AFP The Madleen (left) was intercepted on Monday Six of eight activists who were kept in Israel after their boat was intercepted on its way to try to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza have been deported, the Israeli foreign ministry has confirmed. Earlier, Israeli human rights group Adalah said they were being transferred to...
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, one of the world’s most active, erupted for the 25th time since 23 December 2024. The eruption lasted about 8 hours, with lava fountains from the north vent reaching over 1,000 ft (305 m), according to United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS warned that high levels of volcanic gas are a...
A large fire broke out at a motorcycle parking lot in Chongqing, southwest China on Wednesday. Footage shows flames and thick smoke billowing into the sky, as bystanders watch the blaze erupt. The fire was extinguished within 20 minutes and no casualties were reported, according to the local fire department. Read full article at source...
US President Donald Trump received a mixed reception from the crowd while attending Les Misérables at the John F Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on Wednesday night. Footage shows the audience both booing and cheering Trump and his wife Melania as they took their seats in the presidential box, with some breaking into a “USA”...
Hundreds of thousands of people are “slowly starving” in Kenyan refugee camps after US funding cuts reduced food rations to their lowest ever levels, a United Nations official has told the BBC. The impact is starkly visible at a hospital in the sprawling Kakuma camp in the north-west of the East African nation. It is...
A former CIA analyst who leaked classified documents about Israel’s plans to strike Iran has been sentenced to 37 months in prison. Asif William Rahman, 34, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of willful retention and transmission of national defence information under the Espionage Act. Authorities say that, using his high-level security clearance, Rahman...
Paris Baguette Paris Baguette operates six stores in France and three outlets in the UK Head into the basement of any bustling mall in Singapore and the chances are you will smell the sweetness of fresh, buttery baked goods. Long lines of people swarm the counters of Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Singaporean bakeries – tray...
Fergal Keane Special correspondent Watch: BBC joins malnourished baby on journey to Jordan for treatment The cry was frail but I could hear Siwar Ashour even before she was carried out of the coach. It was the cry of a voice that won’t give up, of a child born in this war and who has...
Brian Wilson, the legendary frontman and co-founder of The Beach Boys, has died at the age of 82, his family has announced. “We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away,” his family said in a statement shared online. “We are at a loss for words right now. “Please respect...
Israeli security forces operating in Gaza have recovered the bodies of two Israeli hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. He named one of them as Yair (Yaya) Yaakov, a 59-year-old father of three who was killed inside his home at Kibbutz Nir Oz by Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel...
Getty Images Bill Pallot was considered the top scholar of French 18th Century chairs Two French antiques experts have been convicted of forging historic chairs that they claimed had once belonged to French royals such as Marie Antoinette. Georges “Bill” Pallot and Bruno Desnoues were given four months behind bars as well as longer suspended...
Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Getty Images Miriam Haley has testified against Weinstein in two New York sex crime trials On Wednesday, 12 New York jurors found disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of sexually assaulting Miriam Haley in 2006, after his previous sex crimes conviction in the state was overturned last year. When...
Watch: “It’s a big win for everyone” – Weinstein accusers speak out after verdict Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of sexual assault in New York, after his sex crimes conviction in the state was overturned last year. A panel of seven female and five male jurors deliberated for five days in the six-week trial...
The BBC’s Carl Nasman in Los Angeles explains how an increase in immigration raids as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort has sparked protests in cities across the US. After some turned violent, President Donald Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops as well as hundreds of US Marines to LA to maintain...
Legendary singer and musician Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82. In 2011, the Beach Boys co-creator spoke to the BBC’s David Silitto, about releasing previously unheard songs from the 1960s. In the interview Wilson discussed is love of singing and playing piano, as well as the power music his music has to...