The funeral of Pope Francis will be watched by millions of people across the world, whether they are pilgrims descending on the Vatican City in person or people tuning in at home. The BBC has taken a look back at archive footage of previous Popes’ funerals, as far back as Pope Pius XII in 1958 … Read more
Myanmar authorities have arrested an astrologer for causing panic by predicting a new earthquake in a viral TikTok video. John Moe The posted his prediction on 9 April, just two weeks after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed 3,500 people and destroyed centuries-old temples in the South East Asian nation. He was arrested Tuesday for making … Read more
China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the moon – a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter trade war. Two Nasa-funded US institutions have been granted access to the lunar samples collected by the Chang’e-5 mission in 2020, the … Read more
Tourists who were in Indian-administered Kashmir when deadly attacks took place are now returning home to India. Describing the moment the violence broke out, one person said the gunfire had been mistaken for “tigers being hunted”. The attack saw a group of gunmen fire on tourists near Pahalgam, a resort in the disputed Himalayan region, … Read more
BBC Israel’s destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos. The mineral, once widely-used in building materials, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and – over decades – cause cancer. Nowadays, its use is banned across much of the world, but it is still … Read more
Unitedhealth UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead on a New York City street Brian Thompson, the US healthcare insurance chief executive who was gunned down in Manhattan, had been receiving threats relating to medical “coverage”, according to his widow. Mr Thompson was shot in the back by a masked assailant on 4 December as … Read more
The Canadian general election is fast approaching, and while the US-Canada relationship – and President Donald Trump – have overshadowed the short campaign, Canadians also have other concerns. From the cost of living and healthcare to Indigenous rights and climate change – the BBC travelled across the country to learn what really matters to voters. … Read more
Koh Ewe and Hanna Samosir BBC News Reporting fromSingapore and Jakarta Getty Images Indonesia’s new school feeding programme is shaping up to be the most expensive of its kind Indonesia is on an ambitious mission to offer free meals to 80 million school children – but that hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. Nearly 80 … Read more
Donald Trump raised the matter of making Canada the US’s 51st state in a March call with Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader acknowledged. The two men spoke on 28 March, the first week of the Canadian election season, but Carney had not previously shared this detail of the call, according to the … Read more
Watch: Plumes of smoke tower over New Jersey town as wildfire rages on Police in New Jersey have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with sparking a massive wildfire that led to evacuations and power outages. Joseph Kling is accused of starting the Jones Road Wildfire, which has grown to more than 15,000 acres and … Read more