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‘The worst moment the country passed through’

Goktay Koraltan / BBC Madina Mustafa Ali (right) says she and her seven-month-old baby Amir will be staying on Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square as they have

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to bribery charges

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded not guilty to five counts of criminal offences, including bribery, wire fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign

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US offers Middle East ceasefire plan during General Assembly

Getty Images After the US, the EU and 10 other counties called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the White House went into

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How did Titan hull come apart? Safety experts weigh in

An analysis of the wreckage of OceanGate’s Titan submersible has revealed how its hull came apart. Images of the craft’s pieces scattered across the sea

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UN refugee agency says staff among those killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon

The UN’s refugee agency says one of its staff members and one of her children were killed in an Israeli air strike in eastern Lebanon

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Israeli air strikes kill 492 people in Lebanon

Smoke rises over southern Lebanon after Israeli strikes At least 492 people have been killed in intense and wide-ranging Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah in

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Four dead and 18 hurt in Alabama mass shooting

At least four people have been killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, police say. “Multiple shooters fired multiple shots on

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French President Emmanuel Macron announces new right-wing government

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his new government almost three months after a snap general election delivered a hung parliament. The long-awaited new line

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Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike

Getty Images The strike caused at least one building in Beirut to collapse A top Hezbollah military commander was killed in an Israeli air strike

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Helicopter rescues after floods overwhelm Italian town

Witnesses described “unthinkable” scenes of heavy flooding in northern Italy as Storm Boris continued its journey across Europe on Thursday. People were seen climbing on