Lil Nas X arrested and taken to hospital after wandering LA streets in underwear
Getty Images Award-winning rapper Lil Nas X has been arrested after an altercation with police in Los Angeles, authorities have confirmed. Police were called to Ventura Boulevard at 05:30 (12:30…
Court acquits Thaksin Shinawatra in royal insult case
Jonathan Head BBC News, Bangkok Getty Images Thaksin Shinawatra’s lese majeste charge relates to an interview he gave to a South Korean newspaper 10 years ago A Bangkok court has…
Beijing calls out “bully” US for 50% tariffs on India
Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong has said that Beijing “firmly opposes” Washington’s steep tariffs on Delhi and called for greater co-operation between India and China. Xu likened the US…
ICC ‘deplores’ new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it “deplores” new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors. On Wednesday, the US State Department announced new sanctions on two judges and…
Airlines Delta and United sued for selling ‘window seats’ without windows
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have been sued by passengers who claim they were charged extra for a window seat but found themselves sitting next to a blank wall.…
Fast-food giant Jollibee blames fraudsters for raffle row
The Philippines’ beloved fast-food chain Jollibee said fraudsters rigged the results of its online raffle, following complaints from customers and a brief government investigation. Jollibee said “fraudulent third parties” placed…
Pope Leo XIV to travel to Lebanon in likely first international trip
Pope Leo XIV is preparing to travel to Lebanon later this year, in what could be his first journey abroad since being elected head of the Catholic Church in May.…
McDonald’s Japan postpones toy promo after Pokémon complaints
Getty Images A child looks at a Pokémon promotion outside a McDonald’s store in Japan McDonald’s Japan has postponed a child’s menu toy promotion after complaints that a recent Pokémon…
French streamer’s death ‘not due to trauma’, autopsy finds
An autopsy into the death of French streamer Raphaël Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, has found it was not due to trauma, according to the prosecutor handling the case.…
Korean war POW, 95, fails at attempt to return to North
Yuna Ku BBC Korean, in Paju Jungmin Choi/BBC After decades in the South, Ahn Hak-sop was hoping to go home to the North On a blistering morning earlier this week,…