Lives torn apart in Kyiv after Russia’s heaviest bombardment for weeks
Katy WatsonBBC News in Kyiv Getty Images The deadliest strike of the night was on a low-rise block of flats on Kyiv’s left bank By day, Kyiv can often feel…
Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over his attempt to fire her
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has sued President Donald Trump over his attempt to fire her, setting up a potential legal battle with implications for the US central bank’s autonomy.…
UK, France and Germany move to reimpose UN sanctions
The UK, France and Germany have begun the process of restoring major UN sanctions on Iran – lifted under a 2015 deal – as tensions once again escalate over Iran’s…
Cases on rise by 53% in Mexico
The number of animals infested with New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, has risen by 53% in the four weeks to mid-August, Mexican government data reveals. While infestations by…
Israeli strikes kill six Syrian soldiers, Syria’s government says
Israeli drone strikes near Damascus have killed six Syrian soldiers, Syria’s government said, among a series of reported attacks this week. Syria’s foreign ministry condemned Tuesday’s strike as a violation…
Equatorial Guinea’s Baltasar Ebang Engonga, embroiled in sex tape scandal, sentenced for embezzlement
A nephew of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for…
Watch as Mexican Senate debate ends in brawl
A tense debate in the Mexican Senate descended into a brawl between two of the chamber’s most senior politicians on Wednesday. Senator Alejandro Moreno, of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party…
FBI investigates Minneapolis school shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime
Tom Bateman and Ana Faguy BBC News, Minneapolis and Washington Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in Minneapolis A shooting at a school in Minneapolis that left two children…
Teenager who shot Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay sentenced to seven years
A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June. The conservative senator,…
Eight killed in major Kyiv attack, Zelensky says
Chris Graham & Ottilie Mitchell BBC News Reuters Military officials have advised people to stay in shelters during the attacks Eight people have been killed in Kyiv, including a child,…