Lisbon funicular cable crash: Who are the victims?
Getty Images Portugal is in mourning after at least 17 people died and some 20 more were injured when Lisbon’s famous funicular cable railway derailed on Wednesday evening. A transport…
Guyana President Irfaan Ali wins second term in general election
Guyanese President Irfaan Ali has claimed a second five-year term in office, even as official final results from Monday’s general election are yet to be published. Ali’s People’s Progressive Party…
Record payout for ‘illegal’ Australian welfare scheme victims
Hundreds of thousands of Australians forced to pay back welfare debts created by an illegal automated system have won the largest payout in the country’s history. Known as “Robodebt”, the…
UK and allies ready to back Ukraine before and after peace deal
Sarah RainsfordBBC Southern and Eastern Europe Correspondent BBC The UK and its allies stand ready to support Ukraine before negotiations to end the war as well as to secure an…
Experts aim to close the language gap
Pumza FihlaniBBC News in Johannesburg BBC Farmer Kelebogile Mosime uses an AI app that speaks her language Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world’s languages –…
How China spectacle shows dangers of Trump’s trade policy
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Getty Images Chinese soldiers take part the ‘Victory Day’ parade in Beijing The military might of the People’s Republic of China was on full display in…
UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross ‘red line’
The United Arab Emirates has warned Israel that annexing the occupied West Bank would cross a “red line” and undermine the spirit of the Abraham Accords that normalised relations between…
How this Afghan family ended up held by ICE in bureaucratic limbo
Nadine YousifBBC News, Toronto BBC News An Afghan woman in Canada says her family has been kept apart by recent changes to US asylum policies under Donald Trump. In a…
It’s 4,000 miles from Ukraine
Steve RosenbergRussia editor in Vladivostok BBC All the players in Soyuz, the local Para ice hockey team, lost limbs fighting in Ukraine At an ice rink in Vladivostok in Russia’s…
As the 50% tariff impasse continues, is retaliation an option for India?
Nikhil InamdarBBC News, Mumbai Hindustan Times via Getty Images Prolonged 50% tariffs could shave off as much as 0.8% of India’s GDP US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on India…