Getty Images For the first time, an Algerian author has won France’s top literary award, the Goncourt, with a searing account of his country’s 1990s civil war. Kamel Daoud’s novel Houris tells of Algeria’s blood-soaked “dark decade”, in which up to 200,000 people are estimated to have been killed in massacres blamed on Islamists or…
Getty Images Abortion rights supporters rally in Miami, Florida in September in support of Amendment 4. On Tuesday, Betsy Linkhorst, 18, will cast her very first vote not just for who should be in the White House, but on the issue of abortion. Her home state of Florida is one of 10 across the country…
BBC Voters in the US go to the polls on Tuesday to elect their next president. The election was initially a rematch of 2020 but it was upended in July when President Joe Biden ended his campaign and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris. The big question now is – will America get its first woman president…
Civil servants caught having sex in their offices will face “severe measures”, the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea has warned after hundreds of allegedly pornographic videos were leaked to the public. The videos reportedly involve high-ranking civil servant Baltasar Ebang Engonga having sex with various women – including the wives of prominent officials – in his…
Seoul’s food traditions extend back centuries, from the hearty bowls of seolleongtang (ox bone soup) found in cozy restaurants to the simple vegan fare of Buddhist temples. Long-standing restaurants — like Wooraeok with its Pyongyang naengmyeon, seasonal seafood landmark Anju Maeul, and popular drinking and noodle spot Hansung Kalguksu — continue to hold their ground….
Getty Images Spain’s initial unity has been shattered by recriminations a week after the floods A week after flash floods hit eastern Spain, recriminations are flying over who was to blame for the country’s worst natural disaster in living memory amid angry scenes on the part of those affected. An initial image of cross-party unity…
Getty The tiny wood-panelled, solar-powered satellite will orbit Earth for six months The world’s first wood-panelled satellite has been launched into space to test the suitability of timber as a renewable building material in future exploration of destinations like the Moon and Mars. Made by researchers in Japan, the tiny satellite weighing just 900g is…
EPA Police officers escort an arrested man in Karlsruhe, south-west Germany German police have arrested eight suspected members of a far-right group, which was allegedly plotting to mount a Nazi-inspired coup. Prosecutors said the group – known as the Saechsische Separatisten or “Saxony Separatists” – was undertaking military training for the collapse of the German…
Iran’s judiciary has said Iranian-German dissident Jamshid Sharmahd died before his execution was reported by state media late last month. The judiciary’s news agency said on 28 October that Sharmahd – who was sentenced to death on the charge of “corruption on Earth” in 2023 following a trial that human rights groups said was grossly…
Getty Images Boeing workers have voted to accept the aviation giant’s latest pay offer, ending a damaging seven-week-long walkout. Under the new contract, they will get a 38% pay rise over the next four years. Striking workers can start returning to their jobs as early as Wednesday, or as late as 12 November, the International…
