A UN-backed assessment has said that Gaza’s population of around 2.1 million Palestinians is at “critical risk” of famine and faces “extreme levels of food insecurity” as an Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid continues. The latest report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said there had been a “major deterioration” since October 2024, … Read more
Cricket legend Virat Kohli has announced retirement from the Test format of the game. In an illustrious career spanning 14 years, the 36-year-old Kohli played 123 Tests, scoring 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85. While he excelled in the shorter formats of the game — One Day Internationals (ODI) and T20s – he left … Read more
At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and allied militia in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a new report. It says the “massacre”, following an operation led by Burkinabè special forces, resulted in widespread civilian deaths and displacement of ethnic Fulanis. The Fulani … Read more
The first set of 49 white South Africans to be granted refugee status by President Donald Trump’s administration are on their way to the US. On Sunday they boarded a flight from Johannesburg which is due to land in Washington DC later on Monday. This comes after a weekend of speculation about when the Afrikaners … Read more
Divya Arya BBC Hindi Reporting fromPoonch, Indian-administered Kashmir Maria Khan The twins, Zain Ali and Urwa Fatima, and their parents Urusa and Rameez Khan For Maria Khan, the ceasefire this weekend between India and Pakistan came too late. Maria, who lives in Indian-administered Kashmir, lost her nephew and niece – 12-year-old twins Zain Ali and … Read more
PA Media Drew Harris was speaking at a press conference on Sunday Garda Commissioner (head of the Irish police force) Drew Harris has called for “a real reset” when it comes to road safety. It follows the death of Garda Kevin Flatley, 49, on Sunday whilst carrying out a speed checkpoint in County Dublin. Garda … Read more
Getty Images Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos after voting on Monday Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, commonly known by his nickname Bongbong, has been gearing up for a battle that could decide his political future. Monday’s midterm elections are, in effect, a showdown between Marcos and his Vice-President Sara Duterte, daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte. … Read more
Handout The teenagers have been named as 18-year-old Matt Sibanda (left) and 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola (right) The community is “numb” after two teenage boys died after getting into difficulty in the water near Buncrana, County Donegal, a member of the RLNI has said. They have been named locally as 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola, originally from Nigeria, … Read more
Top military officials from India and Pakistan are due to speak later on Monday to discuss finer details of the ceasefire agreed between them on Saturday. The US-brokered ceasefire between the nuclear-armed neighbours appears to have held overnight after nearly four days of intense shelling and aerial incursions from both sides. On Saturday, President Donald … Read more
Hannah O’Grady and Joel Gunter BBC Panorama A video compiled by UK Special Forces shows how members of one squadron kept count of their kills Former members of UK Special Forces have broken years of silence to give BBC Panorama eyewitness accounts of alleged war crimes committed by colleagues in Iraq and Afghanistan. Giving their … Read more