Barrel bombs believed to contain a highly flammable liquid have been used in airstrikes in South Sudan as escalating violence pushes the world’s newest country to the brink of another civil war, the UN has said. The comments by Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN mission in South Sudan, follow recent fighting between the army … Read more
Two aircraft from the French display team Patrouille de France have crashed in rehearsals. The three pilots of the two Alpha Jets ejected and were “found alive and conscious”, the French air force has announced. The two aircraft were taking part in rehearsals not far from the Air Base 113 in Saint-Dizier.
EPA Houthi supporters in Sanaa protesting against Israel’s blockade of aid deliveries to Gaza The start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023 brought a new kind of conflict to prominence, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The US launched several attacks in response. The latest, … Read more
Kevin Sharkey BBC News NI Dublin reporter Oireachtas The Speaker of the Dáil Verona Murphy told opposition TDs their behaviour was “an absolute disgrace” The government has won a Dáil (Irish parliament) vote to amend speaking rights by a margin of 93 to 74. Speaker Verona Murphy demanded respect from TDs following many disruptions to … Read more
A Columbia University student who moved to the US as a child is suing the Trump administration over attempts to deport her for participating in pro-Palestinian protests. Yunseo Chung, 21, a legal permanent US resident who moved from South Korea when she was seven, alleges immigration officials have executed search warrants at multiple Columbia facilities, … Read more
Officials and journalists in Washington DC are reacting to reports that reporter Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a Signal platform messaging group which apparently included Vice-President JD Vance, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, among others. Goldberg said he saw classified military plans for strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi group in … Read more
A Sudanese war monitor has accused the military of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the country’s western Darfur region. The Emergency Lawyers group – which documents abuses by both sides in Sudan’s civil war that erupted in April 2023 – said the bombing of Tur’rah market was a … Read more
16 mins agoGoldberg says officials got ‘lucky’ it was him inadvertently added to group chatThe Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg talks about what he witnessed in the Signal group chat.16 mins agoUS & Canada
EPA Trump and his top aides have consistently raised concerns about footing the bill for European defence Washington DC is still digesting an apparent security breach at the heart of the Trump administration. It’s the story of how a journalist – the Atlantic magazine’s Jeffrey Goldberg – was added to a Signal platform messaging group … Read more
Four people, including the grandparents of Emile Soleil, have been arrested over the two-year-old’s disappearance and death in the French Alps in July 2023. The two other people arrested on suspicion of voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse are adult children of Emile’s grandparents, prosecutors said in a statement. The grandparents’ lawyer, Isabelle Colombani, … Read more