Threads: Thirty million join new app

Thirty million users have signed up for Meta's newly launched Threads app on its first day, the company's chief Mark Zuckerberg says. He pitched the app as a "friendly" rival to Twitter, which was bought by Elon Musk in October. The BBC's senior technology reporter answers listener's questions on the new app.

The leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has told journalists that the Wagner paramilitary boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has returned to Russia, less than two weeks after he led a short-lived mutiny that saw tanks advance on Moscow. Our reporter has the latest updates on that story.

We continue to talk about France and the recent riots which were sparked after a police officer fatally shot a French Algerian teenager in a Paris suburb. The unrest was driven by young people with immigrant roots who say they are routinely discriminated against. We hear the opinions of two leaders, mayors of some of the worst affected areas.

Players from the Women's National Basketball league in America are speaking out about the inequality in travel when travelling to their games. Male players are allowed to charter flights, the women have to join queues on commercial flights. We hear from one player waiting to board a flight to get to her next game.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Threads Graphic. Credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvic)