Dozens of people have been injured in an explosion during Friday prayers at a mosque inside a high school complex in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Fifty-four people were admitted to hospital, city police chief Asep Edi Suheri told a televised news conference, with the injuries ranging from minor to serious and including burns. The suspect is…
The safety of Kenyans caught up in post-election violence in neighbouring Tanzania must be guaranteed, Kenya’s foreign minister has told his Tanzanian counterpart. Kenyan citizens are living in fear in Tanzania after being reportedly targeted in a brutal crackdown on the protests that followed last week’s disputed election. President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the poll…
2 hours ago Lily Jamali,North America Technology correspondent, Liv McMahon,Technology reporter and Osmond Chia,Business reporter Watch: Tesla shareholders cheer Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal Tesla boss Elon Musk has had a record-breaking pay package that could be worth nearly $1tn (£760bn) approved by shareholders. The unprecedented deal was approved by 75% of votes and drew…
China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has entered service days after a grand commissioning ceremony overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, state media said. The Fujian, the country’s third warship, is equipped with electromagnetic catapults which will allow planes to be launched at higher speeds. Its launch marked a significant step forward for Beijing,…
Multiple people have fallen ill after opening a “suspicious package” delivered to the base of operations for Air Force One. A spokesperson for Joint Base Andrews (JBA) in Maryland, near the US capital, Washington DC, said the building the package was opened in was evacuated and those taken ill were found to be in a…
6 hours ago Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent BBC In the midst of a still shaky ceasefire, Gazans are taking the first tentative steps along the long road to recovery. Bulldozers are clearing roads, shovelling the detritus of war into waiting trucks. Mountains of rubble and twisted metal are on either side, the remains of once bustling…
7 hours ago Jonathan Head,South East Asia correspondent and Sen Nguyen Watch: Typhoon Kalmaegi barrels through central Vietnam Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 188 people in the Philippines and five in Vietnam, according to the latest figures from the two countries. The storm is now headed west to Cambodia and Laos after it barrelled…
10 hours ago Nardine SaadLos Angeles Shutterstock Meghan Markle and Prince Harry look on in the third inning between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 4 of the 2025 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium. The Duke of Sussex has apologised to Canada for wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers hat…
12 hours ago Merlyn Thomas, Matt Murphy, Peter Mwai & Richard Irvine-BrownBBC Verify BBC Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of executions. Fighters laugh as they ride on the back of a pick-up truck, speeding past a row of nine dead bodies and driving towards the setting Sudanese sun. “Look at all this work. Look…
17 hours ago Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent, BBC News Pablo Porciuncula/AFP Brazilian President Lula warned of “extremist forces” when he addressed world leaders at the global climate summit US President Donald Trump has been criticised by world leaders for his stance on climate change, ahead of the global…