Hundreds of people have lost their homes and thousands more have been evacuated from the path of extreme wildfires in and around Spokane, in the US state of Washington.

Officials say it’s currently the biggest wildfire emergency in the United States, and among the worst disasters in the city’s history.

Washington’s governor Ben Ferguson said he’s spoken with President Trump, who, he says, expressed concern about the situation.

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About 49000 migrants have crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in the last 24 hours, officials …

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It began with a fear familiar to millions of young Indians: if the examinations that determine their future cannot be trusted, what can?

Weeks later, tens of thousands of young men and women tried to march on India’s parliament. Police responded with tear gas and baton charges. Thousands more have returned to the streets in the days since.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led movement, which started out as a meme on social media, born out of anger over repeated examination paper leaks, quickly became India’s biggest student mobilisation in years.

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Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian targets have ramped up in recent months, as Ukrainian air defences are increasingly tested.

At least 17 people were killed in the Kyiv region overnight in a large-scale attack, with dozens more injured.

But did you know many of the weapons inflicting the damage include components made in Western countries including the US, UK and Germany?

The Security Brief’s Mikey Kay, a former Senior Officer in the British Military, explains.

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Four young women have told the BBC they were sexually assaulted and harassed at an army training college for teenagers – with one saying she was raped by several fellow junior soldiers in an attack that lasted hours.

The women all attended the Army Foundation College (AFC) at Harrogate, North Yorkshire, over the past five years and say the incidents happened when they were aged 17.

The BBC can also reveal that North Yorkshire Police received 16 reports of sexual offences linked to the college in the year to June, according to a Freedom of Information request.

Those reported offences include allegations of exposure, voyeurism and sexual assault. No information was provided as to whether they had led to prosecutions.

“Unacceptable and criminal behaviour has absolutely no place in our Armed Forces,” said the Army spokesperson.

“People join in the hope of having a fantastic career and any such reports are unacceptable and go completely against everything the Army stands for.”

AFC is the largest military training establishment for under-19s in the UK and it receives all the Army’s 16-year-old recruits. There are currently 70 female junior soldiers at the Harrogate site of a total of 889.

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