World News
- Drones hammer Sudan's gold and oil zone - the pivotal new front lineIntensified attacks in the Kordofan region have led to mass casualties as peace remains elusive.
- German chancellor lands in Beijing for inaugural China tripFriedrich Merz said it would be a mistake to "decouple" Germany from China shortly before boarding a plane to Beijing.
- Political outsiders are up against Thailand's powerful patronage system, defeated MP tells BBCThe People's Party’s hopes were dashed on the rocks of the old-style patronage networks which dominate provincial politics.
- Japan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan by 2031The remote Yonaguni island lies on the frontlines of self-governing Taiwan's growing tensions with China.
- FBI director's private jet use delayed investigations, Democrat allegesThe allegations came days after Patel was seen celebrating in Italy with the men's USA hockey team after their Olympics win.
- Russian soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops executed on commanders' ordersFour men expose the horror and brutality of conditions in the Ukraine war, with two saying they saw soldiers being shot for refusing orders.
