US to designate two Brazilian gangs as ‘terrorist’ organisations
Trump administration has used crime and drug trafficking to push for greater US military influence across Latin America.
Month: May 2026
Iran war live: Tehran, Trump yet to comment on 60-day truce extension plan
Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam says ‘nothing can justify’ Israel’s military onslaught against ‘peaceful people’ in Lebanon.
Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize 70 percent of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to take control of 70 percent of Gaza.
Israeli and Russian forces added to UN’s annual blacklist documenting sexual violence in conflict
An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than
Crews recover bodies of 6 workers in wake of Washington state chemical-tank rupture
Crews have recovered six of nine workers missing and presumed to be dead after a chemical tank rupture in Washington state, officials said Thursday.
Israeli PM says he’s directed military to take more of Gaza under its control
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had directed Israel’s military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70 per cent of
Scientists found the optimal robot body, and it has 20 legs — watch it scale walls and move through trees
A sea-urchin-like robot could offer a new blueprint for making more versatile robots, research suggests.
James Webb telescope discovers ‘naked’ black hole that somehow formed before its own galaxy
Astronomers weighed a black hole in a “little red dot” discovered by the James Webb telescope. They found it to be so overmassive that it
Disaster season is coming. Here are 3 things you can do to prepare
Insurance is supposed to soften the blow when homes burn or flood. With some preparation, you can better your odds of a smoother recovery if
US and Iran ‘very close’ to deal but ‘not there yet’, Vance says
US officials earlier told the BBC that the framework of a ceasefire extension deal had been agreed, pending the approval of Trump and Iran’s leadership.
How did this novel about food win a Booker Prize this year?
Taiwan Travelogue is the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.
Learning from Ukraine war, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel
Fibre-optic drones are now Hezbollah’s primary weapon against Israel’s soldiers and civilians.
In court as Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced
BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil was in the room as Kenneth Iwamansa, who injected Perry with ketamine, was sentenced to 41 months in prison.
Homing pigeons may use a surprising navigation mechanism
How animals navigate by Earth’s magnetic field is hotly debated. New research in pigeons points to iron-laden liver immune cells as the compass.