Zelensky to press Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes
The campaign targets have been high profile. St Petersburg was hit with drones ahead of Putin’s showpiece economic forum in June. Then there were strikes on Moscow itself, creating explosion videos that went viral. Now there’s a confirmed hit…
Israeli parliament backs first step towards October 7 inquiry
The Israeli parliament approved a bill in its first reading on Monday to establish a commission of inquiry into the security failings that led to the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. «The purpose of the proposed law is to bring about a full, thorough,…
US-Africa health deals: Why some nations are turning down Trump’s money
A Kenyan court initially suspended the country’s deal after legal challenges demanding protection of patient privacy. Arnold Kavaarpuo, executive director of Ghana’s Data Protection Commission, told the BBC the government in Accra had…
Kylian Mbappé condemns Paraguayan senator over ‘despicable’ racist abuse
Kylian Mbappé on Monday labelled a Paraguayan senator «despicable» and «not worthy of her position» after she racially abused the France captain on social media following the World Cup last-16 clash between the countries at the weekend. Mbappé’s…
Jailers and officials at Russia’s ‘torture prisons’ in Ukraine exposed by BBC
The prisons these men helped run are part of a detention system in which the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) says the torture and ill-treatment of civilians is «systematic and widespread». It says former detainees describe beatings, electric…
USA vs Belgium live: Balogun starts for co-hosts after Trump’s red-card intervention
Home Sport Live Issued on: 07/07/2026 – 01:06Modified: 07/07/2026 – 01:27 Can the hosts reach the World Cup quarter-finals on home soil? © Studio graphique FMM Team USA look to extend their World Cup journey on home soil as they take on…
Diljit Dosanjh: Why Satluj was taken off streaming two days after release
The film has had an unusually long and difficult journey to release. It was originally titled, external Ghallughara, a Punjabi term associated with some of the darkest episodes in Sikh history. It refers to the mass killings of Sikhs by Mughal forces in…
‘Restraining order needed’: Trump shares doctored Meloni meme to reignite feud – Truth or Fake
On the eve of a key NATO summit, Donald Trump reignited his feud with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by sharing a doctored image on Truth Social, captioned “restraining order needed.” The altered image is based on genuine G7 footage but…
Sri Lanka prison riots leave 26 dead and more than 100 injured
Riots at a prison in western Sri Lanka have killed 26 people, seven of them guards, and injured more than 100. The two days of violence at Negombo Prison, in a coastal town north of Colombo, began with clashes between two groups of inmates. Prisoners are…
Merino strikes late as Spain edge Portugal, ending Ronaldo’s World Cup career
Home Sport Issued on: 06/07/2026 – 23:05Modified: 06/07/2026 – 23:24 1 min Reading time Spain’s Mikel Merino celebrates scoring the opener against Portugal. © Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters Mikel Merino scored an injury-time winner as…