Following Theresa May's announcement that she will be resigning as UK Prime Minister on 7 June, the contest for the leadership of the British Conservative Party has begun, and with it the direction of one of the world's most enduring and successful political parties. Also in the programme: For the 14th week in succession Algerians have been protesting, but are the authorities beginning to clamp down on the demonstrators? And in Brazil the civil defence authorities are on high alert after another mining dam is reported to be on the verge of collapse. (Photo: British Prime Minister Theresa May departs after addressing the media to announce her resignation, outside 10 Downing Street on 24 May 2019. Credit: EPA/Will Oliver)

Theresa May is stepping down as Prime Minister of Britain, undone by her failure to get the country out of the European Union. She'll stay in office until a successor is chosen, but has warned candidates that compromise will be necessary to secure a Brexit deal. Also in the programme: Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder, faces 17 new charges in US; and Chile's Southern Patagonia Ice Field ruptured by climate change. (Photo: Theresa May got emotional as she announced she would resign as prime minister. Credit: Getty Images)

Narendra Modi's BJP party and coalition allies have secured a landslide victory in India's general election. More than 600 million people voted in a marathon six-week process. Also in the programme: The "American Taliban" has been released and Judith Kerr, one of the world's most loved children's authors has died. (Picture: India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Credit: SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has secured another five-year term after winning a landslide general election victory. Results so far show his BJP is set to win about 300 of the 543 seats in parliament. Also in the programme: Archaeologists in the United States have found the remains of the last ship to bring slaves to America; and the British children's author Judith Kerr has died at the age of 95. Picture: BJP supporters celebrate the BJP"s potential win as votes are counted for the Lok Sabha election in Guwahati, India, 23 May 2019. Credit: EPA/STR.

Britain has said it will stick to its stated plan to hand control over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius once they are no longer needed for defence purposes. The UN earlier passed a resolution demanding it cede control within six months. The islands have been at the centre of a decades long dispute over Britain's decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965 and set up a joint military base with the US on Diego Garcia,the largest of the islands. We speak to a Chagos Islander and a former UK high commissioner to Mauritius. (Photo: Diego Garcia coral atoll, part of the Chagos Islands, seen from the Space Shuttle Atlantis Credit: NASA / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)