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A volcano in the Philippines has erupted, spewing ash 3km (1.8 miles) in to the air. The eruption of the Mount Kanlaon volcano on the Negros island was caught on a thermal camera, showing debris falling. A four-mile evacuation radius has been in place around the volcano, following an earlier eruption in December. There have … Read more
Nissan has said it will cut another 11,000 jobs globally as it shakes up the business in the face of weak sales in its key markets of the US and China. It brings the total number of layoffs announced by Japan’s third-biggest car maker in the last year to about 20,000, or 15% of its … Read more
US President Donald Trump has landed in Saudi Arabia, for the first major diplomatic trip of his second term. The president is hoping to secure significant new investment in the US in the four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE. Saudi Arabia was also the first country that Trump visited during his first term … Read more
An Israeli air strike on the emergency department of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza has killed a well-known Palestinian photojournalist, medical sources and eyewitnesses say. Hassan Aslih, who was being treated for injuries from a previous Israeli strike, was targeted in what witnesses described as a drone attack on the hospital’s surgical wing. A doctor … Read more
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Getty Images Vice-President Sara Duterte faces an impeachment trial in the Senate As the noise and colour of a two-month election campaign subsides, a game of thrones between the two most powerful families in the Philippines resumes. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, and his Vice-President, Sara Duterte, are embroiled … Read more
Jeremy Bowen International editor, BBC News Watch: Jeremy Bowen questions Unrwa commissioner on food aid in Gaza How do you measure misery? For journalists the usual way is to see it, to feel it, to smell it. Beleaguered Palestinian colleagues in Gaza are doing that, still doing invaluable reporting at great risk to themselves. More … Read more
Anbarasan Ethirajan South Asia Regional Editor Reuters Donald Trump announced a ceasefire at the weekend For decades, if there’s one thing that’s been a taboo in the Indian foreign ministry, it is third-party mediation – particularly in the long-running dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir. Those in the know, then, are not surprised that US President … Read more
Russia was responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight, MH17, over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, the United Nations aviation agency has ruled. All 298 people on board the passenger plane were killed when it was shot down by a Russian-made missile. The Kremlin has always denied any responsibility for the air disaster. … Read more
Opening statements at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial in New York began with details of alleged assault and video evidence. Federal prosecutors have accused Combs on five charges, including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and engaging in prostitution. The rapper has denied all of them. So, were the so-called “freak-off” sex parties forced or consensual? The … Read more
Navin Singh Khadka Environment correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Trekking in Nepal’s Annapurna region, where haze obscures visibility of the epic mountains even at close range I grew up in Nepal’s capital watching the Himalayas. Ever since I left, I’ve missed sweeping, panoramic views of some of the highest mountain peaks on Earth. Each time … Read more