Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack
The jihadist group Boko Haram has killed more than 60 people in an overnight attack in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno State, local officials say. On Friday night militants struck the village…
Snapped cable caused crash, first report says
Portuguese officials investigating Wednesday’s deadly funicular crash in Lisbon say a cable along the railway’s route snapped, but the rest of the mechanism was functioning properly. “After examining the wreckage…
Israel destroys second high-rise as assault on Gaza City intensifies
Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent reporting from Istanbul and Wyre DaviesBBC News, Jerusalem AFP via Getty Images The Sussi Tower is the second Gaza City high-rise to be destroyed in as many…
Off-duty pilot pleads guilty to trying to crash Alaska Airlines jet
A former pilot accused of attempting to shut off the engines of a passenger jet mid-flight has pleaded guilty to the charges in a federal court. Joseph David Emerson was…
Reform conference shows party’s growing ambition like never before
This is the most fascinating party conference I have ever been to. Yes, I am an insufferable nerd: I have been coming to things like this for 20 years. I…
Mourners pay tribute at public viewing of Giorgio Armani’s coffin
Italian designer Donatella Versace carried a bouquet of white flowers as she arrived to pay tribute to the late fashion designer Giorgio Armani. Armani’s coffin is on public view this…
Home Office clearout as Starmer reshuffles top team
Ministers Dame Angela Eagle and Dame Diana Johnson have followed Yvette Cooper out of the door at the Home Offfice as Sir Keir Starmer continues his reshuffle. The prime minister…
What's changed about Reform since last years' conference?
The BBC’s political reporter Joshua Nevett reports from the Reform UK conference. Source link
South Korea mounts swift response to deal with raid on US facility
South Korea is mounting an “all-out” response, as the country reels over the arrest of more than 300 of its citizens in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in…
US reveals plans to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Eswatini
The Trump administration has revealed a plan to deport Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran man who has been at the centre of an immigration row, to the southern African kingdom…