South Korea is retrying the spy chief who assassinated Park Chung-hee
Watch: 1979 news report on the assassination of President Park Chung-hee Two gunshots. That is how Yoo Seok-sul begins recounting the night of Friday, 26 October, 1979. A former security…
Man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio dies
Bradley Murdoch, the Australian man convicted of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio in 2001, has died. Murdoch, 67, was serving a life sentence at a prison in Alice Springs, in…
Trump claims tariff deal with Indonesia
US President Donald Trump said he has settled on another tariff deal – this time with Indonesia. Trump said he had agreed to lower tariffs he had threatened on goods…
French PM looks to scrap two public holidays in bold bid to cut national debt
France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed cutting two public holidays as part of a 2026 budget proposal to slash overall spending while also increasing defence expenses. Bayrou suggested axing…
Trump ‘not encouraging killing’ by asking Ukraine about strikes, White House says
President Donald Trump was “merely asking a question” when he asked the Ukrainian president whether the country could strike Moscow, the White House says. Citing anonymous sources, the Financial Times…
Severance leads nominations followed by The Penguin and The White Lotus
Getty Images Quinta Brunson plays Philadelphia teacher Janine Teagues in the show Abbott Elementary Severance, The Penguin, and The White Lotus lead the nominations for this year’s Emmy TV awards.…
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, governor says
At least 12 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, a regional governor says. Seven Syrians, including a family of five, and three Lebanese…
Ex-Nigeria president’s political life in pictures
Wedaeli Chibelushi BBC News AFP via Getty Images Muhammadu Buhari’s life tracked the dramatic changes in politics in Nigeria over the last five decades – and he was often at…
Fourteen people arrested following anti-migrant riots in southern Spain
Getty Images The town of Torre Pacheco in southern Spain has seen several nights of unrest A total of 14 people have been arrested and extra police have been deployed…
Secret Afghan relocation scheme set up after major data breach
Joel Gunter & Sean Seddon BBC News Getty Images Thousands of Afghans have been moved to the UK under a secret scheme which was set up after a British official…