Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged for the first time that his military is conducting a cross-border offensive inside Russia’s western Kursk region. In his video address late on Saturday, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine’s military was pushing the war onto “the aggressor’s territory”. Kyiv launched its surprise attack on Tuesday, rapidly advancing more than 10km […]
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The Perseid meteor shower is visible in the north-eastern night sky The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best meteor showers of the year. The spectacle is set to peak this weekend, reaching its height on Sunday night into Monday morning. The Perseids pass through our atmosphere every year when the […]
Gothenburg, Sweden – George Totari’s understated apartment is full of noise and life even in his retirement, as he sits surrounded by his daughter and grandchildren. Soft grey walls typical of a Swedish apartment bear no hallmarks of a home belonging to an internationally acclaimed musician, however. With his long, greying hair, wide-rimmed spectacles and […]
EPA Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled after her 15-year rule ended abruptly The ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, will return to the country when elections are declared, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy says. Ms Hasina, who resigned and fled the country earlier this week following a massive unrest, is currently in India. Bangladeshi media […]
Susan Wojcicki, the former boss of YouTube and one of Google’s earliest employees, has died aged 56. Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichai announced that Ms Wojcicki had passed away after two years of living with lung cancer. Mr Pichai, who is also the boss of Google’s parent company Alphabet, said on X/Twitter he was “unbelievably […]
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Bozeman, Mt., on Friday. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Less than a month ago, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was riding high: He was ahead in the polls, led a unified party at the Republican National Convention and had […]
PARIS — India Sardjoe is 18, with a mouth full of braces, and is on the hunt. “I really like exchanging pins in the Olympic village,” she said Friday, after taking part in the inaugural Olympic breaking competition at La Concorde. Known in the breaking game as B-Girl India, the 2022 world champion had been […]
As the second Covid winter wave built, messages appear to show Mr Johnson’s faith was faltering in the ability of lockdowns to control the virus. On 15 October 2020, Mr Johnson said he was “rocked” by analysis that the average age of those dying was over 80, adding: “That is above life expectancy. So get […]
Gaza’s civil defence agency said three Israeli rockets hit the school in the Palestinian territory’s al-Daraj district. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, according to Palestinians officials in Gaza. “The occupation army directly bombed the displaced people while they were […]
Perinatal OCD: ‘I thought I would harm my baby’ A Welsh actress has described how obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) after she gave birth made her fear she was a danger to her baby. Kimberley Nixon, the star of Channel 4 sitcom Fresh Meat, said the natural worries about her baby’s well-being escalated into deep anxiety. […]