EPA An Indian paramilitary soldier keeps watch from behind a fence in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir Mohammed Waheed was fast asleep at his home in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday morning when a huge blast shook his home. “Before we could even process what was happening, more missiles struck,…
Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival, meant to be a celebration of Filipino pride, ended in a wail of sirens and screams on Saturday. Eleven people – the youngest just five – died and many more were hospitalised after a man drove an SUV through the crowd. “A lot of us are still numb. A lot of…
A Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has killed at least 16 people and left dozens of others wounded, according to regional head Serhii Lysak. Six of the dead were children, said President Volodymyr Zelensky, who grew up in Kryvyi Rih. Images from the scene showed at least one victim…
Barbara Plett Usher in Port Sudan & Natasha Booty in London BBC News Unicef Hala (not her real name) is one of countless teenagers raped since the war began Warning: This article contains details of sexual violence that some people may find distressing Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one…
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London Will Grant Mexico Correspondent Government of Mexico Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was previously arrested in San Simon in July 2022 Mexico has extradited 29 alleged drug cartel members to the United States – including high-profile gang leaders. Those extradited include notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero who has…
36 minutes ago Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London Reuters Taylor Swift – pictured in between two of the Haim sisters – watching boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Chiefs at her second Super Bowl appearance One of the biggest sporting events in the world is under way in New Orleans as the Kansas City Chiefs take on the…
China has announced retaliatory tariffs against the US after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tax on all Chinese imports. The counter-measures include a 15% tax on coal and liquefied natural gas imports from the US, while crude oil, agricultural machinery, pickup trucks and large-engine cars will face a 10% tariff. These are expected to…
The Palestinian armed group Hamas has released the names of three hostages it says it will free on Saturday under the ceasefire deal with Israel. They are Israelis Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65. Mr Bibas is the father of Kfir, the youngest hostage who was 10 months old…
There are three buzzwords among politicians and business leaders at this year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland: diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s no surprise DEI is on corporate leaders’ minds, since it’s been front and center at the White House as well. “My administration has taken action to abolish all discriminatory diversity,…
This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke plumes rising from explosions above destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on January 13, 2025 amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Menahem Kahana | Afp | Getty Images Risk specialists identified armed conflict, extreme weather and…
