North Korea has staged the Pyongyang International Marathon for the first time in six years, welcoming some 200 foreign runners to pound the streets of the reclusive country’s capital. The marathon, which was launched in 1981, took place annually in April to celebrate the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Sung. Before Sunday’s marathon, … Read more
Australia’s opposition leader has ditched an election promise to end work from home options for public servants after a backlash. Peter Dutton on Monday said his Liberal-National Coalition had “made a mistake” and apologised. Australians will vote in an election on 3 May and the coalition had pitched the policy as part of a package … Read more
A series of mishaps were responsible for a Washington journalist being added to a high-level group chat among top US national security officials last month, according to media reports citing an internal White House investigation. Sources told the BBC’s US partner CBS News and the Guardian that US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz had been … Read more
Reuters US President Donald Trump’s advisers defended sweeping tariffs on imports and vowed to stay the course, despite market turmoil and calls to avoid a trade war. In a series of television interviews, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played down recent stock market falls and Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, insisted “tariffs are coming”. Bessent said … Read more
Video shows the moment a parachutist got caught on the roof of a stadium ahead of a rugby match. Two parachutists delivering the match ball landed safely on the pitch at the Stade de Toulouse, ahead of Sale’s Champions Cup tie against Toulouse, but their colleague went off course and was left dangling from the … Read more
Watch: Pope Francis waves to crowd from wheelchair in first public appearance since leaving hospital Pope Francis has made a surprise appearance at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican following his discharge from hospital after five weeks of treatment. The Pope briefly appeared on stage in a wheelchair, with an oxygen tube under his nose. … Read more
A pair of critically endangered giant tortoises aged about 100 years old have become first-time parents at Philadelphia Zoo. The zoo said this week it was “overjoyed” at the arrival of four hatchlings from Abrazzo and Mommy, a pair Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises. The births were a “first” in the zoo’s 150-plus-year history, it … Read more
France’s far-right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen called a court ruling that bans her from running for office for five years a “political decision” at a rally in Paris on Sunday. “I won’t give up,” she told thousands of flag-waving supporters in Place Vauban, close to the Eiffel Tower. She was on Monday … Read more
A second child has died from the highly contagious measles virus as an outbreak in western Texas continues to grow. The school-aged child was not vaccinated, had no underlying health conditions and was in hospital suffering complications from measles, Aaron Davis, the vice president of UMC Health System, told the BBC. Health Secretary Robert F … Read more
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced he will suspend tariffs on goods imported from the US in an attempt to build a “positive relationship” with President Donald Trump’s administration. The move comes days after Trump imposed 18% tariffs on Zimbabwean exports to the US. “This measure is intended to facilitate the expansion of American imports … Read more