A Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has killed 12 people and left dozens of others wounded, local officials say. The head of the local defence council, Oleksandr Vilkul, said a ballistic missile had landed in the centre of a residential area. Two of the dead were children, he added. … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with two new criminal charges including sex trafficking and engaging in prostitution, just a month before he is set to go on trial in New York. The new accusations, made public on Friday in a Manhattan court, include allegations of more recent criminal offences and note that a second … Read more
A Nigerian man has told the BBC how he managed to survive an attack on his hunting party that left 16 of his companions dead, and shocked the nation. The group of young men, mostly in their 20s, was travelling in the back of a truck when they were stopped by vigilantes. “They asked us … Read more
Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor Reuters If I was writing a Russian language course for 2025, Lesson One would definitely contain the phrase for rollercoaster: Amerikanskiye gorki. It means, literally, American Hills. How appropriate. After all, with President Donald Trump now operating the ride, and Vladimir Putin pressing some of the buttons, US-Russian relations have become … Read more
Lucy Williamson BBC Middle East correspondent EPA Israel has repeatedly carried out air strikes on Syrian bases since the fall of Assad A growing confrontation between Israel and Turkey over influence in Syria is posing a serious challenge for Syria’s fragile new government. On Wednesday night, Israel bombed several military targets in Syria, including two … Read more
Getty Images Well-wishers celebrate the Thai king’s birthday, in Bangkok on 28 July, 2024. A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for an American academic under Thailand’s lese-majeste law that forbids insulting the monarchy. The army filed a complaint against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in central Thailand, under lese-majeste and computer … Read more
The inspector general of the US Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal application to message other top-level officials about military strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. The White House faced a backlash after a journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat – where specific details of … Read more
Some of the roughly 10,000 employees fired from the Department of Health and Human Services are being asked to come back. The agency’s secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said the mass firings were consistent with the government’s goals to purge the federal workforce but said 20% of them were made in error. “Personnel that should … Read more
Two leaders behind the “Freedom Convoy” protest that caused Canada’s capital to descend into gridlock for weeks in 2022 have been found guilty of mischief but cleared of most other charges against them, Canadian media report. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber faced six charges, including mischief, obstructing police, and intimidation. Their lengthy criminal trial was … Read more
Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent Watch: South Korean court removes President Yoon from office South Korea’s president has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court voted unanimously to uphold his impeachment. Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duty in December after being impeached by parliament, following his failed attempt to impose martial law. The ruling … Read more