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Above Iran’s Capital, a Trump Impersonator Dances in a Jail Cell

ERIKA SOLOMON AND SANAM MAHOOZI

The Islamic republic has long used billboards in Tehran to mock its opponents and hammer home its messaging, but this piece of performance propaganda is perhaps the most eccentric yet.

International Criminal Court Wins E.U.’s Top Human Rights Prize

KOBA RYCKEWAERT

The win is a show of support for the International Criminal Court as the Trump administration moves to thwart its work.

Serbian Election Underscores the Region’s Long Political Limbo

ANDREW HIGGINS

Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s dominant political figure since 2012, may extend his grip, using the Balkans’ unresolved nationalist resentments.

Archers Mount Their Steeds in Pursuit of Centuries-Old Warrior Spirit

RAJA ABDULRAHIM AND NARIMAN EL-MOFTY

Horseback archery is making a comeback at a time when modern warfare has become high-tech and impersonal. The sport was featured at the World Nomad Games.

In the Wake of Riots, the French Authorities Ban Some Protests

CATHERINE PORTER

President Emmanuel Macron said the move was necessary “so that calm prevails.”

‘Open War’ Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Adds a Volatile Element

ELIAN PELTIER

The two sides turn to proxy groups after eight months of a conflict that has taken a heavy toll on civilians.

Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.

He Was Reporting on Floods in Australia. Then He Jumped to the Rescue.

REMY TUMIN AND JAMES MCMANAGAN

Will Murray of Australia’s public broadcaster spotted a man in a sinking truck, then jumped in the water with a bystander. (Just don’t call him Clark Kent.)

Surveillance and 'constant paranoia': Western diplomats tell BBC of life in war-time Moscow

Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.

AI discovered a massive cyber-security flaw - here's what happened

The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.

Moment man rescued from sinking car by Australian TV reporter

Journalist Will Murray describes how he and a bystander saved an SUV driver from his vehicle.

Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks

The three waves of Russian missiles were launched at hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.

Damaging hail pelts Phoenix in rare storm

Videos from the Arizona capital show people sheltering inside a car as hail smashes the windscreen, while intense downpours covered neighbourhoods in ice.

Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find out

The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade.

Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say

Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.