The White House says no US diplomats will attend the games in China, over human rights concerns.

The US and its European allies urge Moscow to de-escalate, amid fears it could invade Ukraine.

The justice department says there is "insufficient evidence" to back a writer's claim a witness lied.

The social media giant is accused of fuelling violence against the persecuted minority in Myanmar.

Princess Amalia had an ordinary childhood and wants her life to continue that way.

After experiencing an unusual allergic reaction, Carrie moves across America to escape the sun.

Fashion icon Halima Aden and Afghan tutor Aliya Kazimy write to each other about the importance of choice.

Mahbouba Seraj is a prominent Afghan women’s rights activist. She has a personal message for the Taliban.

Iman Le Caire made it her mission to help other trans people flee persecution in hostile countries.

The actress, producer and director opens up about her weight loss, in an exclusive BBC interview.

One Cathay Pacific pilot said he had spent almost 150 days in quarantine this year alone.

Juan Jose Florian was forced into armed conflict on the opposite side to family. When a bomb nearly killed him, sport helped heal.

Jussie Smollett says a "massive" man in a ski mask attacked him after shouting slurs in Chicago.

An accuser says the socialite suggested she dress up to serve tea to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

A trailblazing figure with a 50-year career, he helped vastly improve cultural representations.

Watch as this survivor describes how he escaped the deadly Mt Semeru eruption in Indonesia.

The Canadian province of Quebec produces 70% of the world's maple syrup supply.

The UK has placed travel restrictions on arrivals from Nigeria and several other African countries - are they fair?

The city's mayor is introducing a vaccine mandate for all private sector employees from 27 December.

The country is the first to get money from the European Commission's Brexit Adjustment Reserve.

A so-called Super Green Pass will be needed to access theatres, cinemas and restaurants.

The James Webb Space Telescope is expected to be 100 times more powerful than the Hubble.

Lebanon stopped has stopped subsidising many medical expenses, which leaves poorer patients in danger.

The search for six Palestinian fugitives from an Israeli prison unearths a story of dispossession, violence and bitter division in a fractured region.