Forecasters with the National Weather Service have called Friday their “day of biggest concern” this week for dangerous fire weather conditions across a broad slice of the southern Great Plains and a portion of the Southwest and even into the Midwest. A strong storm barreling across the country is expected to drive gusty winds and … Read more
A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities. The Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south on 28 January – causing three people on board to sustain minor injuries. On Friday, South Korea’s … Read more
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Tiksa Negeri / Reuters A young woman attends the week-long Gada ceremony, which is the official transfer of power from one customary ruler to his successor, near the Ethiopian town of Arero on Sunday. Brenton Geach / Getty Images On the … Read more
A British man has been killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle in the motorcade of Kenyan President William Ruto. The man, who has been named as 79-year-old Edgar Charles Frederick, died on Thursday after being struck in the accident on a main road in the capital, Nairobi. Police launched an investigation after the … Read more
A dissident faction of the main political party in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray has seized control of key offices and a radio station in the regional capital, Mekelle, amid growing fears of a fresh conflict. It follows a deepening power struggle within the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which has raised concerns of a … Read more
The US influencer who was filmed briefly taking a baby wombat away from its mum has now left Australia voluntarily. Sam Jones, who describes herself as an “outdoor enthusiast and hunter” on Instagram, was criticised by the Australian prime minister after the video sparked outrage. The BBC’s Katy Watson explains everything we know about what … Read more
Getty Images Protests erupted following the girl’s death, with demands that the government expedite justice for rape victims and reform laws related to women and children’s safety An eight-year-old child who was raped in Bangladesh has died of her injuries on Thursday, setting off fierce protests around the country. The girl was raped while visiting … Read more
In some of his strongest rhetoric yet amid worsening cross-strait ties, Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te has labelled China a “foreign hostile force”. He said Taiwan had “no choice but to take even more proactive measures” as a result, as he announced a raft of new national security measures, including reinstating a military court system and … Read more
Caroline Hawley BBC diplomatic correspondent Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has rejected the idea of negotiations with the US over its nuclear programme Almost a decade since world powers sealed a historic deal to limit the Iranian nuclear programme, this is a crunch moment for Iran and the international community. The country is … Read more
Columbia University has taken action against students who participated in a pro-Palestinian protest last spring and took over a campus building. The school suspended and expelled some students who participated in occupying Hamilton Hall in a move that escalated last year’s campus protests. The Trump administration has pulled $400m (£310m) of federal funding from Columbia … Read more