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…
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…
