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A top adviser to President Javier Milei of Argentina met Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, at an Argentine airport, three people involved in the operation said.
Click to read the full story →The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis has said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-aligned armed group towards the Medina region, home to one of Islam’s holiest cities. The announcement on Thursday came just minutes after Saudi Arabia’s civil defence agency warned of potential danger in the area near the strategic port of Yanbu. “Air defence intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Medina re…
Click to read the full story →UN report warns climate adaptation funding is falling far short of needs The United Nations Environment Programme has published a report warning that the world is not adapting quickly enough to keep pace with the growing human and economic costs linked to the climate crisis. The UN singles out wealthy countries – responsible for the bulk of carbon emissions – for failing to meet their financial pledges. At successive Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, billions of doll…
Click to read the full story →“You can be as repressive as you want. The grievances are still here.” With this stark observation, Ariane Bogain, lecturer in French and politics at Northumbria University, captures the central dilemma confronting the French government: how can political authority be restored when the social and economic grievances driving public anger remain unresolved? Bogain and French politics editor Marc Perelman join Delano D'Souza to examine a protest movement that has evolved beyond…
Click to read the full story →Lana Nusseibeh, one of the Gulf nation’s top diplomats, has led the effort to deny her country’s role in Sudan. Now it’s complicating her bid to become secretary general of the United Nations.
Click to read the full story →More than two dozen planes that were targeted on Thursday landed safely, officials said, after similar threats earlier this week. The hoaxes have added to airspace anxiety in the region.
Click to read the full story →Doctor who was helping response to outbreak in Africa taken to specialist isolation unit at Royal Free hospitalA British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned to the UK for specialist treatment.The patient, whose identity is unknown, was transported home on a medical evacuation flight, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Thursday. They are now being cared for in a specialised high-level isolation…
Click to read the full story →California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he would commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without parole, marking a major step away from capital punishment as he prepares to leave office after eight years. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. California Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’ll change all death sentences in the st…
Click to read the full story →Authorities will be scrambling to follow any information that might lead them to a culprit The warnings came in thick and fast, targeting one airline or airport after another. At least 21 flights and several airports across Europe were affected by bomb threats on Thursday. In nearly all cases - London's Heathrow airport being a notable exception - they were taken to be credible enough to divert the aircraft in question, or even in Italy's case, to scramble fighter jets to es…
Click to read the full story →Authorities say that bomb threats have targeted more than a dozen flights in Europe, leading to a slew of emergency landings and military escorts in some cases MILAN -- Bomb threats targeted more than a dozen flights in Europe on Thursday, leading to a slew of emergency landings and military escorts in some cases, authorities said. No hazardous or suspicious materials have been found in what a British official called “malicious" hoaxes. Several similar threats targeted plane…
Click to read the full story →From Miami, Flávio Bolsonaro is making unfounded claims of a stolen election and plotting to sway his nation’s politics from afar, even though his party is not challenging the results.
Click to read the full story →Chinese officials, American scholars and students gathered in Washington, D.C., for a China Media Group-hosted dialogue exploring China’s approach to governance, economic development and opportunities for international cooperation.Speakers examined how long-term planning, infrastructure investment and technological innovation have shaped China’s modernization and what lessons other countries might draw from its experience.Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng emphasized th…
Click to read the full story →Passengers recounted landing at a military base and being subjected to security checks and travel delays after threats that turned out to be hoaxes affected planes in Italy, Poland and Spain.
Click to read the full story →The shootings took place in rural areas northeast of the city of Afyonkarahisar (pictured) Eight people have been killed and one seriously injured in a series of shootings in western Turkey. The attacks took place in the Afyonkarahisar province on Thursday, with victims found in several locations in three separate vehicles, according to local reports. The suspect fled, triggering a manhunt, and authorities later said he had been arrested in Eskişehir province. CCTV footage p…
Click to read the full story →Breakaway men's league LIV Golf is to fold instead of launching a new version because of a lack of financial support.
Click to read the full story →Detective urges other potential victims to come forward and says: ‘Our work’s not done’The lead detective in the case against Russell Brand has urged other potential victims of the comedian to come forward after it emerged he is under investigation for two further rape allegations and faces a civil claim in the UK.Det Supt Andy Furphy, the Metropolitan police’s strategic lead in the investigation, described Brand, 51, as “a predator” whose behaviour escalated as his fame gre…
Click to read the full story →After his party's resounding defeat in the US midterm elections this week, President Donald Trump conceded that the war with Iran had likely played a part. "I think a part of it was Iran, but, at the same time, people understood the importance of what I've done with Iran," Trump told Fox News, conceding that US voters were unwilling to accept the impact of the war on gas prices. Observers say the United States and Israel had been holding off on major attacks on Iran until af…
Click to read the full story →New Zealanders will head to the polls on 7 November to elect a new government. The rising cost of living, unemployment and healthcare are among the key concerns of voters. The BBC's Australia and New Zealand correspondent, Katy Watson, explains everything you need to know.
Click to read the full story →Watch: US First Lady Melania Trump given Ukraine's highest award for women US First Lady Melania Trump called for a "more enduring" ceasefire in Ukraine as she welcomed Russian and Ukrainian delegations at the White House following last week's truce in the southern region of Kherson. Hundreds of residents of the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky facing starvation and constant bombardment were able to evacuate during a six-day ceasefire, which both Moscow and Kyiv cr…
Click to read the full story →Hundreds of demonstrations took place across France on Thursday, escalating weeks of protests against the rising cost of living.
Click to read the full story →Family, friends and teammates gathered for the funeral of the Spanish footballer who died following an on-field collision with another player.
Click to read the full story →Iran’s willingness to re-engage on the issue suggests that Qatar-led diplomatic efforts to avert full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran have had some success.
Click to read the full story →More than 20 aircraft across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats. It's the second time this week, which the UK has called a "malicious hoax". BBC Verify has been analysing the messages sent by an aircraft to find out what happens when a flight receives a bomb hoax - as Thomas Copeland explains. Additional reporting by Emma Pengelly. Produced by Aisha Sembhi. Graphics by Mesut Ersoz and Sally Nicholls.
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