29 minutes ago James Landale,Diplomatic correspondent, @BBCJLandale Niall Carson/PA Wire A Palestinian flag was raised outside the Irish Parliament building to mark the decision Spain, Ireland and Norway have formally recognised a Palestinian state, in what they say is an attempt to refocus attention on efforts to find a political solution to the war in...
Kenya’s President William Ruto has reversed a contentious ban imposed in parts of the country on muguka, a variety of the popular stimulant known as khat or miraa. The consumption of the freshly plucked buds and soft leaves has been blamed for a rise in mental health issues and increased social ills, including crime. Three...
Thousands of people are at further risk of landslides in Papua New New Guinea, as the search for people continues in a village in the province of Enga. The country’s disaster agency said it feared 2,000 people were buried by the landslide, a much higher estimate than the UN’s 670. Exact casualty figures for the...
Todd Blanche begins by telling the jury that “President Trump is innocent”. “The district attorney has not met their burden of proof, period,” he says. Blanche then begins a two-pronged argument. “This case is about documents,” he says, adding that it’s not about Stormy Daniels or the hush money she was paid. Rather, he says,...
2 hours ago Kelly Ng & Hannah Ritchie,in Singapore and Sydney Watch: Keith Davis recounts moment turbulence left his wife ‘immobile’ When Eva Khoo got a phone call last week saying that the Singapore Airlines flight her family was on had “met with an incident”, she was told not to worry. But hours after the...
3 hours ago Madeline Halpert,BBC News, New York The evidence which may decide Donald Trump’s fate at hush-money trial After more than five weeks, countless hours of testimony and a mountain of documents, New York Justice Juan Merchan will soon instruct a panel of 12 New Yorkers to make a historic decision: whether Donald Trump...
Israel continues Rafah strikes after dozens killed in bombing – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary The southern Gazan city of Rafah is under heavy bombardment after Israeli strikes killed dozens of people on Sunday Israel calls the air strike a “tragic mishap” but vows to continue the war against Hamas despite international...
Papua New Guinea authorities say nearly 7,900 people living near the site of a deadly landslide are “at risk” as rock and debris continues to move down the hillside. An alert for potential evacuation has been put out, with a province official saying the mountain remains “very active”. Rescuers say it is increasingly unlikely that...
14 minutes ago Jeremy Bowen,BBC international editor Getty Images Summer is just starting in Ukraine, and it is looking dangerous. Kharkiv, the country’s second city, in the high north-east close to Russia, is to all intents and purposes defenceless against air attacks. Two guided bombs destroyed a DIY superstore and garden centre on Saturday afternoon...
“Each member of the party, from the bottom to the very top, including the party president, is responsible for 60 voters,” said Vipin Vipala, in charge of campaigning for the BJP near a polling booth in Meerut. “We have to continuously make face-to-face contact with the 60 people assigned to us and encourage them to...