Millions urged to evacuate as powerful typhoon hits Japan

Japan's Meteorological Agency had warned of an "imminent threat to life", but several warnings have now been downgraded, with the danger to life warning remaining in place in Oshima Town. We speak to BBC Weather and people in Japan.

A UN fact-finding mission says there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States has committed war crimes in Iran in two strikes that reportedly killed at least 177 civilians. We speak to BBC Verify.

We speak to our correspondent in Djibouti where Yemenis have been fleeing the fighting.

A rare and rather moving sight off Australia’s Gold Coast has got people talking about whether animals experience grief. We speak to experts.

Three suspects have been detained in South Africa in connection with the murder of a woman in an area east of Johannesburg – the last of nine recent cases in that region. We have the latest.

Presenter: Krupa Padhy.

(Photo: A boy cycles through a flooded street as Typhoon Dujuan brings heavy rain, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, September 21, 2026 Credit: Kyodo/Reuters)