It was Sunday, 19 January 2020. All attempts to negotiate a new role for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex within the royal family had failed, and Harry and Meghan were about to head off to a new life in the United States. Prince Harry made one final speech about how he was feeling. He … Read more
Tessa Wong, Hosu Lee and Jean Mackenzie BBC News News1 The commission’s chairperson Park Sun-young (left) comforted adoptee Yooree Kim (right) during an emotionally charged press conference South Korean governments committed numerous human rights violations over decades in a controversial programme that sent at least 170,000 children and babies abroad for adoption, a landmark inquiry … Read more
As the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deepening, there are fear the war could spread to its neighbours. A ceasefire was reached between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and the Congolese army but it was short-lived. Now the prospects of a spillover into neighbouring Burundi is raising concerns. Nomsa Maseko was … Read more
Words including “class” and “spice bag” have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest update. A number of new words including eight Hiberno-English/Irish-English words have been added to mark popular words and phrases. The OED said it wanted to incorporate “loan words” – words that would be coined as “untranslatable” but … Read more
SPUTNIK/KRE/EPA-EFE A Russian navy vessel in the Black Sea (file photo) Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted before it begins a maritime ceasefire with Ukraine. Within hours of the US announcing the two sides had agreed to halt strikes in the Black Sea in separate deals, the Kremlin said it would only … Read more
Watch: Hanni got emotional as the group reacted to court ruling “It took a huge amount of courage to speak out,” NewJeans have told the BBC in their first interview since a court blocked their attempt to leave their record label, in a case that has rocked the K-pop industry. “This fight is necessary. Although … Read more
Wildfires have been ravaging South Korea leaving at least 18 dead, 19 injured and thousands evacuated. The “unprecedented” crisis remains critical, according to acting president Han Duck-soo, who said the fires are “rewriting the record books for the worst wildfires in our nation’s history”. Several heritage cultural sites, including the Unramsa temple, have been affected … Read more
An Australian senator revealed a dead salmon in a plastic bag while speaking in parliament, in protest of a bill being debated. The bill, brought by prime minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government, would limit the public’s ability to review and challenge environmental decisions, but says it is part of a plan to protect jobs in … Read more
Getty Images Rhea Chakraborty says Bollywood roles dried up after the scandal Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty was called “a gold digger” and “a murderer”. She was slut-shamed and spent 27 days in prison after a hate-filled vicious media campaign in 2020 alleged she had been involved in the death of her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh … Read more
The Duke of Sussex has announced his resignation as a patron of Sentebale, a Lesotho-based British charity which he co-founded, after a row between the trustees and the chair of its board. Prince Harry said he had stepped down alongside co-founder and fellow patron Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Sentebale’s board of trustees after Dr … Read more