on Tuesday. While the exact cause of death is yet to be determined, preliminary indications suggest it may be linked to internal injuries sustained during […]

Dozens of people filed out of the room in protest at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

A giant sinkhole opened up on a busy Bangkok road in front of a hospital and police station, causing evacuations. Cars were left teetering on the edge of the crater in a residential area of Thailand’s capital. The hole, roughly 50m (160ft), pulled down power lines and exposed a burst pipe gushing water, according to […]

Footage posted on social media showed the moment a surge of water shattered the glass doors of a beachfront luxury hotel in Hong Kong as typhoon Ragasa battered the region. One person was swept off their feet as water flooded the hotel. Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel confirmed in a statement that there were no injuries. […]

Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent Commander Reid Wiseman: “We’re going to the Moon… it’s going to be amazing!” The commander of Nasa’s next mission to the Moon said that he and his crew would “see things that no human has ever seen”. Reid Wiseman told a news conference that it was likely that his spacecraft would fly […]

The White House has unveiled a new “Presidential Walk of Fame” near the Oval Office, featuring framed portraits of past US presidents. Notably absent is a portrait of President Joe Biden, whose portrait was replaced with an image of an autopen signing his name. President Donald Trump has previously claimed Biden used an autopen to […]

Bloomberg via Getty Images Just five years after being dramatically unseated by a court ruling, Peter Mutharika is set to return to power as the president of Malawi. Mutharika, who held the top job from 2014 to 2020, triumphed in last week’s general election, usurping his long-time rival, President Lazarus Chakwera. Mutharika told voters on […]