Does chess have a sexism problem?

Women in chess say they’ve faced discrimination and harassment

• 15 mins

Why can't young people in South Africa find work?

Forty per cent of young people are unemployed

• 11 mins

What’s it like inside El Salvador’s mega-jail?

President Bukele's crackdown on gang violence has led to 75,000 arrests

• 12 mins

How can you make award shows like the Oscars more diverse?

Award shows are often criticised for very white (and male) nominees and winners.

• 15 mins

Who is left to oppose Putin now?

Who are the voices criticising the Russian government, now that Alexei Navalny has died?

• 15 mins

Why is Thailand making cannabis illegal again? (And what's Coldplay got to do with it?)

After only making cannabis legal in 2022, the Thai government is changing its mind.

• 13 mins

The bandit kidnap crisis in Nigeria

Hundreds of people are being abducted and held for ransom

• 14 mins

Why are farmers in India protesting?

Police have fired teargas at protesters marching towards the capital Delhi.

• 10 mins

Who owns the Moon?

The first commercial company has landed a spacecraft on the Moon.

• 15 mins

Do hair policies lead to discrimination?

A judge ruling in Texas has reignited a conversation about dress codes in schools

• 15 mins

How to save a dying language

Half of the world’s languages could go extinct in the next 100 years

• 13 mins

Why Tanzania’s Singeli music is getting hearts racing

It’s got the fastest beats of popular club music in Africa

• 10 mins

Were Indian men tricked into fighting on the frontline for Russia?

The men say they were duped by job recruitment agents on Youtube.

• 13 mins

What’s happening to music on TikTok?

And Paul Pogba’s football ban for doping explained.

• 13 mins

Why is Kenya sending troops to Haiti?

Gang violence has plagued the Caribbean nation for years

• 13 mins

Is it worth becoming a doctor in Kenya?

Doctors have announced a 14-day strike over staff shortages

• 13 mins

Can Senegal’s democracy hang on?

Its President's attempt to postpone elections has thrown the country into turmoil

• 12 mins

Why don’t South Koreans want to have kids?

South Korea has the world’s lowest birth rate - and it's dropping even further

• 10 mins

Do we still care about award shows like the Oscars anymore?

Plus, what you have to do behind the scenes to win an Academy Award

• 14 mins

Can ticket touts be beaten?

Resellers are buying up tickets and driving up prices around the globe

• 12 mins

Kate Middleton photo: What went wrong?

What happened to THAT photo and do we know how it was edited?

• 14 mins

How are people in Gaza observing Ramadan?

Palestinians around the world tell us how the Israel-Gaza war is impacting them

• 16 mins

Why are trans people being murdered in Mexico?

And why is it taking so long to get justice?

• 12 mins

Why are footballers lying about their age?

And what are the consequences?

• 14 mins

What’s the future of renewable energy in the Philippines?

The sun, volcanoes and wind could all play a part

• 15 mins

Idris Elba’s plan to build a brand new city on an African island

The actor and DJ wants to regenerate Sierra Leone’s Sherbro Island

• 14 mins

How dangerous are chemical hair straighteners and relaxers?

And why is the US talking about banning them?

• 12 mins

Are Boeing’s planes in trouble?

The mid-flight blowout signals a turbulent time for the company

• 15 mins

Personalised ads - would you pay to opt out?

Meta is charging people in Europe to use Facebook and Instagram ad-free - we explain why.

• 13 mins

Havana syndrome: What’s causing it?

New research from the U.S. found no link to brain injury

• 14 mins