Horrified by the recent murder of Kawthar al-Husayjawi, one of her female relatives describes what happened – and her fears for other women and girls forced into early marriage in Iraq The men of my tribe [extended family]threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and put a ...
Iran and US report new wave of air strikes in GulfIran and US report new wave of air strikes in Gulf
Washington and Tehran targeted each other’s military facilities around the Strait of Hormuz. ...
Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images showIran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show
Analysts told BBC Verify that Tehran’s strikes were more extensive than publicly acknowledged. ...
‘Don’t be too kind’: Stories from the maternity unit where mums were failed‘Don’t be too kind’: Stories from the maternity unit where mums were failed
BBC Panorama has seen documents and spoken to former midwives from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. ...
European leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into LebanonEuropean leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Lebanon
France has requested an emergency meeting of the UN security council, after the Israeli military captured the medieval Beaufort castle European leaders have condemned Israel’s expanding incursion into Lebanon, after its military captured the medieval Beaufort castle and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed to push even deeper into the ...
Second batch of Mandelson files to be published on MondaySecond batch of Mandelson files to be published on Monday
A government spokesperson says the documents “will be among the largest publications ever laid in Parliament”. ...
Chinese manufacturing slows as Iran war strains economyChinese manufacturing slows as Iran war strains economy
China’s manufacturing activity slowed in May, new data showed, in the latest sign of strain for the world’s second-largest economy amid the Iran war. Beijing has been relatively shielded from the worst effects of the conflict because of its crude stockpile and diverse energy mix, but the lagging factory data ...
Chinese drug reduces lung cancer death risk by 34% in trialChinese drug reduces lung cancer death risk by 34% in trial
A lung cancer drug reduced the risk of death by 34% in a late-stage trial, in the latest sign of China’s pharmaceutical ascendance. The results from the trial conducted in China showed the drug, when combined with chemotherapy, kept people with squamous non-small-cell lung cancer alive for a median of ...
US reciprocates after China expels Times reporterUS reciprocates after China expels Times reporter
The US reportedly revoked the visa of a Chinese state media journalist after Beijing expelled a New York Times reporter, in a diplomatic tit-for-tat. China ordered Vivian Wang to leave the country over a Times event last year — which Wang had no involvement in — that featured an interview ...
Israel seizes Crusader castle in LebanonIsrael seizes Crusader castle in Lebanon
Israeli forces seized a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its farthest incursion into the country in 26 years, despite a nominal ceasefire. Previously occupied by Israeli forces from 1982 to 2000, Beaufort Castle symbolizes “Israel’s long and costly presence in Lebanon,” a defense analyst said. It ...