‘I didn’t set out to break records’: Pakistan’s first female MMA fighter
Anita Karim retraces her journey into combat sports ahead of the country’s first ever professional women’s MMA fight.
Category: World
Iran internet cuts a “classic ploy” by leadership
Sina Azodi on Iran’s escalating protests and the use of internet shutdowns to silence dissent.
It’s not the oil. It’s Florida
Nicolas Maduro’s kidnapping is about the US state’s politics, not Venezuela’s oil.
One dead, dozens trapped after giant landfill collapses in Philippines
Rescuers have pulled 12 injured sanitation workers from debris at the private landfill in Cebu City.
Russia hits Ukraine with rarely-used Oreshnik missile in fresh strikes
It is only the second time Moscow has deployed the hypersonic ballistic missile, which was first used to hit Dnipro in November.
Colombia sees ‘real threat’ of US military action, president tells BBC
Gustavo Petro tells the BBC’s Ione Wells that the United States is treating other nations as part of a US “empire”, after Trump threatened Colombia
‘How do we look Indian?’: Student’s killing puts spotlight on racism in India
The murder of Anjel Chakma has triggered protests in India and revived demands for an anti-racism law.
Man charged with stealing more than 100 human skulls
A man has been charged with theft after more than 100 human skulls and other remains were discovered in Pennsylvania.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,415
These are the key developments from day 1,415 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
What is Chavismo – and is it dead after US abduction of Venezuela’s Maduro?
The sociopolitical ideology founded by former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is rooted in anti-imperialism.
Syria live: Ceasefire ends in Aleppo after at least 22 killed since Tuesday
Syria’s Defence Ministry has announced a ceasefire in Aleppo neighbourhoods after fighting killed 22 people.
Venezuelan government begins releasing political prisoners
The US, which recently captured its President Nicolás Maduro, has long demanded the detainees be freed.