AFP The UN says about 100,000 people fled Rafah after the Israeli military issued an evacuation order last month Israel’s defence minister has said it will expand its so-called “security zones” in Gaza to include the southern city of Rafah. During a visit to the area, Israel Katz said the military was leaving Gaza “smaller” … Read more
At least one person is dead after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York, police told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner on Thursday. The New York police department said at least two people were pulled from the water, though their condition remains unclear. It is not clear if the person reported … Read more
The head of the British armed forces has visited China for the first time in a decade. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin discussed “issues of common concern” with China’s military leaders in Beijing, its defence ministry said in a short statement. “We agreed that in an unstable world we must play our part as responsible nations … Read more
Two American Airlines jet have had a minor collision on the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – just three months after a deadly crash near there. The Federal Aviation Administration said the wingtip of one aircraft struck another on Thursday afternoon. At least two members of Congress were aboard one of the jets. … Read more
Pope Francis has been seen without his traditional papal attire as he visited St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday. The pontiff briefly stopped to greet visitors while sat in a wheelchair, wearing black trousers, a white long-sleeved shirt and a striped blanket draped around his shoulders. He also had an oxygen tube under his nose. On … Read more
Wedaeli Chibelushi, Ousmane Badiane, Natasha Booty & Paul Njie BBC News in London, Dakar & Libreville EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock General Brice Oligui Nguema was inaugurated six days after his forces toppled the government After deposing Gabonese President Ali Bongo two years ago, Gen Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was carried through the streets by his triumphant troops, who … Read more
Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason a day after he was arrested following a rally he held in the south of the country. The charge is connected to his nationwide campaign pushing for electoral reform under the slogan “No Reforms, No Election”. The country is due to go to the polls … Read more
President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and tariffs are helping drive renewed interest in a 1970s-era Canadian comic book character, ‘Captain Canuck.’ Richard Comely, the artist who co-created the superhero, says Canadians are looking up to the government agent with superhuman strength as a symbol of the country’s ‘independence.’
An “unsecured” penguin in a cardboard box was the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa, a report into the incident has found. The penguin, which had been placed in the box and on the lap of a passenger, slid off and knocked the pilot’s controls just after take-off from Bird Island off the … Read more
Chris Page BBC News Ireland correspondent Brian Lawless/PA Wire The priest was stabbed multiple times at Renmore Barracks in Galway in August 2024 An Irish army chaplain has offered forgiveness to a 17-year-old boy who stabbed him at a barracks. At a court hearing, Father Paul Murphy also hugged the teenager who pleaded guilty to … Read more