In pictures: Stars attend Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding in New York
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding took over New York City on Friday, as the star-studded ceremony drew dozens of fans outside Madison Square Garden. The two-day event shut down one of the busiest areas of New York, with a barrage of A-list…
Vingegaard takes early Tour de France lead as Visma win opening stage in Barcelona
Jonas Vingegaard took the first leader’s yellow jersey of the 113th edition of the Tour de France as his Visma-Lease a Bike outfit won Saturday’s opening team time-trial in Barcelona. Vingegaard will wear the yellow jersey on Sunday for the…
Large crowds gather in Tehran for Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral
Large crowds of black-clad mourners have gathered outside Tehran’s main mosque to pay their respects to Iran’s former supreme leader on the first day of his funeral commemorations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s body is currently lying in…
Armenia’s defiant drag scene braves pushback – Spotlight
Armenia sits at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. While in much of the European Union, the drag scene is mainstream, in Armenia it remains underground. Performers face threats of violence, stigma, police pressure and even rejection by…
Chess body suspends Vladimir Kramnik over Daniel Naroditsky cheating remarks
The World Chess Federation (Fide) has banned former world champion Kramnik for at least a year over verbal attacks he made on other players, including the late Daniel Naroditsky. The body said it had found Kramnik «responsible for multiple violations» of…
France’s first detected Ebola patient recovers, leaves hospital
A doctor who had tested positive for Ebola in the first such case on French territory has recovered and left the hospital, France‘s health minister said on Saturday. The doctor tested positive after flying to France on June 23 from the Democratic…
BBC in Tehran as mourners gather for supreme leader’s funeral
BBC International correspondent Nawal Al Maghafi reports from Tehran, where authorities say they expect millions to take part in funeral commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The former supreme leader of Iran was killed more than four months ago in…
Rebel attacks in northern Mali: Some targets meant as ‘diversions’, expert says
The Malian army said Saturday that several northern towns, including Gao and Sévaré, were targeted by rebels. The statement came as a rebel group announced a new offensive to capture a town in the country’s north. Andrew Lebovich, a research fellow…
Wimbledon 2026: Serena Williams pulls out of doubles with sister Venus because of knee injury
Williams’ hopes of playing in Saturday’s doubles looked to have improved after their match was added to the order of play on Friday. Their tie, against Colombia’s Camila Osorio and Argentina’s Solana Sierra, was not allocated a…
A divided US celebrates 250th birthday as heatwave bears down on East Coast
The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by deep political divisions and a heatwave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday. The…