Unicef condemns jailing of Nigeria teen for 'blasphemy'

The 13-year-old was sentenced to 10 years in prison for blasphemy by an Islamic court in Kano.


Germany far right: Police suspended for sharing neo-Nazi images

Officers in North Rhine-Westphalia sent Hitler photos and a depiction of a refugee in a gas chamber.


Five things from EU chief’s first State of the Union speech

The EU Commission head, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered her maiden address. Here's what we learned.


Yoshihide Suga: The unexpected rise of Japan’s new prime minister

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Image caption Yoshihide Suga (third from left) celebrates after winning the party leadership

Shinzo Abe was Japan's prime minister for so long that people around the world came to recognise his face and perhaps even knew how to pronounce his name. So, should we all now be learning how to say Yoshihide Suga? That is a difficult question to answer.

A month ago, there were very few who would have predicted what we are now witnessing. Firstly no one expected Mr Abe to go, certainly


Yoshihide Suga elected Japan's new prime minster succeeding Shinzo Abe

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Image caption Yoshihide Suga: From right-hand man to prime minister

Japan's parliament has elected Yoshihide Suga as the country's new prime minister, following the resignation of Shinzo Abe.

After winning the leadership of the governing party earlier this week, Wednesday's vote confirms his new position.

A close ally of Mr Abe, the new prime minister is expected to continue his predecessor's policies.

Shinzo Abe announced his resignation last month citing ill health.

Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Abe held

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Coronavirus: Trump denies downplaying severity of virus

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Image caption President Donald Trump said "we saved a lot of lives"

US President Donald Trump has denied that he downplayed the seriousness of Covid-19, despite admitting in a recorded interview having done that.

At a televised event with voters, Mr Trump said he had "up-played" it.

The claim contradicts what Mr Trump told journalist Bob Woodward earlier this year that he minimised the virus's severity to avoid panic.

And Mr Trump repeated that a vaccine could be ready "within

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Coronavirus: India infections top five million mark

It is the world's second-highest caseload, amid reports of intensive care beds and oxygen shortages.


John Bolton: Criminal inquiry opened into explosive memoir

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Image caption As national security adviser, John Bolton was a major figure in US foreign policy

President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton is being investigated for possibly disclosing classified information when he published his memoir in June.

The US Department of Justice launched a criminal case after failing to stop the publication of The Room Where It Happened book.

Mr Bolton denies all the accusations.

His work shows a president ignorant of geopolitical facts and whose decisions are driven by a desire for re-election.

At


Recovering from Covid-19 in India: 'I can't get the images out of my head'

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Israel's borders explained in maps

As Israel's acceptance by Arab states grows, here's how the shape of the Jewish state has changed.