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Berlin is a city filled with history, creativity and energy, from street art on the Berlin Wall to cycling through its leafy streets. In this episode, Lilly Douse discovers what brings Germany’s capital to life.
A violent altercation on a FlyDubai flight to Israel ended with an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia and passengers reporting a hijack attempt.
While browsing a thrift store in Nashville, Michael Sparks stumbled upon an astonishing find: a rare 1823 copy of the Declaration of Independence, priced at only $2.48. Upon delving into its history, Sparks recognized its immense value and chose to auction it. To his amazement, the document fetched $477,650 at auction, enriching the known collection of surviving copies and transforming Sparks into...
A violent altercation on a FlyDubai flight to Israel ended with an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia and passengers reporting a hijack attempt.
Pansy Ho Chiu-king, daughter of the late Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho Hung-sun, has won a lawsuit to permanently bar a woman from contacting her after the defendant repeatedly harassed her and her companies with emails and hand-delivered letters containing false allegations. The defendant was also ordered to pay Ho HK$1.8 million (US$229,000) in compensation for damages. A judgment handed down ...
At least six people killed in drone attack on passenger van and one person killed in strike on residential apartment.
Israeli media say incident, which raised fears of possible hijacking, stemmed from feud between plane’s two pilotsFull report: Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia In a video from inside the plane that was reposted by Israeli social media users, one passenger, blood dripping from an open wound on his head, pleaded for assistance and said they were descending into Sa...
Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policyBurundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the US under Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy.However, the authorities in Bujumbura, the country’s economic capital, said Burundi will only accept those not accused o...
The European Commissioner for Defence tells Euronews that the EU must sharpen its response to a growing spate of hybrid attacks attributed to Moscow, while rejecting those who say it's time to engage the Kremlin in diplomacy.
Malaysia’s capital topped a global pollution ranking on Wednesday and nearby Singapore came in third, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia blamed for the unhealthy conditions. A milky haze has shrouded the cities for more than a month as smoke drifted from fires on Borneo and Sumatra islands. Kuala Lumpur was the world’s most polluted major city early on Wednesday, according to Swis...
Israeli settlers are encroaching ever closer to Ramallah, the de facto capital of the occupied West Bank.
Concerns have arisen regarding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children's safety as European paparazzi have been spotted lurking near their new school, jeopardizing their privacy. This move back to Britain was intended to protect their family. Harry's longstanding battle against media invasions began after the death of Princess Diana. The couple has previously changed schools due to similar secur...
Reigning champions Portugal look to build on their winning start as they take on Denmark on match day three.
Exclusive: Alexander Millington-Cotes says call from police has given him hope concerns are being taken seriouslyThe stepson of Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been contacted by police and says he intends to speak to them this week over his concerns about the wellbeing of the explorer.Alexander Millington-Cotes – who is estranged from his mother, Louise, Fiennes’ second and current wife – said an officer ...
Exclusive: Alexander Millington-Cotes says call from police has given him hope concerns are being taken seriouslyThe stepson of Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been contacted by police and says he intends to speak to them this week over his concerns about the wellbeing of the explorer.Alexander Millington-Cotes – who is estranged from his mother, Louise, Fiennes’ second and current wife – said an officer ...
Heavy rain over three days caused severe flooding along the Agbarho-Ughelli highway in Delta State, southern Nigeria.
Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a former journalist, has been crowned the king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom.
Iraq marks US troop withdrawal with 'Sovereignty Days', symbolising a shift after decades of foreign military presence.
A Hungarian appeals court has reduced the sentence of a German anti-fascist activist from eight to seven years
This live blog is now closed‘Oozing everyman charm’: what the papers said about Burnham’s speechAndy Burnham has suggested that it would not be legitimate for a party to form a majority government with less than 30% of the vote.In his Today interview, asked why he wanted electoral reform and a move towards proportional representation, Burnham replied:I found it better being elected under a differe...
We have put together stories from our coverage of the Xi-Trump summit. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Why Xi Jinping skipped the UN after his Trump summit Han Zheng, China’s vice-president, called on “major countries” to respect the sovereignty and security of Middle Eastern nations and bring about a two-state solution for the “Palestinian question...
We are reminded seemingly daily of the great power transitions that ended in conflict. However, it is the exceptions – the ones that did not result in war – that could have real lessons to offer. Today, the question is more than academic. Standing beside US President Donald Trump at the White House last week, President Xi Jinping proposed that competition between China and the United States should...
The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq.
The Saudi Arabian airport where the plane was diverted to said the captain and first officer were injured.
PM’s oratory at least as good as Blair’s, says Andrew Marr, while Mail asks who pays for Honest Andy’s ‘New Jerusalem’UK politics live – latest updatesWhen assessing British political speeches, even many critics of the New Labour years measure success against Tony Blair, a leader whose podium appearances are regarded as the peak of oratory.On that measure, Andrew Marr, the former BBC political edi...
Most SLAPPs are for defamation or reputational harm and tend to be used by those rich and powerful enough to afford the necessary lawyers' fees.
Iraq’s security forces held parades in Baghdad and Najaf to celebrate ‘Sovereignty Day’ as US troops withdraw.
Washington says European countries have yet to deliver promised oil releases, as soaring crude and diesel prices intensify pressure on governments to intervene.
Consumer price index accelerates driven by energy goods and fresh food. Between historical memory and daily worries, Istat records a sharp drop in confidence among households and firms.
