By Leonard Mbulle-Nziege & Nic Cheeseman Few political turnarounds can match the last month in Senegal. Just over two weeks ago, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was a little-known opposition leader languishing in jail, detained without trial on charges including inciting insurrection, who had never held elected office. One week ago, he defeated the governing party’s candidate, […]
By Emily Atkinson Four aid workers said to include a Briton, a Pole and an Australian, and their Palestinian driver, have died in what the Hamas-run health ministry says was an Israeli air strike in Gaza. A Palestinian medical source told the BBC the workers had been wearing bullet-proof vests bearing the World Central Kitchen […]
By Tiffanie Turnbull Five plastic-wrapped packages believed to contain cocaine have washed up on beaches in Sydney, deepening a long-running drug mystery. Found by beachgoers at Freshwater and Curl Curl on Monday, the parcels – 5kg in total – were seized by police. They say it is part of a massive shipment of cocaine which […]
By Kayla Epstein Former US President Donald Trump has posted a $175m (£140m) bond in his New York civil fraud case, staving off asset seizures by the state. Mr Trump was originally ordered to pay the full $464m judgement against him, but an appeals court said he could pay the smaller sum within 10 days. […]
By Nadine Yousif Florida’s top court has paved the way for the state’s six-week abortion ban to take effect, but is allowing voters to have their say on the issue. The justices have upheld the state’s 15-week ban on abortion, in a ruling that means a subsequently passed six-week ban can soon begin. But the […]
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By Madeline Halpert A person in Texas has tested positive for bird flu, the second US human case of the virus that has infected herds of dairy cows in recent weeks. State health officials said the patient had experienced eye redness after coming into contact with sick cows. The risk to the general public is […]
By Ido Vock The Israeli parliament has approved a law giving the government the power to ban broadcasts of TV channels including Al Jazeera, the Qatari-owned network. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would “act immediately” to close the network’s local office. The US expressed concern over the move. With foreign journalists banned from entering […]
The London-based station said it had faced “heavy threats” for 18 months. Counter-terrorism officers are leading the investigation. The Iranian regime has denied any involvement. Iran International says it provides independent coverage of events in the country, but the regime in Tehran has declared it a terrorist organisation. The channel’s spokesman told BBC Today programme […]
One Iranian news agency said five people were killed, while a UK-based monitoring group put the toll at eight. The Israeli military said it did not comment on foreign media reports. The Syrian military said Israeli aircraft targeted the consulate building from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights at about 17:00 local time (14:00 […]