A temporary pier built by the US military to deliver aid to Gaza has been damaged by heavy seas and will take at least a week to be repaired, according to US officials. US forces began building the floating pier – which is attached to Gaza’s shoreline by a temporary causeway – several weeks ago....
After 14 years of Mark Rutte as Dutch prime minister, a former domestic intelligence chief has been nominated to replace him by the four parties that will make up the new Dutch coalition. Dick Schoof, 67, said he would be prime minister for all Dutch people, not just for the four parties that chose him....
The mysterious disappearance of an MP in Zambia has sparked arrests, accusations and a closely watched police investigation. Independent MP Emmanuel Banda went missing from capital city Lusaka in the early hours of Saturday morning in unclear circumstances. He resurfaced late on Sunday night at a farm in a town some 43km (27 miles) south...
45 minutes ago Rushdi Abu Alouf,David Gritten EPA The Israeli military says it is carrying out a “very targeted” ground operation in Rafah Israeli forces have reportedly reached the centre of the southern Gaza city of Rafah and seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt. Witnesses and local journalists said tanks...
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged President Biden to attend a peace summit due to be held in Switzerland in mid June. Mr Zelensky said his key ally’s possible absence “would only be applauded by Putin, personally applauded by Putin, and it would be a standing ovation”. Reports suggest President Biden and Vice President Kamala...
Georgia’s MPs have voted to overturn a presidential veto on a contentious “transparency on foreign influence” bill – often dubbed “foreign agents law” – which has sparked several weeks of protests in the capital Tbilisi. Under the legislation, media and non-governmental organisations that receive over 20% of their funding from abroad will have to register...
Hundreds of thousands of people are without power in Texas as severe thunderstorms batter the north-east region of the US state. Officials said the latest round of storms will bring hurricane-force wind gusts of up to 77mph (123km/h) and golf ball-sized hail. Tuesday’s extreme weather follows several weekend storms that killed at least 24 people...
Hong Kong has announced its first arrests under a new security law – detaining six people for publishing social media posts which “incited hatred” against Beijing. Five women and one man – including activist Chow Hang Tung – were arrested on Tuesday, it was announced. Officials said the group were posting messages targeting a “sensitive...
Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men. A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend anyone and apologised to those who were “hurt by the use of a word”. At the Italian Bishops’ Conference, the pope reportedly said gay men should not...
8 minutes ago Sofia Ferreira Santos,BBC News EPA The Medusa Beach Club was a beachside restaurant in one of the busiest areas of the regional capital Palma de Majorca The terrace of a Majorca restaurant which collapsed last Thursday, killing four people, did not have a licence to operate. Palma de Majorca Mayor Jaime Martínez...