Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden over Epstein claim
First Lady Melania Trump has threatened to sue Hunter Biden for more than $1bn after he claimed she was introduced to her husband by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lawyers acting…
Humanitarian groups call on Israel to end ‘weaponisation of aid’ in Gaza
EPA More than 100 organisations have signed a joint letter calling on Israel to stop the “weaponisation of aid” into Gaza, as “starvation deepens”. Humanitarian groups, including Oxfam and Médecins…
Aerial footage shows aftermath of massive train derailment in Texas
A Union Pacific train with approximately 35 cars derailed close to Gordon, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon. Video shows mangled train cars piled on top of each other on the tracks,…
State of emergency declared in São Vicente and Santo Antão
Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, after deadly floods which killed at least nine people and forced 1,500 from…
When India professor used chemistry as defence in murder trial but failed
Soutik Biswas BBC News, London BBC Mamta Pathak (right) was sentenced to life for killing her husband Neeraj (left) by electrocution “Are you a chemistry professor?” the judge asked. “Yes,”…
New album, Travis Kelce relationship
Max Matza & Christal Hayes BBC News Watch: Taylor Swift appears in Travis and Jason Kelce’s podcast ‘New Heights’ It is a first in Taylor Swift’s music career. The megastar…
Who is Jimmy Lai, the HK media tycoon on trial for national security crimes?
Getty Images Lai is on trial for breaching national security and colluding with foreign forces Hailed by some as a hero and scorned by others as a traitor, Hong Kong’s…
Children dying of hunger in Darfur’s el-Fasher city
Barbara Plett Usher Africa correspondent, BBC News Watch: BBC obtains rare video from inside besieged el-Fasher in Sudan The women at the community kitchen in the besieged Sudanese city of…
Peru president signs amnesty law for police and soldiers accused of atrocities
Peru’s president has signed a controversial new law pardoning soldiers, police and civilian militias on trial for atrocities during the country’s two-decade armed conflict against Maoist rebels. Dina Boluarte enacted…
Wildfire threatens major Greek city as heatwave grips Europe
Nikos Papanikolaou & Rachel Hagan Patras & London Watch: Wildfire approaches horse enclosure in Greece A major city in western Greece is under threat from fast-moving wildfires as extreme heat…