The French government has been accused of censorship after it cancelled a book order for 800,000 copies of Beauty and the Beast, which were to be given free to children this summer. According to Education Minister Élisabeth Borne, it is because the new illustrated version of the classic story was judged too grown-up for the … Read more
President Donald Trump has awarded Boeing a multi-billion dollar contract to build the US Air Force’s most advanced fighter jet, the Next Generation Air Dominance aircraft. Trump described the high-speed stealth aircraft, dubbed the F-47, as the “most lethal aircraft ever built” and said a version has been secretly flying for the last five years. … Read more
President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order targeting a prestigious international law firm after it promised to abandon diversity policies and provide $40m (£31m) worth of free legal work to support White House initiatives. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in New York that has many high-profile … Read more
British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan said on Friday they are flying back to Romania, where they face human trafficking and other charges. “Spending $185,000 (£143,000) on a private jet across the Atlantic to sign one single piece of paper in Romania,” Andrew Tate posted to his 10.8 million followers on X. “Innocent … Read more
When violence broke out in Syria’s coastal area recently, including mass killings of civilians allegedly carried out as revenge for attacks on Syrian security forces, volunteer rescuers quickly came to help. They were part of the Syrian civil defence group known as the White Helmets, which had operated in rebel-held areas during the civil war. … Read more
Namibia’s new president was sworn in on Friday to lead a country facing high rates of unemployment, inequality and poverty. And she will be dealing with it with the additional burden of being only Africa’s second-ever directly elected female president and Namibia’s first female head of state. “If things go well then it will be … Read more
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Gerald Anderson / Getty Images In Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the country’s finest stand to attention on Tuesday as they welcome King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, with a grand procession for his three-day visit. Ahmed Mosaad / Getty Images Young people take … Read more
Beverly Ochieng, Wedaeli Chibelushi & Natasha Booty BBC Monitoring & BBC News AFP Protesters backing the civilian leaders have been out on the streets of the capital Two years ago, Sudan was thrown into disarray when its army and a powerful paramilitary group began a vicious struggle for power. The war, which continues to this … Read more
At least 15 people have been arrested in Austria and Slovakia accused of hate crimes aimed at the gay community, according to state police in southern Austria. Some 400 officers took part in raids on Friday morning on behalf of the Graz public prosecutors office. They arrested 12 men and three women, aged 14 to … Read more
Getty Images Israel’s defence minister has ordered the military to “seize additional areas in Gaza” if Hamas does not free all remaining hostages. Israel Katz said on Friday that the military would continue its ground operation in Gaza “with increasing intensity” until all of the hostages “both living and dead” were returned. It is yet … Read more