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How Afghan women's lives have changed with the Taliban.
Taliban restrictions have curtailed freedom of movement and social participation.
Five years of Taliban rule has severely restricted the lives of women and girls in Afghanistan. Our chief International Correspondent has been speaking to women of all ages to find out how they are keeping their hopes alive.
Record rainfall in Japan's Chiba prefecture has killed four people and left thousands stranded overnight at Tokyo's Narita airport.
And the White House has said that more than forty countries have helped China sidestep US tariffs by routing exports through other countries.
Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga.
(Photo: A woman walks through a street in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Credit: Qudratullah Razwan/EPA).
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