At least 93 people are dead or missing after an Israeli air strike on the town of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says, in an attack that the United States called “horrifying”. Rescuers said a five-story residential building was hit, and videos on social media showed bodies covered in blankets on … Read more
BBC: A member of the Vietnamese smuggling gang who offered our undercover reporter a spot on a small boat to the UK emerged cautiously from the shadows of a scraggly forest near the northern French coastline. The smuggler, sporting bright dyed blonde hair, instructed our team member to move away from the group and quickly … Read more
Mark, also known as The Beast, is often seen on the show with other quiz champions such as Anne Hegerty, Darragh Ennis, Shaun Wallace, and Jenny Ryan. Recently, Mark shared on X (formerly Twitter) about facing difficulties when competing against a strong team in the past. Mark Labbett from The Chase receives support from Paul … Read more
Good morning. Two tech billionaires started this week with egg on their face, and for once, it had nothing to do with a live product demo. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and NantHealth founder Patrick Soon-Shiong blocked, each at the eleventh hour, the U.S. presidential endorsements of Kamala Harris by the editorial boards of their newspapers, … Read more
Multiple Republican lawmakers have denounced comments from a speaker at former President Trump’s rally in New York on Sunday about Puerto Rico. At the rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe said “I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the … Read more
Menka Gomis was born in France but has chosen to make Senegal his future home, where his parents were also born. The 39-year-old is among a growing number of French Africans who are leaving France due to the increase in racism, discrimination, and nationalism. BBC Africa Eye has looked into this trend, known as the … Read more
A senior UN official in Sudan says she is deeply troubled by reports of “atrocious crimes” in the central Gezira state, including the mass killing of civilians by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Clementine Nkweta-Salami’s comments came after an activist group said that at least 124 people were killed by the RSF in attacks … Read more
Boniface Mwangi is a fierce critic of the government [Getty Images] Well-known Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has been detained by police on charges of inciting violence after six masked individuals forcibly took him from his home, his wife has revealed to the BBC. His detention comes after he called for an anti-government protest … Read more
It has been 10 months since my family left Gaza, yet we still live with the loss, pain, and impact of the war in all its excruciating detail. This month, just before the anniversary of the conflict’s start, we experienced the most harrowing eight hours of that time. We received a video message from my … Read more
The ruling party in Botswana, which has been in power for nearly six decades, is attempting a bold move in the upcoming general election by adopting a phrase typically used by opposition groups – “change.” In their manifesto, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is calling for a collective effort towards change and prosperity for all. … Read more