Hugo Bachega BBC Middle East correspondent Reuters IDF soldiers guard in the norther Israeli town of Metula, on the border with Lebanon. File photo Israel has warned it will “respond severely” after rockets were fired from Lebanon – the first since a bilateral ceasefire deal came into effect in November. Sirens were heard in the…
British Airways crew members arrive at terminal 5 at Heathrow on March 21, 2025 in London, England. Peter Nicholls | Getty Images London’s Heathrow Airport reopened Saturday but travellers are being warned of significant delays as airlines scramble to resume flights and return stranded passengers. Europe’s busiest airport was closed for most of Friday after…
Guy Delauney Balkans correspondent Reuters Some in Kocani carried photos of loved ones who died in the blaze Thousands have gathered at cemeteries across North Macedonia for the funerals of dozens of people killed in a nightclub fire on Sunday. The blaze tore through the small Pulse club in the town of Kocani, killing 59…
A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities. The Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south on 28 January – causing three people on board to sustain minor injuries. On Friday, South Korea’s…
The cleaners had scrubbed the debating chamber clean before MPs arrived for Wednesday’s session in Serbia’s National Assembly. Spent smoke bombs, smears of egg yolk and a dusting of white fire extinguisher powder had all been removed from the benches and tables after the mayhem of the previous day. The police had also been on…
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country’s biggest forest fire in three decades. At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around the northern Japanese city of Ofunato since Thursday, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA). Although January to March…
Watch: Czech Republic train fire seen in drone footage A freight train carrying the highly toxic chemical benzene has derailed in the Czech Republic, sparking a huge fire. Several tankers and a locomotive were ablaze, with firefighters from several regions and a mobile chemical laboratory deployed to the area, according to local media. A massive…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the US federal government for $40 billion (£31.6b) in funds to help rebuild areas of Los Angeles devastated by January fires. Newsom sent the request to congressional leaders in a letter on Friday. He said the funds would help both immediate and long-term recovery work. “I’m asking Congress to…
Reuters Hampton Dellinger was fired in a one-sentence email this month President Donald Trump’s attempts to shrink the federal bureaucracy are heading to the Supreme Court, according to US media. He has filed an emergency appeal to the country’s highest court to rule on whether he can fire the leader of an independent whistleblowing agency….
As restaurants and food brands continue to work together to help those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, Hedley & Bennett — overlords of the soft-yet-durable apron sector— and Snibbs — the chef-founded footwear company — just announced a new kitchen-ready sneaker collaboration that will benefit the non-profit Restaurants Care, which has been providing grants…
