What it was like in the room as shots rang out at correspondents’ dinner
The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue.
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Gary O’Donoghue describes confusion and fears at correspondents’ dinner
US President Donald Trump was rushed to safety from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after gunshots rang out at the venue. The President and First Lady Melania Trump appeared to be part way through a conversation at the Washington Hilton when he was interrupted by a commotion at the White House table. Chief US correspondent […]
Continue ReadingNetanyahu orders army to ‘vigorously attack’ Hezbollah in Lebanon
The Israeli PM’s directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.
Continue ReadingBBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world’s worst nuclear accident
On Sunday, Ukraine marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Reactor number 4 at the plant exploded on 26 April 1986, spewing out radioactive material that would spread across swathes of Europe. The official death toll from the incident in Chornobyl – as it is known in Ukrainian – is 31, but the […]
Continue ReadingTrump cancels US envoys’ trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war
Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Continue ReadingOrbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat
The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.
Continue ReadingHow one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community
When a road was built through the forest where the orangutans lived in Indonesia’s Sumatra, it split the Sumatran orangutan community in two and lead to fears that inbreeding could cause health implications and eventual extinction. Conservation groups the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) and Tangguh Hutan Khatulistiwa, with the help of the government, built a […]
Continue ReadingMexico says US agents killed in crash weren’t permitted to operate there
The crash occurred on 19 April, when a convoy returning from an operation targeting suspected methamphetamine labs in a remote, mountainous area veered off the road and plunged into a ravine. Two members of the Chihuahua State Investigation Agency were also killed, officials said.
Continue ReadingRights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme ‘coming to an end’
More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.
Continue ReadingHope in Gaza as 300 couples get married at one time
Crowds gathered in Gaza as 300 couples got together for a joint wedding celebration, the largest mass wedding in the region to date. The event in Deir al-Balah saw couples selected from a draw of nearly 2,000 people. The weddings were funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, as part of the United […]
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