‘The sky is for drones’: Zelensky warns Russian skies unsafe for airlines
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines and insurance companies on Tuesday that the presence of Ukrainian drones had made Russian skies dangerous to use and that they were effectively closed. «Today, we want to warn every airline…
Zelensky says airlines should avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine escalates drone operations
Ukraine’s president has told airlines that Russian airspace will be «effectively closing» as his country escalates its drone strikes. «We want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, everyone who still uses key Russian…
Iran strikes back against latest US attacks, vowing ‘severe’ consequences
Iran struck US interests around the Middle East on Wednesday, vowing «severe» consequences for renewed American attacks on the Islamic republic, including a US strike it said killed five and wounded dozens of civilians at a wedding. Fuente: Leer la…
Guinea-Bissau referendum approves new constitution that expands president’s powers
Provisional results announced by the country’s electoral commission showed that 70% of voters backed the changes in Sunday’s referendum, while 30% voted against them. Turnout was reported at nearly 60%. The new constitution strengthens the…
Middle East live: Iran launches retaliatory strikes after fresh US bombing kills 11 people
02/09/2026 – 10:00 US attack on Iranian Gulf island killed three paramilitary personnel, Revolutionary Guards say Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that three members of the paramilitary Basij force were killed in attacks overnight on an…
USS Abraham Lincoln Pattaya: Why do US troops have history with this Thai city?
After a record 250 days at sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln has docked in Thailand close to the city of Pattaya. Known for its raucous nightlife and sex tourism, the BBC’s South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head explains the history between US…
USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier docks in Thailand after nine months at sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier steamed into Thailand‘s Laem Chabang on Wednesday after more than nine months at sea, including a long deployment in the Middle East marred by reports of sailors’ worsening mental health and…
Bus crash kills 16 on Egypt’s Red Sea coast
At least 16 people have been killed in a bus crash in eastern Egypt, the country’s health ministry has said. Another 28 people were injured on the road between Red Sea towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in the South Sinai governorate on Wednesday morning.…
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion on Wednesday in a second national security trial against him that could see him jailed for life, AFP journalists in court saw. He is accused of asking foreign countries,…
BBC travels inside occupied Lebanon as officials say Israel is expanding positions
The drive on the highway by the Mediterranean in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, is scenic and, these days, desolate. Crops lie abandoned and buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes, too many to count, are in ruins. Near the town of…