Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent PA Media The Prince of Wales took his seat in a Challenger 2 tank during a visit to Tapa Camp If royal visits are about sending a message, then the picture of the Prince of Wales in a tank near the Russian border must be one of the most direct. Prince … Read more
Iceland’s minister for children has resigned after admitting she had a child with a teenager more than 30 years ago. Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir said in a media interview she had first started a relationship when the boy was 15 years old, and she was a 22-year-old counsellor at a religious group which he attended. She … Read more
The three bundled up figures, puny against the vastness of miles of snow, trudged toward a hole they had cut into the ice. Their sled was parked nearby, and the woolly dogs that pulled it were huddled on the frozen ground, barking for food. Man and dog had to move carefully out here. In some … Read more
Amid the torrent of executive orders signed by President Trump were directives that affect the language on government web pages and the public’s access to government data touching on climate change, the environment, energy and public health. In the past two months, hundreds of terabytes of digital resources analyzing data have been taken off government … Read more
Bowlers will be allowed to use saliva to shine the cricket ball in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), reversing the ban imposed during the Covid pandemic five years ago, reports say. Indian cricket’s governing body’s decision came after a majority of the tournament’s franchise captains supported the move during a meeting on Thursday, ESPNcricinfo … Read more
The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, military leaders have said. Video and photographs posted on social media and verified by the BBC show jubilant soldiers waving their guns, cheering, and kneeling to pray. The army appears poised to regain control of the capital two … Read more
Barbara Plett Usher BBC News, Khartoum Ken Mungai / BBC Abidin Durma, well-known as the gravedigger of Omdurman, says he and his volunteers bury up to 50 bodies a day Sudanese troops have recaptured the presidential palace in central Khartoum from its paramilitary rivals, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The army appears poised to regain … Read more
BBC Mike Jeffries is currently under house arrest More than 40 men have now come forward accusing the former chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) of rape, sexual assault or drugging, lawyers have told the BBC. Mike Jeffries, who was charged with sex trafficking in October, is facing multiple civil lawsuits alleging he assaulted … Read more
A South Korean court has ruled that members of K-pop group NewJeans must not conduct any independent activities, from making music to signing any advertising deals. Earlier last year, NewJeans said that they were leaving their agency Ador, after accusing them of mistreatment. They renamed themselves NJZ and began organising their own appearances. Ador subsequently … Read more
Two men have been convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting an Iranian-American journalist at her Brooklyn home. A federal jury in New York found Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov guilty of plotting to assassinate reporter Masih Alinejad in July 2022. They face decades in prison. Prosecutors said Iran’s government funded the plot and targeted Ms … Read more