André Rhoden-Paul & Francesca Gillett BBC News Watch: “Please give me an invite” – Young Americans react to Taylor Swift’s engagement “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” With that one-line, five-picture Instagram post, signed off with a fire cracker emoji, Taylor Swift announced her engagement to American football player Travis Kelce,…
London Two elderly Sikh taxi drivers were violently attacked in the United Kingdom in what police have classified as a racially motivated assault. The victims, Satnam Singh (64) and Jasbir Sangha (72), were attacked earlier this month by three men. Singh was thrown to the ground, beaten, and had his turban removed, while Sangha suffered…
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered round-the-clock surveillance of former President Jair Bolsonaro, citing him as a potential “flight risk.” Justice Alexandre de Moraes directed the federal police to conduct full-time monitoring of the 70-year-old ex-leader, who is currently under house arrest. Bolsonaro is awaiting the verdict in a coup-plotting case, where prosecutors have accused him…
After multiple delays, SpaceX’s Starship rocket has successfully completed its tenth test flight, marking a significant milestone in the company’s space program. During the mission, the Starship deployed dummy Starlink satellites to demonstrate its ability to place payloads into orbit. The test flight also included trials of newly designed heat shield tiles, aimed at improving…
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Russian ministry of defence Russia’s defence ministry released an image claiming to show Russian troops inside the village of Zaporizke, but Ukraine says it is still in control there Ukrainian forces have acknowledged that Russia’s military has crossed into the eastern industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk and is trying to establish a…
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. — The dogs strutted the red carpet and showed off their unconventional looks in hopes of walking away with $5,000 in cash, a Mug Root Beer merchandise deal and bragging rights from the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday. This year’s field was composed of cancer survivors, senior…
The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite infestation has been confirmed in the US, authorities say. New World screwworm (NWS) myiasis was found in a patient who returned to the US from El Salvador, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday. The case was confirmed on 4 August. NWS myiasis is…
Asher Hong (Tomball, Texas/Stanford University) dominated the senior all-around competition Saturday evening to conclude men’s action at the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (August 9, 2025) – Asher Hong (Tomball, Texas/Stanford University) dominated the senior all-around competition Saturday evening to conclude men’s action at the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics…
Archana Shukla, Roxy Gagdekar & Garikipati Umakanth BBC News Reporting fromTiruppur, Surat & Veeravasaram Vishnu Vardhan, BBC News Tiruppur, which contributes to a third of India’s exports of apparel to US brands, is gripped by anxiety about tariffs An eerie silence hangs over N Krishnamurthy’s garment manufacturing unit in Tiruppur, one of India’s largest textile…
