Alice CuddySenior international reporter, in Lisbon Watch: BBC correspondent Alison Roberts at scene of Lisbon funicular crash There is a palpable sense of shock on the faces of people looking at the wreckage of a funicular crash in the Portuguese capital where 16 people died – but a three-year-old German boy was among the survivors….
Jemma Crew & Doug FaulknerBBC News ‘I’ll never take the funicular again’: Witness on moment of the crash Portugal is reeling after 16 people died and around 20 were injured when Lisbon’s famous Glória funicular cable railway derailed on Wednesday evening. Five of those killed were Portuguese along with three Britons, two South Koreans, two…
Paris/Tel Aviv: French President Emmanuel Macron issued a strong response to Israeli warnings, declaring that France will not be pressured into abandoning its recognition of a Palestinian state. “Israel lacks the courage to pressure France. It cannot prevent us from recognizing Palestine,” Macron said, criticizing Israel for its ongoing aggression in Gaza and expansion of…
Beijing — China has introduced an advanced missile system with a reported range of 20,000 kilometers, capable of striking multiple targets simultaneously. According to defense sources, the missile travels at hypersonic speeds — several times faster than the speed of sound — significantly reducing the response time available to existing missile defense systems. Military analysts…
Gaza — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suspended his government’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank after warnings from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Israeli media, Netanyahu removed the annexation issue from his cabinet’s agenda, shifting focus instead to security developments in the Palestinian territories. Diplomatic sources said the…
ISLAMABAD —M.Saleem US military aircraft have arrived in Pakistan carrying relief supplies for victims of severe floods, landing at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Airbase. Pakistani military officials and US Charge d’Affaires Netley Baker were present to receive the aid. According to the US embassy, Baker expressed condolences for the losses caused by the floods and extended…
A prominent Khalistani leader has urged the Sikh community to show the same determination and courage Pakistan displayed during the 1965 war against India. “Despite being a smaller nation, Pakistan stood firm against a much larger India,” he said, emphasizing that faith, honor, and bravery, rather than size or resources, define true strength. The reference…
LONDON,(International Desk) – The Duchess of Kent, Katharine, the oldest living member of Britain’s royal family, has died at the age of 92, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday. The Palace said she passed away peacefully at Kensington Palace on Thursday. Flags at royal residences will fly at half-mast in her honor. Born Katharine Worsley in…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the US will “blow up” foreign crime groups if needed, possibly in collaboration with other countries. “Now they’re gonna help us find these people and blow them up, if that’s what it takes,” Rubio said during a visit to Ecuador. He also announced the US will designate two…
London: Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has stepped down from her position following a controversy over property transactions. Rayner had earlier admitted to tax avoidance in connection with a real estate purchase. Investigations were being conducted against her on the instructions of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Her resignation marks the first major political setback…
