Britain on Road to Brexit

The United Kingdom has delivered a six page letter to the EU, in which the Prime Minister Theresa May said she's invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. It initiates negotiations which have a time limit of two years to complete. What has the reaction been?

Today across the BBC World Service, we will take a snapshot of the situation in Syria. We are looking at what life is like for Syrian people living inside and outside of the country's borders. Lakhdar Brahimi - who served as United Nations envoy to Syria - tells Newsday that the UN has failed Syria.

Is China the new world leader when it comes to fight against climate change? The country has said it remains committed to the Paris agreement on climate change and that all countries should fulfil their promise. The announcement comes after President Trump rolled back Barack Obama's climate regulations in a bid to create thousands of jobs in the oil and gas industries.