Delivery riders are to strike in several Italian cities on Wednesday, calling for better working conditions in the intense summer heat. In Milan, city authorities have limited deliveries during the hottest hours of the day until September, and riders working for Glovo and Deliveroo are to halt work in the evening to call for measures…
Five people suspected of selling and displaying books deemed “seditious” in Hong Kong have been arrested after police raided two independent bookshops. Authorities said the publications incited “hatred” against the territory’s government, judiciary and law enforcement agencies. Officers seized books from both shops, the government said in a statement. The group – two men aged…
Respondents were asked if they had a very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat unfavourable, or very unfavourable opinion of each superpower. The research centre found that in 25 of the 36 countries, there were more people who had favourable views of China than of the US. It marks the first time the centre, which has been…
The award-winning children’s cartoon series Bluey has been translated into Australian Indigenous language for the first time. Five episodes were released in Yolngu Matha, a collection of dialects from north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The BBC’s Simon Atkinson spoke to the show’s producers, who hope the project will amplify First Nation voices, and…
France’s National Assembly has voted to create a right to assisted dying under strict conditions, after years of debate and changes to the proposals. MPs voted by 291 to 241 to back the bill, which had been rejected three times by the upper house of parliament, the Senate. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to…
The opposition group is made up of former lawmakers who were elected to the National Assembly in 2015, the last time opposition parties won a majority in the legislative body. National Assembly elections held since then have either been boycotted by the opposition or widely dismissed as neither free nor fair, as Maduro and his…
As drones became cheaper and more widely available, they also created new challenges for law enforcement. Unauthorised drones began appearing near airports, public events and restricted government facilities, raising concerns about safety and security. While technologies such as signal jammers and net-launching systems were still evolving, the Dutch National Police explored an unconventional solution inspired…
Video captured on 13 July shows a wildfire surrounding a freight train in Ontario, Canada. CN Rail told the BBC that it temporarily suspended operations in the area and relocated employees. The workers seen in the video were able to escape and are safe. Currently, there are multiple wildfires burning across the northwestern part of…
Immigration – especially undocumented migration – has become a highly contentious political issue in South Africa, with protesters accusing them of placing pressure on public services, as well as being involved in crime. March and March had set an unofficial deadline of 30 June for all migrants without papers to leave the country. Protesters have…
Eight people have been killed across Ukraine in overnight and early morning Russian attacks, local officials say. In the Black Sea port of Odesa, three people were killed and another three injured in a “massive” drone and missile strike, regional head Oleh Kiper said. It was the fifth day in which Russia has hit the…