Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack
Officials say a rebel leader known as “Marlon” ordered the attack in which 20 people were killed.
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Michael Jackson biopic smashes box office record
The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally.
Continue ReadingThe Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas
Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta’s rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.
Continue ReadingPirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased
The UK’s maritime monitor has reported at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.
Continue ReadingKim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war
Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.
Continue ReadingCorrespondents’ dinner suspect charged checkpoint, had multiple weapons
US police say the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner had multiple weapons on him when he charged a security checkpoint. Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as security agents draw their guns. Washington DC police chief Jeffery W Carroll said officers exchanged gunfire with the […]
Continue ReadingWhat 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.
Continue ReadingGary 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 […]
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