Alice Guo’s star was on the rise in the Philippines – until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.
Category: World
Trump’s national security team’s chat app leak stuns Washington
The Signal messages show the inner workings of the president’s team and how his Vice-President JD Vance disagreed with him.
Bitcoin in the bush – the crypto mine in remote Zambia
Bitcoin miners will go to remote locations to take advantage of cheap electricity.
Japan court dissolves controversial ‘Moonies’ church
The Unification Church came under scrutiny after the killing of former PM Shinzo Abe in 2022.
Rwanda planning to attack Burundi, president tells BBC
The two countries are on opposite sides in the war in their giant neighbour, DR Congo.
Man swallowed by Seoul sinkhole found dead
The motorcyclist had fallen into the 20m (65 ft) wide hole that opened up on a Seoul road on Monday evening.
Ros Atkins on… the media crackdown in Turkey
The BBC’s Analysis Editor looks at the targeting of press freedom by the Turkish government, as protests in the country continue.
‘It felt like war’: BBC journalists recall horrors of India’s Covid lockdown
BBC reporters reflect on their experiences covering the pandemic while living through it.
Friend recalls final moments of South African pilot before air show crash
Decorated test pilot James O’Connell was in a “good frame of mind” prior to the crash, the BBC is told.
Palestinian Oscar winner held by Israeli soldiers
Hamdan Ballal was attacked by masked settlers in the occupied West Bank, activists say.