France’s last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit after 50 years
Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent BBC Ali Akbar, now 72, has spent 50 years selling newspapers on the Left Bank He is France’s last newspaper hawker; maybe the last in Europe.…
Europe allies urge Trump not to deal with Putin ‘without Ukraine’
European allies have rallied behind Ukraine in a renewed surge of support, insisting that any peace talks with Russia must include Kyiv. It comes as Donald Trump prepares to hold…
Jen Pawol becomes first woman to umpire Major League Baseball game
Jen Pawol has made US sporting history by becoming the first female umpire to referee a Major League Baseball (MLB) game during the regular season. Pawol, 48, oversaw first base…
Billionaire inheritance battle puts spotlight on India’s messy family succession
Devina Gupta BBC News, Delhi Sunjay Kapur/X Sunjay Kapur suffered a heart attack in June while playing polo in the UK An Indian tycoon’s sudden death in June has triggered…
How Kentucky bourbon went from boom to bust
Robin Levinson King BBC News Getty Images Bulleit Bourbon reported a more than 7% sales drop this fiscal year As American as apple pie, Kentucky bourbon was booming after the…
Putin gives Trump envoy award for CIA official’s son
President Vladimir Putin has presented US President Donald Trump’s special envoy with an award to pass on to a senior CIA official whose son was killed fighting with Russia in…
Jerusalem protesters converge on PM Netanyahu’s residence
Protesters in support of hostages took to the streets of Jerusalem and marched towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence to voice their anger over the Gaza City takeover plan. Former…
Trump nominates ex-Fox host Tammy Bruce as deputy UN ambassador
US President Donald Trump has nominated State Department spokeswoman and former Fox News host Tammy Bruce to be the US deputy representative to the United Nations. In a post on…
Teenager arrested after three shot in New York City’s Times Square
A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested after three people were shot in New York City’s Times Square in the early hours of Saturday. Gunfire rang out about 01:20 EDT (05:20…
Far-right protesters clash with police in Nuneaton after rally outside town hall | UK news
Far-right protesters clashed with police on Saturday after hundreds of people gathered outside the town hall in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, for a planned protest. The event was organised in response to…