Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but it became clear there are limits, says the BBC’s Russia Editor. ...
Month: May 2026
Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activistsFar-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port. ...
Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warnsEbola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns
In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases. ...
Murder or accident? Mystery of Mango tycoon’s hiking death after son’s arrestMurder or accident? Mystery of Mango tycoon’s hiking death after son’s arrest
Isak Andic’s son Jonathan denies involvement in the fatal fall of his father, who founded one of Europe’s biggest clothing empires. ...
US military jets and drones tracked near Cuba as tensions riseUS military jets and drones tracked near Cuba as tensions rise
Tracking data shows several flights by US Navy reconnaissance jets and drones during the last week. ...
US and Israel ‘hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader’US and Israel ‘hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader’
Airstrike at the start of the war was aimed at freeing populist ex-president from house arrest, US newspaper claims Middle East crisis – live updates Fresh questions have been raised over the US and Israeli effort to depose the Iranian regime after it was claimed that Israel wanted to put ...
US puts pressure on Palestinian leaders to withdraw bid for UN vice-presidency roleUS puts pressure on Palestinian leaders to withdraw bid for UN vice-presidency role
In state department cable, Jerusalem embassy told to issue protest to Palestinian Authority leaders, warning ‘consequences will follow’ if they failed to comply The US has ordered its Jerusalem embassy to pressure the Palestinian leadership into dropping a bid for a UN general assembly vice-presidency, anxious that the role could ...
Women who died in sea off Brighton were sistersWomen who died in sea off Brighton were sisters
The women have been named as Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walter, 32 and Rebecca Walter, 31. ...
Fuel duty freeze extended until the end of the yearFuel duty freeze extended until the end of the year
Fuel duty was initially cut by 5p in March 2022, under the Conservative government. ...
Worker backlash over ‘flash bang’ grenades sank Boston Dynamics robot dealWorker backlash over ‘flash bang’ grenades sank Boston Dynamics robot deal
The Scoop Boston Dynamics, the humanoid-maker owned by Hyundai, reversed course on selling its four-legged robot Spot to a firm that supplies equipment to police departments after employees pushed back on how the robots could be used. Employees protested the idea of fastening “flash bang” grenades — a device that ...