Tributes paid to ‘true giant’ of baseball, Willie Mays
The baseball world has saluted the achievements of Willie Mays, widely considered one of the sport’s best ever players, after his death at age 93.
Bread and other tax proposals axed amid public outcry
Kenya’s government has scrapped some proposed taxes in this year’s controversial finance bill, including a 16% levy on bread, after a public outcry. The announcement
Indian accused of plotting Sikh murder extradited to US
An Indian man accused of plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil is expected to appear in a New York court on Monday
Peace talks ‘tomorrow’ if Russia leaves Ukraine
Kyiv will hold peace talks with Russia tomorrow if Moscow pulls out of all Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. But speaking at the
People left dangling upside down on amusement park ride
About 30 people were rescued from an amusement park in Oregon, according to Portland Fire and Rescue, after one of the rides got stuck and
UN aid convoy ‘denied entry to north’
20 minutes ago By Robert Greenall, BBC News UNICEF’s James Elder says Gaza a ‘horror show’ for children The UN children’s agency Unicef has told the BBC
Supreme Court rejects limits on abortion pill mifepristone
The US Supreme Court has unanimously rejected an effort to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The decision, which came two years after the
Russian strike kills 8 in Zelensky’s hometown
At least eight people have been killed and 21 injured in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s southern city of Kryvyi Rih, local officials say.
French right in uproar over leader Ciotti’s call for far-right alliance
16 minutes ago By Paul Kirby, BBC News REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier The leader of France’s right-wing Republicans party, Eric Ciotti, has sparked an outcry after he backed an
Post-mortem finds presenter died of natural causes, police say
6 minutes ago By Nikos Papanikolaou, Kathryn Armstrong, BBC News PA Media The body of Dr Mosley was found close to the Agia Marina on the Greek island