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Abigail Austen was the first officer in the British army to transition from a man to a woman – becoming a champion for transgender equality. She also spent time with the US Army in Afghanistan.

Europe’s problem – seeking Europe’s solution. As thousands more migrants and asylum seekers attempt the dangerous journey by the day, France now says it plans to set up screening centres inside Libya – President Macron says he hopes it will stop people taking “crazy risks”. Up to a million people are inside Libyan camps trying…

Israel has dismantled metal detectors at a holy site in Jerusalem, following widespread protests by Palestinians. They were installed along with security cameras after two Israeli police officers guarding the site were shot dead by Arab Israelis, sparking a week of mass protests and further bloodshed on both sides. Muslim leaders, though, are still urging…

Bre Payton, a political reporter for the conservative website, The Federalist, and Versha Sharma, a senior correspondent for the liberal digital news platform, Now This, discuss Donald Trump’s relationship with his Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

“You’re probably right.” That’s the answer Donald Trump’s new communications chief gave when asked whether the President wants his Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign. Such is the precariousness of Mr Sessions’ position tonight, with his boss tweeting about how weak he is. The White House dysfunction is distracting lawmakers from another crucial issue –…

“All of my actions were proper, I did not collude with Russia, nor do I know of anyone else in the campaign who did so,” Jared Kushner has declared in a rare public statement at the White House within the last hour. Mr Kushner, who’s one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers as well as his…

Former Polish minister Radoslaw Sikorski talks about Andrzej Duda’s decision to veto a controversial law to replace supreme court judges with government nominees. Is it a victory for people power, or did the threat of EU sanctions carry the day?

In the name of justice and the rule of law, the Polish president has blocked two out of three controversial judicial reforms which have sparked eight days of mass protests across the country. The president said he was rejecting proposals backed by MPs, one to replace supreme court justices with government nominees, and another giving parliament the…

Filmaker Yance Ford’s brother was fatally shot in 1992 and his latest film “Strong Island” is a powerful, personal and poignant exploration of the terrible consequences it had on him and his family.

Two US breakfast show hosts targeted by President Trump in a bizarre Twitter tirade have told Channel 4 News that everything he said was false. Trump lashed out at MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, claiming they had “spoken badly of him”.

We report on how Bollywood is using songs, romance and comedy – to tackle one of India’s most serious development issues, the lack of proper toilets. It’s a problem that’s also had a serious impact on women’s safety across India.

The US journalist, who has written extensively on eastern Europe, says the Polish government’s plans to remove the country’s independent judiciary is “illegal” and a direct challenge to the European Union.

Tens of thousands have protested – with rallies and candle-lit vigils – even the former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa addressed crowds in Gdansk in scenes reminiscent of the 1980’s. But, so far, to no avail.

He moved seats during a dinner at the G20 to sit next to Vladimir Putin. But what Donald Trump talked about with the Russian leader in this hitherto undisclosed meeting, we shall probably never know. The only other person present was a Russian translator. Mr Trump called the media speculation about the meeting “sick”.

The Trump travel ban is still stalled before the courts. Afghanistan was not on the list of Muslim-majority countries affected by the ban, but a group of young roboticists from that country has become a cause celebre. They had a very diffcult journey to the US. We went along to meet them when they began…