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Getty Images Tory Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, is serving 10-years in prison for shooting fellow musician Megan Thee Stallion in 2020 An inmate who allegedly knifed hip-hop artist Tory Lanez inside a US prison is a convicted killer, say prison officials. The Canadian rapper was rushed to hospital after being stabbed 14 … Read more
Fergal Keane Special correspondent BBC cameraman captures Israeli strike on Gaza hospital The war’s horrors multiply. The dead, the pieces of the dead. The dying. The starving. More and more of them now – all the weight of human suffering witnessed by my brave colleagues in Gaza. The urge to avert our gaze can be … Read more
Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Getty Images Former US President Joe Biden’s aides have hit back at a new book that accuses his White House inner circle of covering up his “physical deterioration” during his ill-fated re-election campaign. According to the book, Original Sin, Biden’s condition during his 2024 presidential run was said to … Read more
Casandra Ventura, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend, took the stand on Tuesday in his sex trafficking trial in New York. In emotional testimony, the singer said she was forced to participate in Combs’ “freak-off” sex parties. The BBC’s Senior North America Correspondent John Sudworth lays out the key points in Cassie’s testimony. Read more on her … Read more
A duck has been caught speeding on traffic cameras in the town of Koeniz in central Switzerland. Local police said the mallard – a wild duck – was snapped on radar images on 13 April clocking in at 52km (32 miles) in a 30km zone. Adding to the mystery, authorities said the duck was likely … Read more
Basillioh Rukanga BBC News, Nairobi Reuters Kenya’s President William Ruto is a man of many nicknames. Deputy Jesus, El Chapo, Hustler and Chicken Seller are just some that he has acquired in recent years. As is often the case when people are given alternative monikers, some are affectionate but some are intended to mock and … Read more
Corbis via Getty Images India’s nuclear capable Agni-5 missile has a range of over 5,000km In the latest India-Pakistan stand-off, there were no ultimatums, no red buttons. Yet the cycle of military retaliation, veiled signals and swift international mediation quietly evoked the region’s most dangerous shadow. The crisis didn’t spiral towards nuclear war, but it … Read more
Getty Images Virat Kohli announced his retirement after a 14-year Test career Virat Kohli’s retirement from Tests has left Indian cricket beleaguered and the sporting world gasping in surprise. Coming on the heels of captain Rohit Sharma quitting a few days earlier, it adds up to a double whammy for India who embark on a … Read more
Madeline Halpert BBC News in New York court Reuters/Jane Rosenberg Prosecutors’ star witness, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, took the stand on Tuesday in the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial, accusing the rapper of controlling her life and coercing her into “humiliating” sex acts. Mr Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering … Read more
EBU Céline Dion filmed a message to mark Eurovision returning to Switzerland for the first time since she won the 1988 contest Céline Dion made a rare appearance during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest with a brief, pre-recorded message. The star won the contest for Switzerland in 1988, and it had been … Read more