Lyse Doucet is the BBC's chief international correspondent. Bashar al-Assad has gone but, as elation begins to be edged out by anxiety, what comes after authoritarianism? The streets of Ukraine are ...

BBC Breakfast was interrupted on Sunday morning to make way for a breaking news announcement. Ben Thompson presented the ...

Lyse Doucet talks to Afghans and others about their fears and hopes for Afghanistan’s future. Afghans have a word for it: kashke, which means "if only". Show more The speed of the Taliban's ...

BBC Breakfast was interrupted on Sunday morning as Ben Thompson's co-star delivered a breaking news announcement ...

Introducing Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, Ben announced: "Today, the US is to begin direct talks with Russia within days to seek an end to the war in Ukraine." ...