Nine Buddhist monks were killed and several others in their procession injured when they were hit by an 11-year-old boy driving his parents’ pickup truck in north-east Thailand, police said. The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a road in Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when the incident occurred. Footage […]
Continue ReadingThe pilot who crashed his small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper last week was suffering from “chronic insomnia and anxiety” and did so for “personal reasons”, authorities said Thursday. The crash had killed the pilot, officially identified only by his surname Liu, and wounded 13 others. Liu, a 66-year-old Beijing resident, was a divorced freelancer […]
Continue ReadingA teenager has been arrested for alleged involvement with the Scattered Spider hacking group, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has said. Peter Stokes, 19, was arrested in Finland in April and extradited to the US following an Interpol Red Notice. He has been charged with computer intrusion, conspiracy and fraud, which the DoJ said […]
Continue ReadingJamal’s case is not isolated. Our investigation has found more than 20 other people smugglers living in the UK. Law enforcement officers in Europe have confirmed 15 of those cases – including some with convictions from courts in France, Germany and Belgium. We learned about one man convicted in France, who is now living in […]
Continue ReadingThe desperation of patients haunts Gaza’s hospitals – their exterior walls eaten away by gunfire and Israeli strikes, the health-care system inside them still unrepaired. Eight months after the ceasefire deal instructed that “full aid” be sent into the Gaza Strip, aid workers say the continued lack of essential medicines and equipment has meant doctors […]
Continue ReadingFrom Brazil to India to Egypt, the BBC asked people across the world what they think of America today.
Continue ReadingAn 11-year-old Canadian boy has died from rabies after being awoken by a bat on his nose and mouth. The incident took place while the child was on a visit to a cottage in Ontario with his family in 2024, according to a report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal published on Monday. The boy, […]
Continue ReadingRussian forces have launched a major drone and missile air attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least one person. Several neighbourhoods were evacuated as airstrikes rocked buildings throughout the city, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Russia was preparing for a “massive” attack. Some people remain trapped under the rubble of a […]
Continue ReadingAn AI-generated anti-drug video from Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department is facing backlash for allegedly making substances look too appealing. The video was released by authorities on 26 June for International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The BBC’s Chinese service reporter Martin Yip explains how the controversy unfolded.
Continue ReadingTaylor’s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, dropped in October 2025, with a flurry of lovestruck lyrics about her now fiancé. She reminisced about date nights spent on ferris wheels, and dreamt of raising kids in a house with “a driveway with a basketball hoop”. There’s also an entire song about his, ahem, manhood. […]
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