Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
Campaigner Kara Weipz, who is president of the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 group, said she was «floored» when she received the news that the trial had been postponed. She told the BBC’s Radio Scotland Breakfast programme that she would pray that…
Haiti gang members kill around 40 displaced people in church attack near capital
Gang members attacked displaced people huddling inside a church near Haiti‘s capital on Monday, killing around 40 – some of them execution-style, the mayor told AFP. «We have counted around 40 bodies. Searches are continuing. Some people are still…
Songs created by AI banned from Australia’s music charts
Songs that are largely or wholly created by AI have been banned from Australia’s music charts. From this week, all releases must be «substantially human made» to be eligible. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) said the new code…
Nevada wildfire forces tens of thousands to evacuate as blaze threatens city of Reno
Tens of thousands of people looked set to spend another night away from home Monday as a wind-driven fire bore down on the western US city of Reno. Schools were shuttered as smoke swathed the city in Nevada, near the California border, home to around…
Kaixiao Liu: New Zealand religious sect leader jailed over death of elderly Chinese follower
A New Zealand court has jailed a religious sect leader over the death of an elderly follower who had travelled from China to live with his family. Kaixiao Liu was found guilty of manslaughter and kidnapping, and sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.…
Moment tornado tears through southern France
A destructive tornado has torn through villages in southern France, injuring more than 40 people. An eyewitness from the village of Verzeille recorded the tornado forming beneath a thunderstorm. Winds of more than 100km/h (62mph) ripped the roofs off…
Mideast live: Oil tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz off Oman
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 25/08/2026 – 05:31 A tanker carrying crude oil that transited through the Strait of Hormuz, on April 30, 2026. © Punit Paranjpe, AFP An oil tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast…
French tourist dies in Death Valley after car gets stuck in mud
A French tourist has died in California’s Death Valley after becoming stranded on the side of the road during 46.6C (116F) heat. Police found 68-year-old Pierre Michel Formosa recently following a brief search, with the National Park service saying…
Mohammed bin Salman in the City of Light: Does West value economic interests over ‘Western values’?
Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Susanne Koelbl, Der Spiegel’s award-winning foreign correspondent. According to Koelbl,, Emmanuel Macron’s decision to welcome Mohammed bin Salman at the Élysée reflects realpolitik in its purest form:…
How Canada could hit back to hurt the US economy – and Trump
Timing and Canadian political will could also be a tool for negotiations. Canadians know they will feel economic pain in this dispute – financial analysists estimated the most recent tariffs of 50% on about $20bn of Canadian imports could trim…