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
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Remember Monday will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland this week (L-R): Charlotte Steele, Holly-Anne Hull and Lauren Byrne Since Remember Monday were announced as the UK’s Eurovision act in March, they’ve barely slept in their own beds. “It’s definitely in the single digits,” says … Read more
Poland has accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a shopping centre in the capital Warsaw last year. In a post on X, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland knows “for sure” that the blaze at the Marywilska shopping centre was caused by arson ordered by the Russian special … Read more
Sameer Hashmi Business reporter Getty Images President Trump, pictured here in 2019, is due to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday With US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing significant new investment for the US economy. “President Trump wants the announcement [of … Read more
Just nowPower, survival and revenge: What’s at stake in the Philippines election?The midterms will impact the future of President Marcos and his rival and VP, Sara Duterte.Just nowAsia
Fergal Keane & Alice Doyard BBC News Reporting fromJordan Valley BBC Dust was rising on the track. It hung in the hot midday air as the white jeep came towards us. The driver was less than a minute away. “I think it’s Moshe Sharvit,” said Gil Alexander, 72, a devout religious Jew who tries to … Read more