Germany has launched its largest Islamic conference today, a three-day event regarded as one of Europe’s most significant religious and spiritual gatherings of Muslims. This year, around 40,000 participants are expected to attend, arriving not only from across Germany but also from other European countries. Men, women, children, and elders are gathering in a vast…
A day of mourning has been declared in Kyiv after the second biggest aerial attack of the war so far killed at least 23 people, including four children. The city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said it was to honour the dead, as a massive recovery effort continues at the five-storey block of flats where 22 of…
Tom BatemanBBC News, Minneapolis and Max MatzaBBC News Watch: Minneapolis shooter “wanted to watch children suffer”, says official Investigators say that the attacker who opened fire on pupils as they were praying at a church in Minneapolis was “obsessed with the idea of killing children”. Robin Westman, who killed two children and injured 18 others,…
Seven migrants deported from the US have arrived in Rwanda, the first of 250 expected to be taken in by the African state under a deal reached with President Donald Trump’s administration. “The first group of seven vetted migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August,” Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo said. She gave no details about…
Katy WatsonBBC News in Kyiv and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor CCTV captures moment three strikes hit Kyiv The head of the European Union’s executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia’s deadliest onslaught on Kyiv since July – which also damaged the EU’s delegation office in the Ukrainian capital. At…
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China has said, in what will be a landmark visit. This is Kim’s first multilateral international meeting, making the event a diplomatic win for China’s Xi Jinping who has been pushing for a new Beijing-led world…
A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June. The conservative senator, who was 39, underwent multiple surgeries after being hit by three bullets but died on 11 August. The teenager was charged with attempted murder and…
The World’s Ugliest Dog contest returned to central California on Friday, drawing hundreds of people who wanted to meet some less than attractive canine companions. Held at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, the annual event highlights pet rescue shelters and promotes adopting dogs of all ages and appearances—even the oldest and most unconventional.
Six individual world champions will return to the venue of their global triumphs to compete at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial – a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting – in Budapest on Tuesday (12). The Gyulai Memorial – also known as the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix – has been held in Szekesfehervar since 2014, but…
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss plans for post-war Gaza, the BBC has confirmed. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has said the US is putting together a “very comprehensive” plan on “the next day” after the war. However, little else has been…
