Pedestrian crossings in several areas of northern California have been hacked with fake greetings mocking the tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Officials in Silicon Valley are investigating and have disabled the audio feature on the crossings which usually plays instructions to “walk” or “wait”. The surprise message were noticed over the weekend in … Read more
Watch: Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home, el-Fasher, comes under attack Sudan’s paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country’s armed forces, two years into a war that has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, said the … Read more
US President Donald Trump has threatened Harvard’s tax-exempt status after freezing $2bn in federal funding. The White House has demanded the institution make changes to hiring, admissions and teaching practices which it says will help fight antisemitism on campus. Harvard rejected his administration’s demands on Monday, accusing the White House of trying to “control” its … Read more
A federal judge has given the Trump administration two weeks to provide evidence of how it is trying to return a Maryland man who was deported last month to a mega-prison in El Salvador. “There will be no tolerance for gamesmanship or grandstanding,” Judge Paula Xinis warned as she requested updates on steps being taken … Read more
Jordan’s security services say they have arrested 16 people suspected of plotting attacks inside the country involving rockets and drones. The General Intelligence Department said the suspects had been under surveillance since 2021 and their plans were aimed at “targeting national security, sowing chaos and sabotage”. They involved possession of explosives and automatic weapons, the … Read more
Hamas says it has “lost contact” with the group of fighters holding an Israeli-American hostage captive in Gaza following an Israeli strike on their location. The 21-year-old soldier, Edan Alexander, has appeared in videos released by the group in recent days. Israel had asked for him to be released on day one of a new … Read more
Samira Hussain BBC News Reporting fromDhaka, Bangladesh BBC/Aamir Peerzada When investigators smashed through a hastily built wall, they uncovered a set of secret jail cells. It turned out to be a freshly bricked-up doorway – an attempt to hide what lurked behind. Inside, off a narrow hallway, were tiny rooms to the right and left. … Read more
PA Media A teenager has died after a single-vehicle crash involving a tractor in Carrigallen in County Leitrim. The incident on the R204 occurred at about 15:10 local time on Tuesday, according to Gardaí (Irish police). The male passenger of the tractor was later pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor, also … Read more
Getty Images Democrats and others have pushed for the Trump administration to bring Mr Ábrego García home – while a judge has ordered the government to “facilitate” his return Lawyers for the Justice Department faced a judge on Tuesday to provide updates on a Maryland father that Donald Trump’s administration mistakenly deported. Last month, the … Read more
A hairdresser from St Petersburg has been given a jail term of five years and two months on a charge of spreading fake news about the Russian army. Anna Alexandrova denied posting eight anti-war messages on social media, insisting the case was motivated by a squabble over land with a neighbour. Her neighbour told the … Read more