Nadine Yousif Senior Canada reporter, Montreal, Quebec
Eloise Alanna/BBC Since 2019, a secularism law in Quebec has barred some public sector workers, like judges, police officers and teachers, from wearing religious attire at work. Now, the country's highest court is preparing to consider its future.
Lisa Robicheau describes her life as "stuck between a rock and a
Sarah Rainsford Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent, Rome
Getty Images In her push for a "yes" vote in this weekend's constitutional referendum, Italy's prime minister has been reaching for new audiences.
On Thursday, Giorgia Meloni sat at the mic between a popular rapper and a personal trainer-turned-podcaster to urge Italians to vote for a judicial system she promised would be "more
Getty Images TikTok star Taylor Frankie Paul sat uneasily in her chair during a live interview on ABC's Good Morning America this week, caught between trying to promote her turn in the network's new series of The Bachelorette and addressing fresh domestic violence allegations lodged against her by her ex-boyfriend.
"I'm a person that will always speak my truth. That's what I'm known for.
Sebastian Usher , Jerusalem and
Tom Bennett
Maxar An Iranian missile strike has hit the town of Dimona in southern Israel, near to a nuclear facility.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it was not aware of any damage to the nuclear research facility located about eight miles (13km) outside Dimona.
Iranian state TV said the strike was in response to a reported attack on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility earlier
Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent, travelling with the US president in Florida
Getty Images Three weeks after the joint US-Israeli war against Iran began, the conflict has reached a fuzzy state of mixed messages and uncertainty, with Donald Trump's public comments often seemingly contradicted by realities on the ground.
The war is "very complete, pretty much", Trump has said, but new American ground forces – including a Marine expeditionary unit - are moving into the region. It is "winding down", but US and
Yuna Ku , BBC Korean, Seoul and
Jake Kwon , Seoul correspondent
BIGHIT MUSIC AND NETFLIX On Saturday, the heart of Seoul turned into a sea of purple.
It was splashed across landmarks, towering billboards, giant screens on high-rises, posters, masks and t-shirts. It was in the display of drone lights on the Han River.
The reason for it was impossible to miss.
"Welcome back BTS," a banner on a 7-Eleven declared, surrounded by the K-pop act'
Getty Images US President Donald Trump has threatened to send agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide security at airports, unless a deal is reached to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
"I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before," Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday.
The DHS has gone without funding since mid-February, after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement -
Getty Images A federal judge has blocked the Department of Defense's policy on how journalists access the Pentagon, finding that it violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the US Constitution.
District Judge Paul L Friedman ruled in favour of The New York Times, which had sued the department after it enacted strict controls limiting information reporters can gather and publish from the Pentagon.
Many media outlets - including CBS News, ABC News, NBC News, CNN, Fox News and BBC News - chose not to sign the policy and had
Thousands of people in Hawaii have been told to evacuate their homes as the US state suffered its worst flooding in decades.
It is the second severe storm to hit the archipelago in the last week, causing damage that could exceed $1bn (£745m), according to Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi.
More than 230 people have been rescued so far, Blangiardi told a news conference on Friday. Heavy rains continued to fall on the archipelago in the
