France fuel protests: Macron calls urgent security meeting

A government spokesperson says a state of emergency could be imposed after a day of violent protests.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46417991

NYPD hunt couple who lost ring during romantic proposal

Police in New York are hunting a man who proposed in Times Square only to drop the ring straight after.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46418451

George HW Bush: What makes a one-term president?

The late George HW Bush was the last US president to lose a campaign for re-election.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20861048

Israeli PM Netanyahu should be charged with bribery - police

Benjamin Netanyahu rejects allegations of favouring a company in return for positive media coverage.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46417300

Fury and Wilder battle to stunning draw

Tyson Fury and champion Deontay Wilder fight to a stunning draw in their WBC world heavyweight title bout in Los Angeles.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/46416721

Why is a refugee family hiding in a church in the Netherlands?

A small Protestant church in The Hague has been conducting round-the-clock religious services to protect an Armenian refugee family.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46411163

Mexico's López Obrador sworn in as first leftist president in decades

Ivanka Trump and Jeremy Corbyn are on hand as Andrés Manuel López Obrador takes power.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46415993

Why some see Chile's plastic bag ban as a rubbish proposal

Chile has banned stores from handing out free plastic bags to shoppers and it is a headache for some.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46139180

Iran’s Chain Murders: A wave of killings that shook a nation

How the brutal killing of an elderly couple in Iran 20 years ago exposed a series of murders spanning a decade.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46356725

The Ugandan love of grasshoppers - and how to harvest them

It is grasshopper season in Uganda, where they are seen as a nutritious delicacy - either boiled or deep-fried.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-46357020

'Hakuna Matata' and other unlikely trademarked phrases

Some in Kenya have taken offence at Disney's use of the Swahili phrase for Lion King merchandise.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-46384204

Trump and Putin: Have they had their last tango?

Presidents Trump and Putin are at the G20 in Buenos Aires.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-46412414

George HW Bush to lie in state in the US Capitol

The former US president died on Friday at the age of 94 at home in Houston, Texas.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46414782