Kidnapped US pastor rescued after shoout-out in South Africa
An American pastor who was kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa last week has been rescued following a “high-intensity shoot-out” that left three people dead,…
Protester tasered and arrested at Republican town hall
A town hall hosted by Republican Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene in Cobb County, Georgia, was repeatedly disrupted by protesters on Tuesday evening. Footage shows police removing three people within minutes…
New speed climbing record set in the Swiss Alps
A Swiss and Austrian climbing pair have shattered the speed record for completing the daunting north faces of a famed trio of Swiss mountains – the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.…
Hacked crossings play fake messages from Musk and Zuckerberg
Pedestrian crossings in several areas of northern California have been hacked with fake greetings mocking the tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Officials in Silicon Valley are investigating and…
RSF paramilitaries declare rival government
Watch: Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home, el-Fasher, comes under attack Sudan’s paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country’s armed forces, two years…
‘Nothing has been done’ – judge warns Trump officials in deportation case
Nomia Iqbal and Brandon Drenon BBC News Getty Images Protesters gather outside a federal court in Maryland on 15 April over the case of Kilmar Ábrego García A federal judge…
The US will struggle to take on Asia over chips
BBC Listen to this article The US has “dropped the ball” on chip manufacturing over the years, allowing China and other Asian hubs to steam ahead. So said Gina Raimondo,…
Students react to Trump freezing Harvard’s federal funding
US President Donald Trump has threatened Harvard’s tax-exempt status after freezing $2bn in federal funding. The White House has demanded the institution make changes to hiring, admissions and teaching practices…
Hamas says it has lost contact with US-Israeli hostage in Gaza
Hamas says it has “lost contact” with the group of fighters holding an Israeli-American hostage captive in Gaza following an Israeli strike on their location. The 21-year-old soldier, Edan Alexander,…
Uncovering a secret jail next to an international airport
Samira Hussain BBC News Reporting fromDhaka, Bangladesh BBC/Aamir Peerzada When investigators smashed through a hastily built wall, they uncovered a set of secret jail cells. It turned out to be…