Tom Bennett BBC News Reporting fromRishon LeZion, central Israel Anadolu via Getty Images Two people were killed when a missile hit Rishon LeZion early on Saturday As sirens rang out across Israel in the early hours of Saturday morning, Ifat Benhaim and her family ran into their basement. “We closed the door, and suddenly there...
An Italian museum has called on patrons to “respect art” after a couple was filmed breaking a chair covered in hundreds of glittering crystals. Footage released by the Palazzo Maffei, in Verona, shows a man and woman taking pictures of each other while pretending to sit on the so-called “Van Gogh” chair. The man then...
The homes of two Minnesota state lawmakers have been targeted in shootings early on Saturday morning, CBS News, the BBC’s US news partner, reported. They were the homes of State Senator John Hoffman and Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, both from the Democratic-Farmer-Labour (DFL) Party, in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, neighbouring cities near Minneapolis....
There has been a night of intense fighting between Israel and Iran, with the two sides trading fire and explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran. Ballistic missiles hit parts of Israel, with at least two people killed and dozens injured, according to Israeli emergency services. Iran launched its attack in retaliation for Israeli...
Reuters Friday night saw Israel and Iran exchange a barrage of air strikes For now the fighting between Israel and Iran seems restricted to the two nations. At the United Nations and elsewhere there have been widespread calls for restraint. But what if they fall on deaf ears? What if the fighting escalates and expands?...
Bethany Bell & Hugh Schofield In Graz and Paris Matej Povse/Getty Images The attacks within two hours of each other in Graz and Nogent have left two countries in shock Two shocking attacks within two hours of each other, in France and Austria, have left parents and governments reeling and at a loss how to...
Iran launched a fresh wave of missiles towards the country on Friday night, vowing to “inflict heavy blows”. Read full article at source...
A black box has been found at the site of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India’s civil aviation minister said on Friday. The flight data recorder was recovered within 28 hours by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu confirmed. All but one of the 242 people on the London-bound...
Millions of people in Israel and Iran are bracing for an escalation in fighting between the two countries after Israel launched a wave of strikes overnight. Israel’s military said it had hit multiple nuclear sites, and killed top Iranian commanders. Local media reported a number of drones launched by Iran in response were successfully intercepted....
Guy Delauney BBC Balkans correspondent Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images Festival organisers say their support for student protests has led to funding being pulled One of Europe’s largest music festivals is pulling out of Serbia with organisers blaming “undemocratic pressures”. Exit festival will hold its 25th anniversary edition in the country between 10 and 13 July, but...
Nigeria’s president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after his execution sparked global outrage. Along with eight other campaigners, Mr Saro-Wiwa was convicted of murder, then hanged in 1995 by the then-military regime. Many believed the activists were being punished for leading protests against the operations of oil multinationals, particularly Shell, in...
Global oil prices have jumped after Israel said it had struck Iran, in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The price of the benchmark Brent crude was up by more than 10% shortly after the news emerged, reaching its highest level since January. Traders are concerned that a conflict between Iran and...
Israel has launched a major attack on Iran, targeting nuclear facilities and the capital Tehran. The BBC’s Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega looks at why Israel chose to strike now, and why the move may have come as a surprise. Read live updates on this story. Read full article at source...
The military parade to mark the US Army’s 250th anniversary will take place in Washington DC on 14 June, which coincides with US President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Tanks and other heavy equipment have already arrived in the city. The last time the US had a military parade was in 1991, when President George W...
Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent, BBC News Getty Images When Donald Trump was sworn in as US president for a second time in January, he made a promise. “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier,” he told his audience at home and far beyond. Then, a little more than a hundred...