1 hour ago Yang Tianand Hafsa Khalil Watch: Explosions rock Kyiv after overnight Russian strikes Russia and Ukraine launched overnight drone strikes against each other as the US confirmed American officials were set to meet Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi as part of efforts to end the war. Officials in Kyiv said at least six…
Tanzania has cancelled next month’s independence day celebrations, with the funds to be instead spent on rebuilding infrastructure damaged in recent election unrest, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has said. His announcement comes as the opposition and others have been calling for people to gather on independence day – 9 December – to demonstrate about killings…
Lee Soon-jae, one of South Korea’s most beloved actors, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, his agency announced. In a career spanning more than 70 years across films, television and the stage, Lee was fondly known as the “national TV dad” for his many roles as a wise, older man. This included two…
The controversial, US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says it is winding down its aid operations in the Palestinian territory, after almost six months. The organisation had already suspended its three food distribution sites in Gaza after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect six weeks ago. The GHF aimed to bypass the…
11 hours ago Laura Gozziand Patrick Jackson Rubio hails ‘most productive day’ of negotiations with Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed proposed changes to the controversial 28-point peace plan for ending the war with Russia. It appears Ukraine’s European allies produced an amended version of the plan after rejecting parts which favoured Russia’s war…
12 hours ago Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent BBC A patient with headphones playing music during surgery in a hospital in Delhi Under the harsh lights of an operating theatre in the Indian capital, Delhi, a woman lies motionless as surgeons prepare to remove her gallbladder. She is under general anaesthesia: unconscious, insensate and rendered completely still…
President Donald Trump has said he agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year, following a phone call between the two leaders. Trump and Xi – who met nearly a month ago in South Korea – discussed a range of issues including trade, Russia’s…
15 hours ago Comey: “Donald Trump will probably come after me again” A US judge has dismissed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges was unlawfully appointed. Judge Cameron Currie said that Lindsey Halligan, who was handpicked by Trump…
16 hours ago Grace Eliza Goodwinand Nardine Saad Watch: Mark Kelly was trying to “intimidate” active duty service members, says Leavitt The Pentagon on Monday said it is reviewing “serious allegations of misconduct” against US Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. Kelly, a retired US Navy captain, was one of six Democratic lawmakers who released a video…
22 hours ago Mark SavageMusic correspondent Getty Images Jimmy Cliff’s hits included Many Rivers To Cross, Wonderful World, Beautiful People and You Can Get It If You Really Want Jimmy Cliff, one of the most prominent and beloved proponents of reggae music, has died at the age of 81. A star since the 1960s, he…