Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem incorrectly defined the meaning of “habeas corpus” during a Homeland Security Committee hearing. During the hearing, Senator Maggie Hassan said the government is “actively trying to suspend” the protected constitutional right, and went on to ask Noem what it means. Noem replied with a wrong answer saying that it allows … Read more
Video footage captured by Oklahoma’s Newcastle Emergency Management shows a police car hit by lightning during a storm in Newcastle, Oklahoma on Monday. A tornado watch had been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of central Oklahoma, including Newcastle. “No one was hurt, but that could’ve been anyone” the Newcastle Emergency Management said … Read more
Heavy rainfall and storms have been battering southern France since Monday. The rains have caused widespread damage across the region, flooding streets and causing power and water outages. At least three people have died in the flooding with several hundred emergency rescuers being deployed to the region.
The UN says no aid has yet been distributed in Gaza despite aid lorries starting to cross the border after an 11-week blockade. Israeli officials said 93 trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday, carrying aid including flour, baby food, medical equipment, and pharmaceutical drugs. But the UN said, despite trucks reaching the Palestinian side of the … Read more
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group, which has been engaged in a two-year war with Sudan’s army, has been entirely pushed out of Khartoum state, says the military. “Khartoum State is completely free of rebels”, the army said in a statement published by Sudan’s News Agency. The announcement comes nearly two months after the … Read more
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Reporting fromCapitol Hill Reuters The fate of US President Donald Trump’s centrepiece budget plan remains mired in uncertainty despite a last minute, in-person pitch to House Republicans on Tuesday. Trump departed the comfortable confines of the White House for a far more raucous setting – Capitol Hill – where … Read more
Sarah Rainsford BBC Rome correspondent Ukrainian presidency handout Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met Pope Leo at the Vatican earlier this week Italy has backed President Donald Trump’s suggestion the Vatican might mediate talks on negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine, while he appears keen to step back from the process himself. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office said … Read more
This story contains distressing details from the start Joel Le Scouarnec, a former surgeon on trial in France who has admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly under age, said he considers himself “responsible” for the death of two of his victims. Over the last few weeks, the court was shown the photos of … Read more
Israel says it has reopened access for a limited number of aid trucks into Gaza, after blocking supplies from entering the territory for the last 11 weeks. The UN has said no aid has been distributed from the trucks yet. This comes as the Israeli military ramps up its operations, with strikes hitting various locations … Read more
Just nowBritish surgeon’s ‘high anxiety’ operating in GazaDr Rose has been describing life at Nassar Hospital in Gazan city of Khan Younis.Just nowMiddle East