On November 14, 1994, the first Eurostar train left London Waterloo station for Paris, inaugurating the newly built Channel Tunnel. In the past 25 years, the service has carried more than 200 million passengers. And it aims to keep on growing - especially by offering longer-distance services to persuade travellers out of planes and on to the rails. Elena Casas reports.

After weeks of closed-door testimony, impeachment hearings against US President Donald Trump are now being broadcast live on television. Democrats are hoping the evidence pressures Republicans to ditch the commander-in-chief. And as Mobin Nasir reports, the US president is counting on his economic successes to weather the political storm.

Netflix is fighting for subscribers. The streaming giant has every reason to fear losing viewers, especially young ones. That's after Disney pulled all its content from Netflix to launch its own streaming service this week, and it's already proven successful. So what better solution could there be, than partnering with a rival kids channel?

Even the most ambitious government policies in place today will not be enough to meet environmental targets meant to address the global climate crisis. That's according to the International Energy Agency. It advises western governments on their emissions regulations. As Paolo Montecillo reports, getting rich nations to take more drastic steps may be a tough ask. For more, we spoke to Omid Shokri Kalehsar. He's a Washington-based energy and security analyst and a visiting research scholar at George Mason University.

The UN says its members have pledged to guarantee women's sexual and reproductive rights within the next 10 years. But many of these countries lack the resources to live up to those promises. And it will take $246B to prevent maternal deaths, child marriages and other problems afflicting women. For more, Nick Harper joined the show from New York.

Snake wine, pickle juice soda and yogurt-flavoured Pepsi. These are just some drinks around the world that could put out your thirst - or make you gag. Now, one South African company has added to that unusual order. It's created a type of gin with an unlikely ingredient - elephant dung. Natasha Hussain has the story.

Madagascar’s government is facing backlash over a promise it made last year to relocate part of its capital city into the nearby hills. The capital is overcrowded, and that's led to air pollution, traffic jams and flooded slums. But as Sharon Ogunleye reports, those challenges haven't convinced people who're about to lose their farmlands to the project.

It is the worst flooding in Venice since 1966, and the historic centre of the Italian city is partly submerged. Two people are reported to have died. Venice is a major tourist attraction. And even during the high water season, thousands of visitors still head to the city, as Iolo ap Dafydd reports.

High healthcare costs are one of the issues US voters are focusing on in the run up to next year's presidential election. But while political leaders debate the best health policies suitable for American pockets, many people in the country are travelling to international destinations for more affordable surgery and treatment. Motheo Khoaripe reports.

China's annual 24-hour shopping extravaganza has wrapped up, with e-commerce giant Alibaba cashing in with billions of dollars in sales. The shopping spree, known as Singles Day or Double 11, outsells US equivalents Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined - with deep discounts on everything from coffee to cars. Samantha Vadas explains how it's become the world's biggest online sales event