World
President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has been hit by the biggest ever aerial attack from Russia - 728 drones and 13 cruise or ballistic missiles hit cities around the country in multiple waves.Zelensky condemned the "telling attack", adding: "It comes precisely at a time when so ...
National,Politics
A deadly crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh last year was authorised by then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, according to audio of one of her phone calls verified by BBC Eye.In the audio, which was leaked online in March, Hasina says she authorised her security forces to "use lethal ...
World,Business & Commerce
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has opposed what he calls the "unilateral" higher trade tariffs imposed on his country by the US.US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would subject imports from South Africa to a new 30% tariff from 1 August.It is the only count...
Hamas used sexual violence as "part of a deliberate genocidal strategy" during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, an all-women group of Israeli legal and gender experts allege in a new report calling for justice.The Dinah Project says the report is based on a review of evidence including...
US President Donald Trump has said the Gaza ceasefire talks are "going along very well", despite no breakthrough in the latest round of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar.Discussions are set to resume on Tuesday, though a Palestinian source familiar with the talks told...
World,Back Page
At least 81 people have been confirmed dead and another 41 are missing following flash floods in central Texas on Friday.Most of the fatalities were in Kerr County, where a riverside Christian girls' camp was deluged, claiming the lives of a number of children and leaving others missing.Other ar...
A 14-member team of engineers from the UK has begun assessing a state-of-the-art British fighter jet stuck at an airport in India for more than three weeks now.The F-35B landed on 14 June at Thiruvananthapuram airport in the southern state of Kerala where it was diverted after it ran into bad weathe...
Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave in northern Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence said.At least 19 personnel were exposed to the gas during the search and clear operation on Sunday, and immediately taken to hospital. By Monday, 12 ...
Hamas says it has delivered a "positive response" to mediators on the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US.The Palestinian armed group said on Friday night that it was "seriously ready to enter immediately into a round of negotiations...
Australia's prime minister has promised to take strong action following an apparent arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne.Police are looking for a man who poured liquid on the synagogue's front door before setting it on fire on Friday night. Some 20 people having dinner inside at the time...
Entertainment & Glomour
A judge has denied bail to Sean "Diddy" Combs after a jury convicted the hip-hop mogul of transportation to engage in prostitution, but acquitted him of the most serious charges: racketeering and sex-trafficking.Lawyers for the recording artist had argued he posed no flight risk, pointing ...
US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel has accepted the "necessary conditions" to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said all sides would work together to end the war during the proposed pause in fighting, though he did not elaborate on ...
US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum which will impose tighter restrictions on Cuba.The move is aimed at reversing some of the measures introduced by the Biden administration which eased US pressure on the Communist-run country.The White House said it would enforce an existing ban on Am...
Civic rights groups say at least seven people have been killed during a crackdown on protesters who are calling for Togo's leader, Faure Gnassingbé, to step down and release political prisoners.Seven bodies were recovered from rivers in the capital city Lomé, according to a coaliti...
Sports,Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz will bid for a third consecutive Wimbledon title after beating Novak Djokovic in the past two finals on Centre Court today.Spaniard Alcaraz, who overturned a two-set deficit to beat world number one Jannik Sinner in one of the all-time great French Open finals in June, is only 22 year...
Sports,Football
Chelsea beat 10-man Benfica thanks to three late extra-time goals in an extraordinary Club World Cup last-16 match that lasted more than four hours and included a near two-hour delay for extreme weather.Goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in the second half of extra t...
Thousands of protesters have gathered in the Thai capital Bangkok, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra after a phone call she had with the former Cambodian leader Hun Sen was leaked.In the call, which was about a recent incident on their border, she addressed Hun Sen...
Iran has the capacity to start enriching uranium again - for a possible bomb - in "a matter of months", the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said.Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the US strikes on three Iranian sites last weekend had cause...
Back in March, as he turned his back on a ceasefire process that was delivering results, the Israeli prime minister took a decision described by some commentators as akin to "political suicide".The Gaza ceasefire deal, brokered by Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff even before the US p...
Argentine midfielder Camilo Nuin has died during knee surgery.The 18-year-old played for second division side San Telmo since 2022 following spells at the Boca Juniors and Independiente youth academies.The cause of death has not yet been disclosed."It is with deep sadness that we announce the p...
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