Daniel O’Donnell has warned his fans not to fall for social media “scammers” claiming he is sick and in need of help. The County Donegal singer said he had become aware of “fake and doctored” images showing him in hospital. “Please ignore all of these things that you see on Facebook,” he said, in a … Read more
Natasha Booty & Emery Makumeno BBC News, London & Kinshasa AFP This man clung to a car roof in the city’s N’djili neighbourhood Torrential rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in Kinshasa – the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo – according to officials. Desperate residents are trying to flee the … Read more
BBC Warning: This article contains distressing content Palestinian detainees released back to Gaza have told the BBC they were subjected to mistreatment and torture at the hands of Israeli military and prison staff, adding to reports of misconduct within Israel’s barracks and jails. One man said he was attacked with chemicals and set alight. “I … Read more
A billionaire backer of Donald Trump has urged the US president to pause his recently announced trade tariffs or risk “a self-induced, economic nuclear winter”. Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who lent his support to Trump before the 2024 presidential election, said the president should take three months to allow countries to renegotiate their trading … Read more
Brian McElhinney This fire at Barnesmore Gap was one of two that firefighters had to tackle in Donegal over the weekend Firefighters remain at the scene of a wildfire that has been burning in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It broke out at around 18:00 local time on Sunday at Barnesmore Gap which … Read more
About 7 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States come from fossil fuels burned inside homes for things like heating, cooking and cooling. That’s bad for the climate and, sometimes, bad for your health. Gas stoves, in addition to those planet-warming emissions, release toxic pollutants directly into the home. Depending on where … Read more
India’s weather department has warned of high temperatures in parts of northern India, including capital Delhi, for this week. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said northern and central states – including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat – can expect maximum temperatures to cross 40C. It has issued a yellow alert which means that the … Read more
More than 80,000 homes on Staten Island and in southeast Queens and the suburbs east of New York City could be lost to floods over the next 15 years, according to a new report that serves as a warning of how climate change could make the housing crisis even worse. The report, released Monday by … Read more
Ottilie Mitchell BBC News, Sydney Richard Arculus The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close “ridiculous loopholes”, said the US Commerce Secretary The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country’s decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands, which are populated only by penguins and seals. The … Read more
U.S. oil prices fell sharply, briefly dipping below $60 a barrel on Sunday — their lowest level in almost four years — as the economic fallout from President Trump’s latest round of tariffs reverberated around the world. Crude oil now costs around 15 percent less than it did last Wednesday, just before Mr. Trump revealed … Read more