“Stuck”. That is the word most people who have spoken to the BBC use to describe life in Iran right now. After three days of Israeli attacks, “everyone is trying to escape” Tehran “one way or another,” one resident told BBC News Persian. On Sunday, long queues formed at petrol stations across the city. Many...
Category: News
Post
Post
Zambian Ex-President’s Family Settle Funeral Row With Government
After days of uncertainty and negotiations, the funeral arrangements for Zambia’s former president have been finalised. Edgar Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died 11 days ago in South Africa where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. According to his family, he had left instructions that his political rival and current...
Post
37-Year-Old German Tatjana Maria Wins Queen’s Title
Tatjana Maria completed an incredible run from qualifying to the title as she beat Amanda Anisimova to become the first women’s champion at Queen’s for 52 years. The 37-year-old German confounded the American world number 15 in a 6-3 6-4 victory. It capped an astonishing week for the mother-of-two, who dropped just one set across...
Post
Chris Brown Jokes About ‘Nice’ Jail As He Starts UK Tour
US singer Chris Brown has kicked off his UK tour in Manchester, days before he is due back in court after being arrested in the city last month. The Grammy-winning star performed to thousands of fans at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena on Sunday, with a string of stadium dates to follow in other cities. On...
Post
Post
Government Cyprus Confers On India P.M. Narendra Modi ‘The Grand Cross Of The Order Of Makarios III.’
Narendra Modi:“This isn’t my honour. It is an honour for 140 crore Indians. I dedicate this award to the everlasting friendship between India and Cyprus. Together, our nations will contribute towards making a better planet!”
Post
Man Suspected Of Shooting 2 Minnesota Lawmakers Is In Custody After Surrendering To The Police
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge. Vance Boelter was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and...
Post
Authorities Still Searching For Suspect In Shooting Of 2 Minnesota State Lawmakers
Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” Authorities said the suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and was...
Post
A Bridge Collapse At An Indian Tourist Site Kills 2 And Injures 32
At least two people died and 32 others were injured after an iron bridge over a river collapsed on Sunday at a popular tourist destination in India’s western Maharashtra state, the state’s top elected official said. At least six people were hospitalized in critical condition, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wrote on the social media platform X. Local...
Post
Trump Told Israel Not To Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader, Says Report
US President Donald Trump rejected a plan by Israel to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, three US officials have told BBC’s US partner CBS News. Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that assassinating Khamenei was”not a good idea”, according to one official. The president has not commented publicly on the report....