23 minutes ago About sharing Some Palestinian patients evacuated to Rafah, where Israel has vowed to turn next. The World Health Organization has said Gaza’s Nasser hospital has ceased to function following an Israeli raid. Israel Defense Force (IDF) troops entered the complex on Thursday, saying intelligence indicated hostages taken by Hamas were being held…
12 hours ago About sharing Watch: What Navalny wanted to happen in the event of his death By George Wright BBC News “If you are killed, if this does happen, what message do you leave behind to the Russian people?” This is the first question posed to Alexei Navalny by Canadian director Daniel Roher in…
10 hours ago About sharing A photo of a smiling Ridge Alkonis sitting with his family in a car after his release By Nicholas Yong & Ian Tang BBC News When the story of Ridge Alkonis first broke on 29 May 2021, it did not initially attract much attention in Japan. The US Navy officer…
6 minutes ago About sharing Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden in the Oval Office By Jacqueline Howard BBC News US President Joe Biden has assured his Ukrainian counterpart that $60bn in military aid is on its way. The measure still needs to pass a final congressional vote, but Mr Biden told Volodymyr Zelensky that he…
3 hours ago About sharing Ryan Reynolds and Margot Robbie will be attending this year’s event By Emma Saunders Entertainment reporter It’s that time of year again – don your ball gown (Prada or Primark, we won’t judge), pop open the champagne and settle down for a night of glitz and glamour as the stars…
1 hour ago About sharing “This is what I wanted, for them to have a normal life” By Lucy Owen BBC News Marieme and Ndeye were not expected to survive for more than a few days when they were born. Now aged seven, they are thought to be the only growing conjoined twins in Europe….
26 minutes ago About sharing By James Gregory BBC News Talks to agree a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza were “not very promising” in recent days, mediator Qatar said. Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said he remained optimistic, but added “time is not in our favour”. It comes as Israel’s Prime…
1 hour ago About sharing An image previously sent to the BBC by a migrant shows the housing tents on the island of Diego Garcia By Alice Cuddy BBC News A group of asylum seekers on an isolated British island territory have told UN investigators they feel unsafe and forgotten, as they reported sexual assaults…
43 minutes ago About sharing Alexei Navalny, seen here in Moscow in 2020, had long been an outspoken critic of President Putin’s regime By James Gregory BBC News Alexei Navalny’s mother has been unable to recover his body after his death in an Arctic jail, a close aide to the dead Russian opposition leader says….
2 hours ago About sharing By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor, Moscow Blink, and you might have missed it. In its 45-minute Friday night news bulletin, Russian TV devoted 28 seconds to the news about Alexei Navalny. His death was announced almost in passing. Just 28 seconds for the man who’d become Russia’s most prominent opposition…