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Former National Football League (NFL) running back Doug Martin has died aged 36 while in police custody in California. The Oakland Police Department said the former American football star – who played for teams including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – died after being involved in an alleged home break-in and a struggle with officers on […]

Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent, Jerusalem and Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent BBC How does a group that has governed the Gaza Strip for almost 20 years, ruling two million Palestinians with an iron rod and fighting Israel in repeated wars, suddenly lay down its arms and relinquish control? Judging by a steady stream of gruesome images emerging from […]

Good news for species conservation: Research results show that Lahille’s dolphins are more common on Argentina’s Atlantic coast than previously thought. Oct 20, 2025, 9:56 p.mOct 20, 2025, 9:56 p.m Melanie Köppel / watson.de The rare Lahille dolphins are more common on the Argentine coast than previously thought. This is shown by the research project […]

October 20, 2025, 8:09 p.mOctober 20, 2025, 8:09 p.m Donald Trump has little confidence that Ukraine will win the war against Russia.Image: keystone In his own words, US President Donald Trump does not believe that Ukraine will win the war against the Russian attackers – but he does not rule it out completely either. During […]

AFP via Getty Images The US and Australia have signed a deal intended to boost supplies of rare earths and other critical minerals, as the Trump administration looks for ways to counter China’s dominance of the market. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the deal would support a pipeline of $8.5bn (£6.3bn) “ready-to-go” projects that […]

An Australian reporter asked US President Donald Trump whether previous comments by their ambassador in Washington have impacted his views of the administration of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. That ambassador, who was sitting across from Trump during a meeting with the Australian delegation, is former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. In 2020, Rudd wrote on social […]

Oct 20, 2025, 3:41 p.mOct 20, 2025, 3:41 p.m In Prague, e-scooters will not be available for rent from January 1st, 2026.Image: keystone The tourist hotspot of Prague will ban rental e-scooters from its streets and sidewalks from the new year. According to the CTK agency, the city council decided this on Monday. The move […]

Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem Reuters Sunday saw the deadliest day of attacks since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October One week ago, US President Donald Trump was given a hero’s welcome in Israel after securing the Gaza ceasefire and exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. But the days since have shown just […]

The lamps were lit in the northern Indian temple town of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to join Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at a proposed summit in Hungary if he were invited. The US and Russian presidents announced on Thursday they planned to hold talks on the war in Ukraine in Budapest, possibly in the coming weeks. In comments released […]