The body of a fourth US soldier has been found, a week after going missing in Lithuania. The soldier was part of a team of four who were conducting military drills in a large armoured vehicle when they disappeared near the city of Pabrade. The vehicle – a M88A2 Hercules – and the bodies of … Read more
Booming gunfire, vibrant gowns and blaring trumpets have animated the Nigerian city of Dutse during the durbar. This is a days-long horse parade held to mark Eid al-Fitr, a celebration for the end of the Ramadan. Emirs – traditional Islamic leaders – usually parade through their territories with a huge procession of horseback riders. On … Read more
Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Office of Peter Dutton Peter Dutton’s time in the police force shaped his policies In 2002, a fresh-faced former policeman stood up in Canberra’s Parliament House and introduced himself to the nation. Peter Dutton warmly thanked the community which had elected him, before launching into a strongly worded speech railing … Read more
SpaceX launched a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth over both North and South Poles, a new trajectory that no human has travelled before. The mission will last three to five days, during which the crew will conduct experiments on how spaceflight affects the human … Read more
Members of the Dáil (lower house of the Irish parliament) are voting on a motion of confidence in the Ceann Comhairle (speaker). Verona Murphy, previously a member of the regional independent group who now support the government, was elected as the first female Ceann Comhairle in December. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said Murphy … Read more
US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. US Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Tuesday that she had directed federal prosecutors to seek the penalty for the “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination”. Mr Thompson was shot dead outside a hotel in New … Read more
Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested 95 demonstrators on charges of promoting “public violence” and for “breaches of peace”, after they took part in Monday’s protests demanding that President Emmerson Mnangagwa resign. Officers say they identified the individuals through social media posts and a WhatsApp group, as well as at the scene in the … Read more
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has called on people to rally in the centre of Paris on Sunday in protest at a ruling that has banned Marine Le Pen from running for public office for five years. Le Pen’s bid to become France’s next president in 2027 were dealt a dramatic blow on Monday, when … Read more
President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia’s highest number of conscripts since 2011, as the country moves to expand the size of its military. The spring call-up for a year’s military service came several months after Putin said Russia should increase the overall size of its military to almost 2.39 million … Read more
An Indian court has sentenced self-styled Christian preacher Bajinder Singh to life imprisonment for raping a woman in 2018. The woman had accused Singh of raping her at his home in the northern state of Punjab, recording the act and using the video later to blackmail her. Singh, who has millions of followers, rose to … Read more