REUTERS/Ana Beltran Italy’s Giorgia Meloni wants to repeat her domestic success on a European scale Far-right parties are on the rise in much of Europe, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni senses a big moment. “We are on the eve of a decisive election,” the Brothers of Italy leader tells a packed hall in Madrid...
The Day After might sound like the title of a film or a novel. But for diplomats and policymakers, the phrase has only one meaning and that is what happens ‘the day after’ the fighting stops in Gaza. Given the intensity of the conflict and the absence of hope, such thinking might seem surprising, even...
At least 22 people have died in a “massive fire” at a games arcade in India, local officials say. Flames and a huge pall of smoke could be seen rising into the sky at the building in Rajkot, in the western state of Gujarat. The fire is now under control and a search has been...
At least two people have been killed and 35 others wounded after Russian forces hit a home improvement store in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, local officials say. The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen reports from the scene of the attack in Kharkiv on how Russia is seizing the opportunity to hit Ukraine in new deadly strikes....
At least 20 people have died in a “massive fire” at a games arcade in India, local officials say. Flames and a huge pall of smoke can be seen rising into the sky at the building in Rajkot, in the western state of Gujarat. The fire is now under control and a search has been...
At least two people have been killed after Russian forces hit a supermarket in the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, according to local authorities. Videos distributed on social media appeared to show a large fire raging at the Epicentr K home improvement store on the northern outskirts of the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said...
Chilean authorities have arrested a firefighter and a forestry worker on suspicion of starting the fire which killed at least 137 people in February. One of the men was employed by the National Forestry Corporation which is responsible for fighting forest fires, police director Eduardo Cerna said. The suspects have been remanded in custody, charged...
21 minutes ago Paul Adams,Diplomatic correspondent Watch: Israeli protesters stamp on aid packages destined for Gaza The war in Gaza is being fought on many fronts. One of them is aid. Months after some Israelis started to protest against aid lorries entering Gaza at the main Kerem Shalom crossing, the battle has moved to other...
38 minutes ago Fergal Keane,BBC News, @fergalkeane47 BBC They were shadow people, moving beyond the light of small fires on a winter dawn. There was no hint then that I was about to encounter one of the most extraordinary sights of my time in South Africa. In this part of the country, winter is a...
Getty Families of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting are suing the manufacturer of the gun used in the attack, the maker of a video game and Instagram parent company Meta. In two new lawsuits, they claim the companies helped promote dangerous weapons to a generation of “socially vulnerable” young men, including the 18-year...