Getty Images Hakamata, 89, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, his boss’s wife and their two children, but was acquitted last year after a retrial A Japanese man who spent nearly 50 years on death row before he was acquitted of murder will be compensated 217 million yen ($1.45m), in what his … Read more
South Korean rescuers are searching for a motorcyclist who fell into a large sinkhole that opened up on a road in the capital Seoul. The man was riding his motorbike in the Gangdong district when he was swallowed by the sinkhole at 6:29pm local time (9:29am GMT). Rescuers have so far found a mobile phone … Read more
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla. The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue rose by 29% to come in at 777 billion yuan ($107bn; £83bn), boosted by sales of its hybrid vehicles. This topped the $97.7bn reported by Elon Musk’s Tesla. BYD has also just launched a … Read more
Sebastian Usher Middle East correspondent Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images Hamdan Ballal poses with Rachel Szor after they won Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land at the Oscars A Palestinian Oscar winner has been detained in the occupied West Bank following an outbreak of violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians, activists say. … Read more
Watch: Covid five years on: How BBC journalists covered the crisis in India On 24 March 2020, India announced its first Covid lockdown, just as the world stood on the brink of a global pandemic that would claim millions of lives. India’s already fragile healthcare system collapsed under the pandemic’s weight. The WHO estimated over … Read more
Over 1,000 people have been arrested in Turkey, with several journalists among them, as protests sparked by the detention of opposition figure Ekrem Imamoglu continue. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the clampdown on the country’s media. Produced by Catherine Karelli and Alex Murray
Crowds of protesters have blocked streets in defiance of authorities as unrest continues for a sixth night in Turkey. Demonstrations began in Istanbul last Wednesday when the city’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main presidential rival, was detained on corruption charges. Clashes with security forces escalated on Sunday night, as police fired on protesters with tear … Read more
Tony Han BBC Global China Unit BBC In early 2022, residents of the rural Philippine town of Bamban, north of Manila, gathered for the mayoral campaign rally of a plucky young woman named Alice Leal Guo. Supporters dressed in pink – their candidate’s favourite colour – chattered in anticipation of her arrival. Then came the … Read more
The Duchess of Sussex has launched a new digital shop, allowing fans to purchase her favourite clothing, accessories and jewellery recommendations. Meghan, who described her ‘high-low’ style approach to mixing designer and accessible fashion during an episode of her recent Netflix series, shared the ShopMy link to her 2.6 million Instagram followers on Monday. She … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal in a landmark climate case brought by 21 young people against the federal government, ending its 10-year journey through the courts. But the case provided a blueprint for numerous other climate-related lawsuits that have had greater success. Juliana v. United States argued that the government … Read more