Panama governor stopped in car with 79 drug parcels

The governor of Panama's Guna Yala region, Erick Martelo, was stopped after a tip-off to police.


Italian killer who fled jail for seventh time found in sheep pen

Convicted murderer "Johnny the Gypsy" is caught in Sardinia after escaping for the seventh time.


Bear from Ice Age found 'completely preserved' in Russian Arctic

The ancient bear, unearthed by reindeer herders, has been hailed as a find of "great importance".


Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Putin critic 'will return to Russia'

The opposition figure posted on Instagram, announcing that he was breathing free of ventilation.


Digital divide: 'My children's classroom is our car'

Meet the resilient mother who oversees "school" near a wi-fi hotspot because they lack internet at home.


US West Coast fires: Trump fans flames of climate row in California

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President Trump has dismissed concerns over climate change on a visit to fire-ravaged California, telling an official there it would "start getting cooler".

Blazes in California, Oregon and Washington state have burned almost 2m hectares (5m acres) of land and killed at least 35 people since early August.

Climate change sceptic Mr Trump blames the crisis on poor forest management.

Earlier on Monday, Democratic

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Xinjiang: US to block some exports from Chinese region

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The US has ordered border officials to block shipments of clothing, computer parts and other products made at select locations in China's Xinjiang region.

The move is the latest by the Trump administration to put pressure on China over its treatment of Xinjiang's Uighur Muslims.

The US said the sites use forced or prison labour.

China is believed to have detained more than one million people from Xinjiang, citing security risks.

It has said its programmes, which have included transferring detainees to manufacturing sites,


Spot the difference: John Boyega gets ad change apology

Jo Malone London reshot a John Boyega advert he made for them with a Chinese actor for the Chinese market.


Taliban talks: US peace envoy 'not happy about' release of prisoners

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The US envoy for peace in Afghanistan has told the BBC he was "not happy about" a controversial deal to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners in order to secure historic peace talks.

However, speaking to the BBC's Lyse Doucet, Zalmay Khalilzad added that "you have to make hard decisions".

Asked about reports of ex-prisoners returning to fight, Mr Khalilzad said


Coronavirus: Marseille's Covid-19 hospital beds 'close to saturation'

"Worrying" coronavirus increases in the southern French city and in Bordeaux spark new restrictions.