Donald Trump says a 'threat' led US to move bombers from RAF Fairford
BBC Newsby Henry Moore6d ago
- Published US President Donald Trump has said the United States moved its bombers out of RAF Fairford because of "some threats" to the base.
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top 98%US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia, Rubio says
BBC Newsby Patrick Jackson6d ago
- Published The US says it is closely monitoring the case of a Russian lab technician who died at a plague research centre in Siberia.
Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election
BBC Newsby Guy Hedgecoe6d ago
- Published Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's decision to call a snap election for 29 November came on the back of a parliamentary defeat.
Yemeni government forces say they have 'secured' Bab al-Mandab Strait
BBC Newsby David Gritten6d ago
- Published Yemeni pro-government forces backed by Saudi Arabia say they have "secured" the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the start of a major offensive against the Iran-backed Houthi movement.
Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and riot police
BBC Newsby Ben Hatton6d ago
- Published A 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during a confrontation between police and demonstrators near a school in France, an official has said, as student protests continue across the...
Georgia officials hunt for suspect in shooting that killed two and injured 35
BBC Newsby Brandon Drenon6d ago
- Published Investigators in the US state of Georgia are on the hunt for a suspect in a mass shooting that erupted in the early hours of Sunday, killing two people and injuring 35 more.
Father and son smoke shop workers arrested in Mississippi students' suspected kratom deaths
BBC News8d ago
- Published A father and son who worked at a Mississippi smoke shop have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of at least one university student who died from a suspected overdose...
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
BBC Newsby Ella Kipling9d ago
- Published The co-pilot of the Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe in an attempt to take control of the aircraft, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general...
Ekurhuleni killings: The South African men trying to end violence against women
BBC Newsby Christian Parkinson9d ago
- Published "I witness men hitting women all the time," says Kgomotso Mathekga, 30. "Especially when they are both drunk."
Cornell frat house rape accuser 'under siege' online, says lawyer
BBC Newsby Max Matza9d ago
- Published The lawyer for the woman who alleges she was raped at a Cornell University fraternity house says she is "not doing well" as she finds herself "under siege" from online sleuths seeking...
Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year?
BBC Newsby Simon King9d ago
- Published For the first time in more than 30 years, a hurricane has not formed in the Atlantic throughout September - normally the most active month for hurricane activity.
Women given free shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting
BBC Newsby Bethany Bell9d ago
- Published The operator of a popular amusement ride at the Munich Oktoberfest has been handing out free cycling shorts to women, after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.
US road rage killer's sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court
BBC Newsby Ana Faguy9d ago
- Published An Arizona road rage killer will be resentenced after an appeals court ruled that an AI-generated video message from his dead victim was improperly aired in court.
Madari: India's street magicians fighting to keep a disappearing art alive
BBC Newsby Sumedha Pal9d ago
- Published Sitting in his cramped Delhi home, Ishamuddin Khan can still make a rope appear to rise into the air.
Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, Klitschko warns
BBC Newsby Jaroslav Lukiv9d ago
- Published Intensified Russian drone and missile strikes are "tearing Kyiv apart", the mayor of Ukraine's capital has warned.
I opened cockpit door of plane while being attacked, Indian pilot tells Modi
BBC Newsby Vikas Pandey10d ago
- Published Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has said he opened the cockpit door of the Israel-bound Flydubai plane to allow passengers to come in and halt its rapid descent.
Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
BBC Newsby Kelly Ng10d ago
- Published South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung has threatened to take unspecified "further action" if Ukraine does not issue a public apology for revealing that two North Korean prisoners of war...
The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall
BBC Newsby Will Grant10d ago
- Published At the lavish home of one of Miami's top plastic surgeons, overlooking the Biscayne Bay, some of the wealthiest Cuban-American families in Florida have gathered.
Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad
BBC Newsby Paul Kirby; Alys Davies10d ago
- Published Vladimir Putin has said Russia will use all weapons at his disposal if it considers it has come under direct attack in its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.
Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials
BBC Newsby Max Matza10d ago
- Published The family of a woman who was killed by an immigration agent in Minneapolis in January has announced two lawsuits against the US government and members of the Trump administration.