Ukraine hits Russian nuclear site as Kyiv marks independence day
EPA Servicemen raise Ukraine’s flag in the capital Kyiv as independence day celebrations begin Russia has blamed Ukrainian drone attacks for a fire at a nuclear power plant in its…
Pro-Palestine protesters fill the streets in cities and towns across Australia after Gaza famine declaration | Australia news
Brisbane has amassed the largest pro-Palestinian crowd in the city’s history, rally organisers say, as thousands marched across Australia in a show of support for the Palestinian cause, days after…
UK carmakers claimed leaving EV sales rules unchanged would cost jobs and investment | Automotive industry
Carmakers claimed that leaving electric car sales rules unchanged would threaten British jobs and cost them hundreds of millions of pounds, according to documents that show the private lobbying for…
JD Vance heckled as he meets National Guard in Washington DC
US Vice-President JD Vance and other senior members of the Trump administration were heckled as they met National Guard troops in Washington DC. Vance, along with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth…
Trump says museums in DC are too ‘woke’
In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump called for a review of Smithsonian Institutions museums, criticising their portrayal of US history as “horrible” and saying they focus too much…
The South Korean cafes grappling with students who don’t leave
Juna Moon BBC Korean Reporting fromSeoul, South Korea BBC The ‘desk’ of a 33-year-old developer in Starbucks In the affluent Seoul neighbourhood of Daechi, Hyun Sung-joo has a dilemma. His…
Wonsan Kalma: My trip to North Korea’s ‘Benidorm’
Yaroslava Kiryukhina BBC News Russian Anastasia Samsonova Anastasia Samsonova was among the first group of tourists to visit Wonsan Kalma’s beaches It was the security guards accompanying Anastasia Samsonova’s group…
North Korean leader oversees new missile test, state media says
North Korean state media has said two new air defence missiles have been fired in a test overseen by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. The weapons had “superior combat…
Male ‘sexually stimulated’ to avoid inbreeding
AFP Wikie, pictured with her calf in 2011, are still being kept at a facility in southern France A male killer whale at a closed marine zoo is being sexually…
What we learned from Menendez parole hearings
James FitzGerald & Henri Astier BBC News Reuters Erik (left) appeared before his parole board a day before his brother Lyle (right) Erik and Lyle Menendez were denied parole after…