Rescuers dig with bare hands for trapped miners in Lomera
People in a gold-mining area in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been using their bare hands and basic tools to free miners trapped underground. Six have…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice threatens to arrest Jair Bolsonaro
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has threatened to detain former President Jair Bolsonaro. The judge, Alexandre de Moraes, accused Bolsonaro of breaching a ban which bars the former president from…
Hunter Biden lashes out at George Clooney over father’s 2024 race exit
Hunter Biden has reacted angrily towards actor George Clooney for questioning his father’s mental sharpness during the 2024 election race – an intervention that led to Joe Biden dropping out.…
French citiesimpose curfews on children after drug violence
A number of French cities have imposed night-time curfews on young people following a spate of violence linked to drug trafficking. Nîmes in the south was the latest to bring…
Crackdown on Pakistan’s illegal big cats after pet lion attack
A crackdown against those keeping big cats as illegal pets has been launched in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. This comes as a pet lion escaped in the city…
Investigation finds cover-up as six arrested
Dozens of provincial officials and hospital staff attempted to cover up a lead poisoning case that made hundreds of children sick in north-west China and sparked widespread outrage, an official…
Indian vice president’s resignation sparks political speculation
The sudden resignation of India’s Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday night has sparked speculation about what prompted the move. Dhankar, also the chairman of the upper house of the parliament,…
World Health Organization condemns Israeli attacks on facilities in Gaza
David Gritten BBC News, Jerusalem Anadolu via Getty Images Smoke rises over western Deir al-Balah during an Israeli offensive on Monday The World Health Organization (WHO) says Israel’s ground offensive…
Epstein accuser urges release of case files if there is ‘nothing to hide’
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers and a key witness in his associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial is calling for the government to release information related to him, especially if…
BBC sees fragile ceasefire holding in battle-scarred province
Watch: BBC report from last checkpoint before Suweida city The BBC has been trying to reach the southern Syrian city of Suweida where sectarian clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin…