More than 160 people have been injured in Iranian strikes on southern Israel, emergency services have said. Ballistic missiles hit the towns of Arad and Dimona, which are close to a nuclear facility, on Saturday evening. Iranian state TV earlier said the strikes were in response to an attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility. The […]
Continue ReadingMore than 10 million people in Cuba have had power cut to their homes and businesses after the country’s national electrical grid collapsed. The Caribbean island has been hit with several blackouts this month, as a result of a US fuel blockade that cuts off the foreign oil imports needed to keep power stations running. […]
Continue ReadingAnother total failure of its power grid underlines Cuba’s hardship under a US-imposed fuel blockade.
Continue ReadingThe BBC, working in collaboration with analysts Jeremy Carrasco and Angel Nulani from Riddance, has identified 60 such accounts, mainly on Instagram, that have carried links, or chains of links, to paid-for sexually explicit content on third-party sites. The sites labelled the imagery as AI-generated, but the Instagram accounts did not.
Continue ReadingThe dry subject matter of this weekend’s vote seems obscure but for many it is a vote on the PM.
Continue ReadingThe chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency called for “maximum military restraint” following the strikes.
Continue ReadingJust over a week ago, US media reported that a Marine expeditionary unit, with about 2,500 combat soldiers and supporting ships and aircraft, had been dispatched from Japan to the Middle East, which it should reach in the coming days. Another Marine force of similar size recently departed its base in California with its arrival […]
Continue ReadingSome 260,000 fans are expected to watch K-pop stars BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since October 2022, in the historic heart of South Korea’s capital. BBC Seoul correspondent Jake Kwon has been speaking to BTS fans in Gwanghwamun Square ahead of the comeback concert. The seven K-pop stars – RM, Jin, […]
Continue ReadingTwo children, aged 11 and 15 were also injured in the attack which took place in Zaporizhzhia.
Continue ReadingBrendon died of “natural cases”, his family said in a statement, remembering him as “passionate” and “sensitive”.
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