French citiesimpose curfews on children after drug violence
A number of French cities have imposed night-time curfews on young people following a spate of violence linked to drug trafficking. Nîmes in the south was the latest to bring…
Hunter Biden lashes out at George Clooney over father’s 2024 race exit
Hunter Biden has reacted angrily towards actor George Clooney for questioning his father’s mental sharpness during the 2024 election race – an intervention that led to Joe Biden dropping out.…
Crackdown on Pakistan’s illegal big cats after pet lion attack
A crackdown against those keeping big cats as illegal pets has been launched in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. This comes as a pet lion escaped in the city…
Investigation finds cover-up as six arrested
Dozens of provincial officials and hospital staff attempted to cover up a lead poisoning case that made hundreds of children sick in north-west China and sparked widespread outrage, an official…
Indian vice president’s resignation sparks political speculation
The sudden resignation of India’s Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday night has sparked speculation about what prompted the move. Dhankar, also the chairman of the upper house of the parliament,…
Epstein accuser urges release of case files if there is ‘nothing to hide’
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers and a key witness in his associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial is calling for the government to release information related to him, especially if…
UK fighter jet stuck in India for five weeks leaves for Australia
Ashraf Padanna Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala BBC The F-35B was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram airport following an emergency A state-of-the-art British fighter jet that became a subject of jokes and memes after being…
WHO condemns Israeli raid on Gaza residence and warehouse attack
Anadolu via Getty Images Smoke rises over western Deir al-Balah during an Israeli offensive on Monday The World Health Organization (WHO) says Israel’s ground offensive in central Gaza has compromised…
BBC sees fragile ceasefire holding in battle-scarred province
Watch: BBC report from last checkpoint before Suweida city The BBC has been trying to reach the southern Syrian city of Suweida where sectarian clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin…
Migrants deported from US tortured in El Salvador, Venezuela says
Venezuela has announced an investigation into claims migrants sent to an El Salvador prison from the US suffered human rights abuses. More than 250 Venezuelans were repatriated to near Caracas…