Getty Images Dr Alaa al-Najjar (2nd L) at her husband’s bedside in Nasser hospital The husband of a Palestinian doctor in Gaza whose children were killed in an Israeli strike on Friday remains in critical condition, according to the hospital treating him. Hamdi al-Najjar’s “life remains in danger”, Dr Milena Angelova-Chee, a Bulgarian doctor working…
Santiago Vanegas BBC News Mundo José Ignacio Bergoglio José Ignacio with his uncle, Jorge Mario To his family, Pope Francis was simply “Jorge Mario” – even during the 12 years that he was pontiff. “When Jorge decided to accept the papacy, he understood his life as he knew it would change forever, and so did…
Lucy Manning Special Correspondent PA Media Sharone Lifschitz with her father Oded Lifsthiz who died while in captivity in Gaza A British-Israeli woman whose father died in captivity after being taken hostage by Palestinian gunmen on 7 October has said the return of his body last month has been “incredibly meaningful”. “Bringing back my dad…
A young woman is due to testify in a Spanish court today in a bid to persuade a judge to let her die voluntarily against the wishes of her father, in the first case of its kind. The 23-year-old woman who wants to end her life is paraplegic due to injuries suffered when she tried…
Anbarasan Ethirajan South Asia Editor Protesters set fire to Sheikh Hasina’s house on Wednesday evening Protesters in Bangladesh have vandalised and set fire to the former family home of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as those of other members of her party. The unrest was sparked by news that Hasina would address the…
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…
Wyre Davies BBC News Reporting fromRamallah, West Bank BBC Raghad, right, and her sister Hedaya were getting ready to meet their father After a delay of several hours, there were jubilant scenes here in Ramallah where around 60 Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli detention into the arms of their overjoyed loved ones. Among those…
The father of late One Direction star Liam Payne, Geoff Payne, has been named in a US defamation case by the singer’s friend Roger Nores. Payne died, aged 31, from “multiple trauma” and “internal and external haemorrhage”, after he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Five people were charged over his death, including…
Donald Trump Jr is planning to visit Greenland, two weeks after his father repeated his desire for the US to take control of the island – an autonomous Danish territory. The US president-elect’s son plans to record video footage for a podcast during the one-day private visit, US media report. Donald Trump reignited controversy in…
While Donald Trump’s sons and wife Melania Trump have been rooting for the GOP presidential candidate, his daughter Ivanka Trump’s husband asserted that they have no plans to alter their lives in order to refocus on politics, even if his father-in-law wins the White House race. Jared Kushner (left) and his wife Ivanka Trump (AFP…
