Ayeshea PereraAsia Digital Editor Reuters Fire officials warn that the situation is changing rapidly Firefighters in the Australian state of Victoria are battling at least six major fires as a record-breaking heatwave hits the country’s south-east. Two fires are currently burning at “emergency level” according to local broadcaster ABC News. Several communities have been issued … Ler mais
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Roberto Schmidt/Getty The images emanating from Minneapolis have shocked Italians The US immigration agency whose officers have been involved in two fatal shootings in Minneapolis has said it is sending agents to help support American security operations during the Winter Olympics, which start in Italy on 6 February. Confirmation of the … Ler mais
A 2.5 mile (4km) section of cliff has collapsed on the Italian island of Sicily, after it was pummelled by wind and rain brought by Storm Harry last week. More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes in Niscemi and geological surveys are currently under way to asses the area. There have been … Ler mais
A group of officers in Nigeria are set to face a military court after being accused of “plotting to overthrow the government” of President Bola Tinubu last year, an armed forces’ statement has said. Sixteen officers were arrested last October after what were described as “acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations”. At the … Ler mais
Verified videos emerging from Iran show bodies piled up in a hospital, snipers stationed on buildings and CCTV cameras being destroyed, following the unprecedented crackdown on protests earlier this month. BBC Verify has been tracking the spread of protests across Iran since they first erupted in late December, but the near total internet blackout imposed … Ler mais
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Reuters President Trump talks to reporters on Air Force One on Saturday The Trump administration has quickly abandoned its familiar “deny and attack” playbook after initially using it when federal agents shot dead Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning. Within 24 hours, as various videos of the shooting circulated online, … Ler mais
Tributes have been pouring in for veteran BBC journalist Sir Mark Tully who has been cremated in the Indian capital, Delhi, a day after he died at the age of 90. Hundreds of people – including friends and family – gathered at the Lodhi crematorium to bid their final goodbye to the broadcaster. Sir Mark … Ler mais
France is on course to follow Australia in banning social media to younger teenagers, as debate on a new law opens in the National Assembly. The law would block access for under 15-year-olds to networks such as Snapchat, Instagram and Tiktok. President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants the ban in place by the start … Ler mais
Seven people were killed and one was seriously injured after a private jet crashed while taking off from Bangor International Airport in the US state of Maine. The Bombardier Challenger 600 went down at around 19:45 local time (00:45 GMT on Monday), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The lone survivor of the crash was … Ler mais
Spanish rail authorities have temporarily reduced the speed limit on part of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona after a fault was detected on the track. Transport Minister Óscar Puente said a crack had been found on Sunday night in the line 110km (68 miles) west of Barcelona, between Alcover and l’Espluga de Francolí, … Ler mais