At least six people have been taken to hospital after a shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee. One person was taken into custody after the shooting at the university’s Student Union building on Thursday, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. President Donald Trump said he had been briefed on the incident at … Read more
Getty Images Witnesses told the BBC that flames spread rapidly between tents, causing dozens of deaths, including those of children At least 37 people have been killed in a series of Israeli strikes, most in areas where displaced civilians have set up tents, Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence agency says. Witnesses in al-Mawasi told the BBC … Read more
BBC Four people have died after a mountain cable car cabin crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy, emergency services say. Another person was “extremely seriously injured” in the crash at Mount Faito and was being airlifted to hospital, officials said. Several Italian media outlets report one of the cables supporting the cabin … Read more
The Swiss ski resort of Zermatt was cut off and tourists and residents were told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes because of heavy snow in the Alps on Thursday. Tignes Mayor Serge Revial said there was a high risk of avalanches and “we had to make a decision to protect people”, … Read more
The president of the largest communal body of Jews in the UK has responded to an open letter signed by some of its representatives criticising Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Phil Rosenberg, president of The Board of Deputies of British Jews, said he disagreed with the letter, which he said “lays blame squarely on the Israeli … Read more
Emma Davies/BBC Protesters in front of a Tenerife hotel on Thursday Holidaymakers heading to Tenerife in the Canary Islands are warned to prepare for disruption as hotel workers take part in strikes at the start of the Easter bank holiday weekend. Organisers say workers on the island are striking on Thursday and Friday in a … Read more
A US judge has ruled tech giant Google has a monopoly in online advertising technology. The US Department of Justice, along with 17 US states, sued Google, arguing the tech giant was illegally dominating the technology which determines which adverts should be placed online and where. This is the second antitrust case Google has lost … Read more
The US embassy in Zambia has warned its citizens to be wary of a new “intrusive” cybersecurity law introduced in the southern African country. The embassy issued an alert telling Americans “in or planning to visit Zambia of a new law that requires the interception and surveillance of all electronic communications in the country”. This … Read more
Getty Images Judge James Boasberg has clashed with Trump’s team over recent deportations A US federal judge has given President Donald Trump’s officials a one-week deadline to comply with his court order or risk being found in contempt of court – potentially setting up a historic clash between two equally powerful branches of government. Judge … Read more
Irish wolfhounds have joined a protest by writers, who are protesting about what they describe as “any piracy” of their works being used by Meta’s AI model. The protest at the Dáil and Government buildings in Dublin was led by the Irish Writers Union (IWU). The union, which is coordinating a campaign with Irish publishers, … Read more