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A gunman was seen firing directly into a car in a double shooting in which an eight-year-old girl and a man were seriously injured, an eyewitness has said.They were both taken to hospital following the shooting on Southern Row in Ladbroke Grove at about 17:30 GMT on Sunday, the Metropolitan Police s...
Sports,Cricket
India completed a stunning 295-run win over Australia in the first Test in Perth to continue their extraordinary run in the country.They bowled Australia out for 238 in the final session on day four to take a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series.It means India have now won five and lost only two of thei...
Donald Trump has nominated longtime ally Brooke Rollins for secretary of agriculture, completing his cabinet roster.He made the announcement Saturday late afternoon, tapping the head of Maga-backed think tank the America First Policy Institute for the job."As our next Secretary of Agriculture, ...
A massive Israeli air strike on central Beirut has killed at least 20 people, Lebanese officials say, in the latest attack on the capital amid an escalation of Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah.The strike happened without warning at about 04:00 (02:00 GMT) on Saturday, and was an attempt to ...
Richer countries have promised to raise their funding to help poorer countries fight climate change to a record $300bn (£238bn) a year, but the deal is facing recriminations from the developing world.The talks at the UN climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan ran 33 hours late, and came within inch...
War-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because civil society is disintegrating amid a proliferation of armed groups, the head of a leading international aid agency has told the BBC.As well as the two main warring parties in Sudan - the army and the paramilitary Rapid Suppor...
A day of utter dominance has India poised to secure just their second Test win in Perth and go 1-0 up in their defence of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (90 not out) and KL Rahul (62 not out) made a pitch that was previously difficult to bat on look easy as they wore down Austra...
Australia collapsed to 67-7 as India rallied with the ball to seize the initiative - despite being dismissed for just 150 on an extraordinary opening day of the first Test in Perth.After opting to bat first the tourists, who made a staggering six changes from their historic third Test defeat by New ...
World,Front Page
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas's military commander.A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issu...
Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos.The 19-year-old's family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US State Department told the media that an American man died in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.T...
Several parts of the UK have seen heavy snowfall on Thursday as forecasters warn of Storm Bert's arrival at the weekend.More than 60 schools across the Highlands and 30 in north Wales have closed, while around 100 in Devon and Cornwall have closed, partially closed or opened later in the morning...
A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial.Benny Tai, 60, and Joshua Wong, 28, were among the so-called Hong Kong 47 group of activists and lawmakers who were involved in a plan to pick opposition...
Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has spoken of her pride at coming second in the Miss Universe competition, as well as being named Miss Africa and Oceania."I'm so proud of myself and I just made history," she said, shortly after losing out to Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjær Theilvig...
A Chinese influencer, with a huge global following and the approval of the Communist Party, has returned to the internet after a three-year hiatus.Famous for idyllic videos of life with her grandmother in a village in Sichuan province, the 34-year-old has released three videos since Tuesday - and th...
The US says Israel has not breached American laws on blocking aid supplies, after a 30-day deadline it gave Israel to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some military assistance cut off lapsed.Officials said on Tuesday that Israel has taken a number of steps to address its demands ...
Sara Sharif’s father has accepted “full responsibility” for her death, a court has heard.The 10-year-old's father Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, had denied murder after Sara’s body was found with dozens of injuries at the fam...
The opposition Alliance of Change in Mauritius has won all 60 seats up for grabs on the archipelago's main island following Sunday's parliamentary election.Opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam, 77, said "the power of the people" had triumphed.Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, 62, had a...
At least 35 people were killed and 43 more injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people exercising at a stadium in Zhuhai, China on Monday, according to authorities.A 62-year-old male driver, surnamed Fan, is alleged to have driven an SUV through a barrier and into Zhuhai Sports Centre in wha...
A journalist detained in Eritrean prison without trial for 23 years has won a Swedish human rights prize for his commitment to freedom of expression.Dawit Isaak, who holds dual Eritrean-Swedish citizenship, was given the Edelstam Prize "for his... exceptional courage", the foundation behin...
The main UN aid agency in Gaza says Israel has failed to meet a US deadline to boost aid to the territory or risk a reduction in American military aid.Last month, in a strongly worded letter, the US secretary of state gave Israel an ultimatum of 30 days to ensure more aid trucks reached Gaza daily. ...
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