Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Getty Images The King and Queen will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday King Charles and Queen Camilla have released new photographs to mark their 20th wedding anniversary later this week, with the couple smiling and looking relaxed in images taken soon after they arrived in Italy for a state … Read more
The Palestine Red Crescent Society has called for an independent international inquiry into Israel’s killing of 15 emergency workers in southern Gaza. The organisation released the full video found on the phone of one of its eight paramedics who died when troops fired at a convoy of ambulances on 23 March, which it said constituted … Read more
Body camera video captured the moment the Christopher Police Department and firefighters raced towards a structure that collapsed on a firefighter. The police and fire crew were responding to a fire in Christopher, Illinois when the incident occurred. While the crew was trying to put the flames out, an explosion caused the front porch to … Read more
Mali has accused neighbouring Algeria of being a sponsor and exporter of terrorism after Algeria shot down a Malian drone close to their common border last week. A strongly worded statement from Mali’s foreign ministry on Sunday challenged Algeria’s earlier explanation that the unmanned surveillance aircraft had violated its airspace. The statement described the downing … Read more
For more than a decade, scientists have chased the idea of reviving extinct species, a process sometimes called de-extinction. Now, a company called Colossal Biosciences appears to have done it, or something close, with the dire wolf, a giant, extinct species made famous by the television series “Game of Thrones.” In 2021, a separate team … Read more
A Belgian prince’s attempt to claim social security benefits on top of his six-figure royal allowance has been rejected by a court. Prince Laurent – the younger brother of King Philippe – received €388,000 (£295,850; $376,000) from state funds last year but said that his work entitles him and his family to social security. He … Read more
Watch: Deadly storm system brings flooding to US South and Midwest At least 20 people have died from flash flooding and tornado damage that swept across multiple states in the the midwestern and southern parts of the US over the weekend. Half of the reported deaths, which included children and elderly people were in Tennessee, … Read more
High winds and heavy rain battered the US South and Midwest with multiple states expected to reach a “major flood stage,” affecting roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure. Forecasters warned that swollen rivers will continue to pose a danger even after the rain stops.
Nigerian travel vlogger Alma Asinobi attempted to break the record for the fastest journey across all seven continents – but visa challenges and flight cancelations got in the way. She tells BBC Africa when she found out it would be impossible and what she’d change if she tried it again. Produced by Jelilat Olawale and … Read more
Four migrants have been cleared on appeal of setting fire to the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos during the Covid pandemic. The juvenile court of Mytilene found the defendants not guilty, ruling that their involvement in the blaze in September 2020 had not been proven. They had previously been sentenced … Read more