President Vladimir Putin has doubled down on his core demands for ending the war in Ukraine, stating that Russia will lay down arms only if Kyiv’s troops withdraw from territory claimed by Moscow. Putin has long pushed for legal recognition of the Ukrainian territories Russia has seized by force. They include the Crimean peninsula, which … Ler mais
Jaroslav Lukivand Fan Wang Watch: Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocks Firefighters are still searching for hundreds of missing people after a massive fire tore through multiple high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong. At least 83 people died in the blaze – the city’s deadliest in more than 70 years – at Wang Fuk … Ler mais
Aleem MaqboolReligion editor, travelling with Pope Leo XIV Anadolu via Getty Images Pope Leo (C) was welcomed to Ankara by Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Pope Leo XIV has warned that the world should not give into “a heightened level of conflict on the global level”, at the start of his foreign trip in Turkey. … Ler mais
Nicolas Negoce, Paul Njie,BBC Africa reporters, Natasha Bootyand Wedaeli Chibelushi AFP via Getty Images Gen Horta N’Tam, centre, becomes the transitional head of state for one year An army general has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s new head of state a day after an apparent coup. Gen Horta N’Tam becomes the transitional president for a … Ler mais
BBC Verify has geolocated video footage which appears to show the early stages of a fire at a high-rise public housing complex in Hong Kong – and how fast the blaze took hold. The video shows a fire in Wang Cheong House which tallies with an account given by the deputy director of Hong Kong … Ler mais
Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent Reuters Ukrainian soldiers near Kharkiv this week Are we any closer to peace in Ukraine? After a frantic, often confusing few days of diplomacy, Donald Trump seems to think so. “We’re getting very close to a deal,” he told reporters on Tuesday. For his part, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, who had looked … Ler mais
Nadine Yousif and Jessica Murphyin Toronto Getty Images Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney appears in no rush to resume trade talks with the US. He dismissed a question over the weekend about when he last spoke to US President Donald Trump, responding: “Who cares? It’s a detail. I’ll speak to him again when it matters.” … Ler mais
Reuters A devastating fire has ripped through several high-rise tower blocks in Hong Kong, killing at least 36 people. More than 270 have been reported missing and thousands of residents are in evacuation shelters. Pictures show several buildings ablaze, and thick smoke billowing into the air, dominating the Chinese territory’s skyline. As night fell, the … Ler mais
Phoebe Kong & Koey Lee,BBC Chinese , Hong Kong, Danny Vincent,Hong Kongand Kathryn Armstrong,London Watch: Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocks “When you get closer the heat rises and you can feel it and the smoke is really heavy.” Student Thomas Liu was one of many people drawn to the scene of a deadly … Ler mais
A Georgia prosecutor has dropped the 2020 election-interference case against President Donald Trump. Pete Skandalakis filed a motion to dismiss the case that initially accused Trump and others of plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state in his favour of Joe Biden. The state charges were the last remaining criminal legal … Ler mais