Chase sparks Bangladesh collapse as West Indies on top in Mirpur Test
West Indies’ Royston Chase forces collapse as Bangladesh slump to 79-6, a lead of 106 runs, on day three of first Test.
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US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up ‘confused and in pain’ after failed execution
It is Pike’s first public statement since she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in September.
Alaska Senate candidate denies knowing about alleged plot to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
Dan S Sullivan, the incumbent Republican senator running for re-election, and allies have accused the Democrats of trying to confuse voters by recruiting Dan J
Spain transport minister says he won’t resign over high-speed rail disaster
Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.
Swedish academic says he has been barred from UK over event with Palestine Action founder
Andreas Malm was due to appear on a panel alongside a co-founder of the proscribed group next week.
Tech stocks set to wipe out $1 trillion in value as concerns about the AI boom deepen
Tech stocks plunged, putting the Nasdaq 100 index on course for a more than $1 trillion drop when the opening bell rings at 9:30 am
Christa Pike says there is ‘pain in my mind and in my soul’ one month after her failed execution
One month ago, Christa Pike survived what seemed impossible: a lethal injection in which two rounds of the drug had already entered her body.
Russia ‘forces’ closure of investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta
A symbol of independent journalism, Novaya Gazeta has been classed as a ‘foreign agent’ by Moscow.
Activists urge Eisenkot to form new Israeli gov’t with Arab parties
Israeli activists rally outside opposition leader Eisenkot’s home, urging him to join forces with Arab parties after ele
How can Israel break its election deadlock?
No political party has achieved the 61-seat majority required in the Knesset to form a government in Israel.
Residents leave devastated Russian-occupied Oleshky as evacuation corridor opens
Several hundred people are understood to have decided to stay in the frontline town, despite the lack of gas, electricity and running water.
Helicopter carrying six people crashes in northern Indian state
The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.
Human rights lawyer couple sentenced to 10 years’ prison in Pakistan
Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha were charged over an incident in 2024, when England’s cricket team was touring Pakistan.
‘I made the wrong decision,’ Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Joanna Wietrzyk says her determination to win the Hyrox race in September had clouded her judgement.