The younger half brother of US vice-president JD Vance will face off with the Democratic incumbent in Cincinnati’s mayoral race in November, after finishing second in a primary on Tuesday. Cory Bowman, 36, who shares a father with the vice-president, is running as a Republican in the Ohio city. The political newcomer received an endorsement … Read more
Newly-released audio reveals the moment air traffic controllers at one of New York’s busiest airports lost communications with planes under their control – leaving one pilot asking, “Approach, are you there?”. The pilot called out five separate times over a span of 30 seconds before the control tower was able to respond, the audio recorded … Read more
Laura Gozzi BBC News Reporting fromVatican City VATICAN MEDIA / HANDOUT Voting desks for 133 cardinals have been set up inside the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave. On Wednesday evening, under the domed ceiling of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, 133 cardinals will vote to elect the Catholic Church’s 267th pope. The day will begin at … Read more
The day Germany’s new leader entered office will now forever be remembered for a very public failure. Friedrich Merz’s initial, shock defeat – in his bid to become chancellor – sparked hours of chaotic uncertainty. A man who’d been working to project strength and purpose instead became mired in political intrigue and division. Merz may … Read more
Reuters A city view of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir Two weeks after a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, India has launched a series of strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The Indian defence ministry said the strikes – named “Operation Sindoor” – were part of a “commitment” to hold those … Read more
As the sun set over Lake Turkana, a mother sobbed and threw flowers into the greenish-blue water to remember her teenage daughter who had drowned trying to reach Kenya via a new route being used by people smugglers. Senait Mebrehtu, a Pentecostal Christian Eritrean who had sought asylum in Kenya three years ago, made the … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday amid US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threat to make Canada the 51st US state. Carney kept his cool, flattered Trump and repeated that Canada is not for sale. The BBC’s Jake Kwon analyses how both leaders got their points across, with some jokes … Read more
India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The BBC has not yet been able to identify the locations hit. Relations between the two countries have declined sharply following a militant attack that killed at least 26 people in Kashmir last month. Associated Press has obtained footage it says shows the aftermath of an … Read more
Opposition parties have criticised the new UK-India trade deal, saying it could undercut British businesses. One aspect of the free trade agreement, which Labour says will be worth £5bn a year to the UK, is extending an exemption on national insurance contributions (Nics) from one to three years. Known as the double contribution convention, this … Read more
Jeremy Bowen International Editor, BBC News Reuters Israel’s army plans to capture and hold territory Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israelis that “we are on the eve of an intense entry into Gaza.” Israel would, he said, capture territory and hold it: “They will not enter and come out.” The new offensive is … Read more