‘We thought it was a ball’ – the bombs killing and maiming Indian children
Over the last three decades, at least 565 children in the Indian state of West Bengal have been injured or killed by home-made bombs, a BBC Eye investigation has found. […]
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Bali Nine drug smugglers ‘relieved’ to be back in Australia
The five remaining members of the infamous “Bali Nine” drug ring say they are “relieved and happy” to be home in Australia, after serving nearly 20 years in Indonesian prisons. […]
Buildings flattened as 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu
Buildings collapse and landslides after 7.3 magnitude Vanuatu earthquake A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, triggering landslides, crushing cars and flattening multiple buildings, including a […]
South Korea court begins Yoon’s impeachment trial process
South Korea has voted to impeach President Yoon – now what? South Korea’s constitutional court has begun trial proceedings for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was suspended […]
UK unlawfully detained migrants on Diego Garcia, judge finds
Sri Lankan Tamil migrants were unlawfully detained for years on the remote British territory of Diego Garcia, a judge has ruled. In 2021, dozens of Tamils migrant became the first […]
Gaza ceasefire talks in final stage, Palestinian negotiator tells BBC
After months of deadlock, there are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. A senior Palestinian official involved in […]
Old wounds and new energy in Syria’s ‘capital of the revolution’
“Even now, I look back and wonder how we survived this nightmare,” Baraa quietly reflects. Now 20 years old, the university student joined the joyous celebrations engulfing the streets of […]
UK diplomats meet rebel leader in Damascus
British diplomats have held talks with the leader of the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), following its ousting of President Bashar al-Assad more than a week ago. Images […]
Family of US protester killed by Israeli forces presses Blinken for investigation
The family of a US-Turkish woman killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank met Secretary of State Antony Blinken to call for a US investigation. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, […]
Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad’s Alawite heartland
Quentin Sommerville joins HTS forces as they make arrests on the streets of Latakia Noor stands trembling in the chill afternoon light of the courtyard, not from the cold, but […]