Tourists who were in Indian-administered Kashmir when deadly attacks took place are now returning home to India. Describing the moment the violence broke out, one person said the gunfire had been mistaken for “tigers being hunted”. The attack saw a group of gunmen fire on tourists near Pahalgam, a resort in the disputed Himalayan region, … Read more
BBC Israel’s destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos. The mineral, once widely-used in building materials, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and – over decades – cause cancer. Nowadays, its use is banned across much of the world, but it is still … Read more
Unitedhealth UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead on a New York City street Brian Thompson, the US healthcare insurance chief executive who was gunned down in Manhattan, had been receiving threats relating to medical “coverage”, according to his widow. Mr Thompson was shot in the back by a masked assailant on 4 December as … Read more
The Canadian general election is fast approaching, and while the US-Canada relationship – and President Donald Trump – have overshadowed the short campaign, Canadians also have other concerns. From the cost of living and healthcare to Indigenous rights and climate change – the BBC travelled across the country to learn what really matters to voters. … Read more
Koh Ewe and Hanna Samosir BBC News Reporting fromSingapore and Jakarta Getty Images Indonesia’s new school feeding programme is shaping up to be the most expensive of its kind Indonesia is on an ambitious mission to offer free meals to 80 million school children – but that hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. Nearly 80 … Read more
Donald Trump raised the matter of making Canada the US’s 51st state in a March call with Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader acknowledged. The two men spoke on 28 March, the first week of the Canadian election season, but Carney had not previously shared this detail of the call, according to the … Read more
Watch: Plumes of smoke tower over New Jersey town as wildfire rages on Police in New Jersey have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with sparking a massive wildfire that led to evacuations and power outages. Joseph Kling is accused of starting the Jones Road Wildfire, which has grown to more than 15,000 acres and … Read more
A 19-year-old has been charged with arson and aggravated arson for allegedly starting one of the largest wildfires in New Jersey in the past two decades. Authorities on Thursday said the wildfire in Ocean County began after Joseph Kling set fire to wooden pallets and left the area without first ensuring the fire had been … Read more
Bernd Debusmann Jr and Mike Wendling BBC News Reporting fromWashington, DC Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he will step back from his role with the Trump administration’s cost-cutting team known as Doge. Those at the White House, including the president, have said it has long been the plan that Musk would soon step … Read more
Israel’s military has admitted killing a United Nations (UN) worker with tank fire, having previously denied responsibility, in an incident in the Gaza Strip last month. After a UN staff member was killed when a UN compound in Deir al-Balah was damaged on 19 March, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had not struck … Read more