Hamas still pays out salaries and rewards supporters
After nearly two years of war, Hamas’s military capability is severely weakened and its political leadership under intense pressure. Yet, throughout the war Hamas has managed to continue to use…
Italy gives final approval for world’s longest suspension bridge to Sicily
Rome has given final approval to a €13.5bn ($15.6bn) project to build the world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting the island of Sicily to the region of Calabria, on the tip…
How Trump’s ‘secondary tariffs’ on Russia could hit global economy
Getty Images “I used trade for a lot of things, but it’s great for settling wars”, President Trump has said Despite being the world’s most sanctioned country, Russia has continued…
British man arrested in US accused of trying to drown daughter-in-law in pool
A British man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to drown his daughter-in-law in a Florida swimming pool. Mark Gibbon, 62, was on holiday with his family…
Twisted wreckage shows sanctions haven’t yet stopped Russia
Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent in Kharkiv Lee Durant/BBC Dymtro Chubenko collects and documents evidence of Russian attacks Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western nations have imposed far-reaching…
Donald Trump pressure extracts $100bn Apple investment pledge
Watch: Tim Cook presents Trump with glass statue after $100bn investment announcement Apple plans to boost investment in the US by another $100bn (£75bn) as the tech giant comes under…
Wrong remains from Air India crash ‘adds to trauma’, says family
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Instagram Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek, who ran a spiritual wellness centre in Ramsgate, were among the dead in the Air India plane crash A woman whose…
More than 400 indirect deaths linked to LA wildfires, study suggests
Watch: Hazy skies return to US as wildfires rage in Canada More than 400 additional deaths are estimated to be linked to the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles earlier this…
Hezbollah dismisses Lebanon’s move to restrict arms as ”a grave sin’
Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia militant and political movement, says it will disregard a decision by Lebanon’s government to task the army with establishing a state monopoly on arms. “We will…
Five soldiers shot on Georgia military base, suspect in custody
Watch: Emergency crews respond to shooting at Fort Stewart in US state of Georgia Five soldiers were injured in a shooting incident at Fort Stewart, a military base in the…