Twelve people have been injured due to turbulence on a flight from Doha to Dublin. The Boeing 787-9 dreamliner experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey, the operator of Dublin Airport, the DAA, said. Upon landing shortly before 13:00 local time, Qatar Airways flight QR107 was met by emergency services including airport police and fire officers....
The Colombian government has started exploring a sunk 18th Century Spanish galleon dubbed the “holy grail of shipwrecks”. The South American nation has also declared a protected archaeological area around the San José galleon – which was sunk by the British Royal Navy in 1708 in the Caribbean Sea. The ship, whose ownership remains contested,...
Hamas says it has fired rockets towards the Tel Aviv area in central Israel for the first time in nearly four months. At least eight rockets were launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza and several were intercepted, the Israeli military says. The Israeli army is carrying out a military operation in Rafah. No...
Burkina Faso’s military government has announced it will extend its rule for another five years. The country’s ruler, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, will also be able to contest the next presidential election, the state-owned broadcaster says. When he seized power in a coup nearly two years ago, Capt Traore pledged to restore the civilian government by...
About 670 people are estimated to be buried under a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official says. The head of the International Organization for Migration in Papua New Guinea, Serhan Aktoprak, said the impact of Friday’s landslide in the country’s isolated Enga province was greater than initially thought. “There are an estimated...
Former US President Donald Trump, who is hoping to win a second term, was widely booed during his speech at the Libertarian convention. Some audience members applauded and cheered as Mr Trump took to the stage, but soon a choir of jeers took over the room. Mr Trump hit back at his critics saying: “Maybe...
At least six newborn babies have died following a fire at a hospital in Delhi, according to police. The blaze broke out late on Saturday evening at a hospital in the Indian capital’s Vivek Vihar region. There were 12 babies in the unit were, senior police officer Surendra Choudhary, said. Another had died before the...
15 minutes ago Farouk Chothia,BBC News, Soweto EPA Under the banner Siyanqoba (Zulu for We Are Conquering), South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) held its final rally on Saturday as it campaigns for a record seventh term in office. But far from conquering, the party appears to be struggling in this election. Apart from...
3 hours ago Jonathan Beale,Defence correspondent in Kharkiv BBC/Lee Durant High-tech drones help Ukraine’s defenders – but they need more support from allies In the village of Lyptsi, Ukrainian forces appear to have blunted Russia’s surprise offensive. A few weeks ago, they were rapidly advancing towards Kharkiv. But with the help of reinforcements Ukraine is...
Getty Images Authorities in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande have confirmed 54 cases of the waterborne leptospirosis disease after the region experienced unprecedented floods in the months of April and May. Four others have died after contracting the illness, which is transmitted through water contaminated with infected animals’ urine, like rats. As many as...