Acclaimed Peruvian writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique dies aged 87Quim Llenas / GettyBryce Echenique lived in "voluntary exile" until his return to Peru in 1999Peruvian literary giant Alfredo Bryce Echenique has died at the age of 87.He is best known for the 1970 novel A World for Julius, which chronicled the frivolous lives of the elite in Peru's capital Lima through the eyes of an orphan.His...

Iran effectively closes Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Israel strikes continue Iran effectively closes Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Israel strikes continue Audio will be available later today. Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Israel continue airstrikes in the country, triggering what's being described as the...

DAG: How photography helped the British empire classify IndiaDAGFemale dancers or nautch girls, early 20th Century. The photograph was taken by Edward Taurines, one of the first European photographers with a studio in Bombay (now Mumbai) which specialised in photographs showcasing the city for a Western audience. In the second half of the 19th Century, photography became one of the British...

Recently, many companies in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector have been struggling to keep their employees. Notably, xAI, a company founded by prominent tech figures, has seen half of its founding team leave. This trend highlights a larger issue in the industry, as other firms like OpenAI are also experiencing significant changes. OpenAI has recently disbanded teams that focused on...

Political outsiders are up against Thailand's powerful patronage system, defeated MP tells BBCJonathan Head,South East Asia correspondentandThanyarat Doksone,ThailandChutiphong Pipoppinyo/Facebook"One time I went to a children's day fair and found myself sitting next to another politician. He was holding a stack of 100 baht notes to hand out to the children, while I had come empty-handed. How...