World Service

The French news agency says the Malian army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered a strategic military post in the far north-east to Islamist rebels and Tuareg separatists. The rebels are also closing in on the capital, Bamako. After attacks on two Jewish men in London, we hear a conversation with a Jewish man and his daughter about their experiences of antisemitism. Iranian state media say that Tehran has delivered its latest proposal for negotiations with the US to Pakistan, which is mediating. Our global affairs reporter explains. We speak to our reporter who has visited Florida's largest retirement community in the world. And, rogue chip shops in the UK have been passing off catfish as “traditional fish and chips” to cut costs, the BBC has learned. We have details of the investigation and put the BBC canteen’s fish and chips to the test. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga and Parliament Chairman Malick Diaw attend the state funeral of Defence Minister Sadio Camara, who was killed when four suicide car bombers rammed his residence, in Bamako, Mali, April 30, 2026.Credit: Mali Presidency via Facebook /REUTERS)