BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent

Iran: the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Millions attend public mourning rituals for the former Supreme Leader

Friends, neighbours and teenage volunteers dig for survivors in the rubble

As their freedoms vanish, young Afghan women hold on to their dreams of work and study

Donald Trump once again dominated the agenda for the latest G7 summit in France

Myanmar's generals fortify their army with conscripts in a push to take back territory

Amid the D R Congo's corruption, warfare and poverty, rumours about the disease run rife

As Cubans struggle with the US fuel blockade, the revolutionary spirit is under strain

The once-storied, much-loved Sudanese capital shows some signs of recovery from civil war

Pomp and ceremony for the American President in Beijing - but differences remained

Mood shifts in Moscow with heavy security measures and a slimmed-down Victory Day parade