France suspends Gaza evacuations after Palestinian student accused of antisemitic post
France has suspended its programme for receiving Palestinians fleeing Gaza. The freeze will be in place while authorities investigate a Palestinian student in France who has been accused of making…
South African rhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers
“This could be the holy grail:” Watch the Rhisotope team prepare to inject a rhino’s horn with radioactive material South African scientists have launched an anti-poaching campaign in which rhino’s…
Confusion and anger in Switzerland
Imogen Foulkes Geneva correspondent, BBC News Getty Images 39%? For Switzerland, this is a huge shock, and worse than the worst-case scenario – these are the highest tariffs in Europe.…
Trump envoy Witkoff visits controversial Gaza aid distribution site
US government US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has for the first time visited a controversial Israel- and US-backed aid distribution site in Gaza. Witkoff said the…
Canada will be its own best customer, says Carney, after Trump imposes new tariffs on dozens of countries – US politics live | US news
Mark Carney ‘disappointed’ by Trump raising tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% Here’s more on Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s comments from earlier, when he said Ottawa is “disappointed” by…
Zelenskyy calls for direct talks with Putin after Russian president says he backs peace negotiations – Europe live | Kyiv
Zelenskyy calls for direct talks with Putin on ending Ukraine war Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Putin’s comments, repeating that Ukraine is ready for talks at the leaders’ level…
US envoy visits Gaza food distribution site as UN says 1,373 killed waiting for aid since late May – Israel-Gaza war live | Gaza
US envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid site Peter Beaumont Steve Witkoff at the food distribution centre in Rafah. Photograph: Kan 11 Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has visited Gaza…
Zelensky demands sanctions after Russia strikes kill 33 in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for stronger international sanctions on Russia after a deadly attack on Kyiv killed at least 31 people. Zelensky said five children – the youngest…
Labour urged to consider wealth tax as Reeves visits Scotland – UK politics live | Politics
Government urged to consider wealth tax as chancellor visits Scotland Good morning and welcome to the UK politics blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you all…
‘UFO’ spotted in Australian skies identified as Chinese rocket
Social media feeds across Australia were alight with footage of what people thought were UFOs flying over Queensland and northern New South Wales on 30 July. But experts say what…