Indian police cracked down on ‘cockroach’ protesters. They went home and made memes about it
For ‘cockroach’ protesters, reels and memes became a way of documenting fear, making sense of violence and refusing to let it have the last word.
Category: World
A year after deadly jet crash at Bangladesh school, families demand answers
This week marks one year since a military jet struck a school in Dhaka, killing 36, most of them children.
Blocked by censors, China’s animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas
The killing of a dog and her puppies in Guangdong has sparked outrage inside and outside the country.
US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
The US and Saudi Arabia have reached a nuclear cooperation deal.
Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in US
Tropical Storm Bertha has hit southern Louisiana, bringing strong winds, disruption and a risk of localised flooding.
Austrian home where Hitler was born reopened as police station
For decades, neo-Nazis and far-right extremists flocked to the Austrian home where Adolf Hitler.
Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on two Saudi oil tankers
Claimed attacks come days after Houthis announced naval embargo on Saudi vessels
Rubio says US, China must ‘work through’ big differences at ASEAN meeting
Rubio met his Chinese counterpart to discuss managing tensions ahead of President Xi Jinping’s upcoming US visit.
Friend arrested in Texas cold case killing of woman stabbed 100 times
For 14 years, the brutal killing of Irasema Chavez, who was stabbed more than 100 times in her Texas apartment in 2012, has remained a
Even camels can’t cope: Africa’s ships of the desert hit by rising temperatures
Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa’s camels are suffering because of extreme heat.
Redistricting pushes incumbents toward the exits: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, we dive into the still-growing number of lawmaker retirements this election cycle.
US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
The US Department of Energy says the “peaceful” co-operation agreement will give US firms “great access” to the Saudi nuclear energy programme.
Russia’s businesses under strain from Ukraine’s attacks on Wildberries
Ukrainian drones have hit several retail warehouses belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer Wildberries in a matter of days.
Watch: What we know about the US-Saudi nuclear deal
The BBC’s Sarah Smith explains the implications of the landmark cooperation agreement between both countries.