Month: October 2025

More than 300 petrol tankers make it to Bamako under military escort a week after pumps run dry.

A Dutch beekeeper has spoken of his shock after his 10 beehives were burned down in a park in the central city of Almere, with the loss of an estimated half a million bees. Harold Stringer said each hive had a colony of 40-60,000 bees, and the thought that anyone could kill them was horrific. […]

At least 13 people have been killed after an attack on one of the last remaining hospitals in el-Fasher, a Sudanese city trapped under siege. Sixteen others, including a doctor and nurse, were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled Saudi hospital several times on Tuesday night, a source there told the BBC. […]

China has tightened export controls on rare earths and other materials critical for advanced tech manufacturing as trade negotiations continue with the US. It processes around 90% of the world’s rare earths, which go into everything from solar panels to smartphones – a key bargaining chip ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese leader Xi […]

Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent Anadolu via Getty Images More than 90% of Gaza’s housing has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN It is a major moment in this most grievous Gaza war. Most of all, it is a human moment. The first sparks tell this story: the dancing in the dark in Tel […]

Watch: Israelis celebrate deal to return hostages US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an agreement which is expected to result in the release of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip for more than two years has caused delight and relief across Israel. The Hostages Families Forum, an organisation that has advocated for the return […]

Palestinians in Gaza have celebrated the agreement of a ceasefire and hostage release deal – but many fear confronting the grief that has built up over two years of war. “This morning, when we heard the news about the truce, it brought both joy and pain,” 38-year-old Umm Hassan, who lost his 16-year-old son during […]

The parents of Tom Phillips, who vanished with his three children into the New Zealand wilderness in 2021, have made a public apology – their first comments since their fugitive son was shot dead by police a month ago. “We would like to send our sincere apology… for all the trouble, inconvenience, loss of privacy […]

Discord, a messaging platform popular with gamers, says official ID photos of around 70,000 users have potentially been leaked after a cyber-attack. The platform, which has more than 200 million users worldwide, says hackers had targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users but the Discord platform itself was not breached. […]

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has asked for one year to fix the country’s challenges, promising that if they persist, he will resign. He said this during a town-hall style meeting at his palace with various groups of government supporters. Many attendees had the opportunity to ask the president questions or simply share their views – […]