Germany is introducing voluntary military service to boost national defences after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Category: World
Boycotts and arguments – can the Eurovision Song Contest survive its biggest crisis?
The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest’s history raises major questions about its future.
Woman wanted by Interpol over trafficking of tiger parts arrested in India
Yangchen Lachungpa is accused of building trafficking corridors leading out of the country.
Legendary architect Frank Gehry dies aged 96
Frank Gehry was acclaimed for his love of jagged angles and use of industrial materials.
US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship
Donald Trump’s controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship had been rejected by lower courts.
Which European countries have mandatory or voluntary military service
The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on.
Western countries press Tanzania to release bodies of post-election victims
There is evidence of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and the concealment of bodies, 17 embassies say.
Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade
Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.
Olympian and other Eritreans freed after 18 years without trial, relatives tell the BBC
Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.
Putin says Russia ready to supply ‘uninterrupted’ fuel to India
Deals have been signed in civil nuclear energy and critical minerals during the Russian PM’s stay in India.