Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Many Muslims have protested against the new bill After hours of heated debate, India’s parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how properties worth billions of dollars donated by Muslims over centuries are governed. The upper house passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 early on … Read more
Mehmet Oz, a celebrity doctor and former TV host, has been confirmed by the US Senate to run the agency that oversees the healthcare of millions of Americans. Oz, who has never held public office, was picked last year by President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). On Thursday, … Read more
Reuters A week ago, Westminster was digesting the chancellor’s Spring Statement and all the talk was of a tightrope walk and precarious public finances. Next, let’s go back nearly two decades to the financial crisis and the historically poor growth and negligible average earnings growth that has afflicted the UK ever since. And then recall … Read more
Getty Images Yoon is being investigated for treason over his botched martial law attempt Yoon Suk Yeol, who was officially removed from office on Friday, follows a line of former South Korean leaders who have had their reputations marred or terms interrupted by scandal. Among them are presidents who have faced indictment, exile and assassination. … Read more
Veteran Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar has died at the age of 87 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. The actor died of “age-related health issues”, Dr Santosh Shetty of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, where the actor was admitted, said. His son, Kunal Goswami, told ANI news agency that Kumar had been battling health issues … Read more
11 mins agoSouth Koreans react as president Yoon is removed from officeThe constitutional court voted unanimously to uphold president Yoon’s impeachment following his short-lived declaration of martial law.11 mins agoAsia
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES In Senegal’s capital city Dakar, Muslims belonging to the Layene Sufi order make their way to evening prayers on Friday… CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES Worshippers typically dress all in white. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP … Read more
AFP The South Korean president’s declaration of martial law came as a surprise to South Koreans and the rest of the world South Korea’s beleaguered president Yook Suk Yeol was removed from office on Friday after a panel of judges upheld his impeachment over a short-lived martial law attempt last December. The 64-year-old’s shock military … Read more
Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent Getty Images On Friday, South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled Yoon Suk Yeol had abused his power by declaring martial law last December, and permanently removed him from office. Before that, South Korea was not somewhere you might expect a military takeover – a peaceful and proud democracy, admired across the globe … Read more
Fergus Walsh Medical editor Camilla Horrox Global health producer BBC April Hubbard sits on the theatre stage where she plans to die later this year. She is not terminally ill, but the 39-year-old performance and burlesque artist has been approved for assisted dying under Canada’s increasingly liberal laws. Warning: This article contains details and descriptions … Read more