Paul Kirby Europe digital editor The Visual Journalism team White House The map in the Oval Office included areas of Ukraine under Russian occupation Russia has occupied a fifth of Ukrainian territory – and a big map showing the area shaded in red was put up in the Oval Office as if to emphasise that […]
Son of a legendary former world champion boxer, Julio Cesar Chavez is deported by the US, facing charges of arms trafficking and organised crime in Mexico. Former champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been detained in Mexico after being deported by the United States to face drug trafficking-related charges, Mexican authorities said. Chavez, the […]
Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin play Lucille and Leo Frank, in the national tour of Parade, about a Jewish man falsely accused of murder in 1913. Parade ends its tour at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., amid a rise in antisemitic hate. Joan Marcus hide caption toggle caption Joan Marcus The national tour of […]
Thousands of firefighters, backed by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft, have battled more than 20 major wildfires raging across western Spain, where officials say a record area of land has already been burned. Spain and neighbouring Portugal have been particularly affected by forest fires spurred by heatwaves and drought, blamed on climate change, that have hit […]
Azizullah Khan BBC Urdu, reporting from Buner Gavin Butler BBC News, Singapore BBC At least 314 people have been killed and 156 injured due to rains and flash floods in recent days Nestled among the lush green mountains of Pakistan’s north, and with a river flowing serenely through its centre, Bishnoi was, until recently, a […]
The first World Humanoid Robot Games have concluded in Beijing with more than 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they took part in events ranging from the 100m (109-yard) hurdles to kung fu. Two hundred eighty robotics teams from 16 countries competed at the Chinese capital’s National Speed Skating […]
Leigh Boobyer & Jeremy Stern BBC News, Wiltshire BBC Faye Woodley says she has “no confidence” in planned NHS dentistry reforms A woman who says her teeth were destroyed by cancer treatment says dental care in the UK “feels like we’re going back to Victorian times”. Faye Woodley, who is unable to work because of […]
After talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska, President Trump plans to meet on Monday with Ukrainian leader Volodymr Zelenskyy. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: On Friday morning, aboard Air Force One, President Trump talked tough to Fox News, going into his meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I won’t […]
@bindisueirwin / Instagram Bindi Irwin says she’s on the mend after 13 years of endometriosis pain Australian conservationist and TV personality Bindi Irwin has said she is “genuinely healing” after suffering years of pain from endometriosis and called for greater understanding of the condition. Irwin, who first revealed her decade-long struggle with the disease in […]
Here are the key events on day 1,271 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Monday, August 18: Politics and diplomacy The leaders of several European countries announced that they will accompany Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet with United States President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday to […]