Here are the key events on day 1,285 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025 Here is how things stand on Monday, September 1: Fighting Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on Monday, including two in Kherson, one in Zaporizhia, and two in Donetsk, according to regional […]
Ali Abbas AhmadiBBC News, Toronto Canadian Space Agency A computer generated image of what the lunar vehicle could look like on the Moon In a shopping plaza an hour outside Toronto, flanked by a day spa and a shawarma joint, sits a two-storey building with blue tinted windows reflecting the summer sun. It is the […]
Over the past two years, Iran’s network of allies in the Middle East has taken painful blows. In Syria, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad collapsed. In Lebanon, Hezbollah was forced to lay down its arms under a United States-brokered ceasefire and now faces pressure to disarm. In Yemen, the Houthis were forced to stop […]
Getty Images A baby whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough while pregnant has died after contracting the infection, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The death, which occurred between January and June 2025, is the first fatal case of whooping cough in the UK this year. It follows government warnings about […]
Published On 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has cancelled a trip to China, as deadly antigovernment protests spread outside the capital, and social media platform TikTok suspended its live feature, citing concerns over the “increasing violence” in the Southeast Asian country. The announcement by Prabowo’s spokesman came on Saturday as Indonesian […]
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, at the Missouri State Fair this month, has called lawmakers to a special session to draw new voting lines sought by President Trump. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP Following President Trump’s request, Missouri Republicans are poised to redraw their state’s congressional lines to help maintain the GOP majority […]
Published On 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025 Hundreds of Palestinians have fled Gaza City, piling their few remaining possessions onto pick-up trucks and donkey carts as Israel’s deadly bombings and forced displacement campaign intensifies in the area. Families fleeing the Israeli military’s relentless bombardment have begun setting up makeshift tents amid miserable conditions in an […]
Michael Sheils McNameeBBC News Tear gas and firecrackers: BBC reports from Jakarta protests Three people have been killed after protesters set fire to a council building in eastern Indonesia, amid nationwide demonstrations over the death of a ride-sharing driver. Affan Kurniawan, 21, was run over by a police vehicle in Jakarta during earlier protests about […]
Published On 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025 Taylor Townsend is in the spotlight at the US Open as a result of an interaction she wishes had never taken place. Townsend said Jelena Ostapenko told her she had “no class” and “no education” during a face-to-face argument after their second-round match on Wednesday. A huge crowd […]
Malcolm PriorRural affairs producer BBC Live army manoeuvres have caused 385 wildfires on MoD training sites across the UK countryside since 2023 Live-fire military training has sparked hundreds of wildfires across the UK countryside since 2023, with unexploded shells often making it too dangerous to tackle them. Fire crews battling a vast moorland blaze in […]