BBC: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as authorities warned of waves over a metre (3.3ft) above normal tide levels. At least one person was killed in the earthquake […]
BBC: Overnight Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in large parts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Nine people were injured while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and faced disruption to water supplies, the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate Russian drone strike […]
BBC: Taiwan will build a dome-like air defence system to guard against “hostile threats”, President William Lai announced a day after his government warned that China is enhancing its ability to attack the island. Lai did not mention China by name – but Beijing has long claimed self-governed Taiwan as its own and hasn’t ruled […]
BBC: US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to fire air traffic controllers who are calling in sick while working without pay during the government shutdown. In an interview with Fox Business News on Thursday, Duffy called the absent employees “problem children” and said they are accounting for more than half the country’s flight delays as […]
BBC: The Israeli government has approved the first phase of a Gaza deal which will lead to a ceasefire and the release of hostages and prisoners. “The government has just now approved the framework for the release of all of the hostages – the living and the deceased,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on […]
BBC: “This technology is our future threat,” warns Serhiy Beskrestnov, who has just got his hands on a newly intercepted Russian drone. It was no ordinary drone either, he discovered. Assisted by artificial intelligence, this unmanned aerial vehicle can find and attack targets on its own. Beskrestnov has examined numerous drones in his role as […]
BBC: A Dutch beekeeper has spoken of his shock after his 10 beehives were burned down in a park in the central city of Almere, with the loss of an estimated half a million bees. Harold Stringer said each hive had a colony of 40-60,000 bees, and the thought that anyone could kill them was […]
BBC: World leaders have welcomed the news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza peace plan. The deal paves the way for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the entry of aid into Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
BBC: At least 13 people have been killed after an attack on one of the last remaining hospitals in el-Fasher, a Sudanese city trapped under siege. Sixteen others, including a doctor and nurse, were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled Saudi hospital several times on Tuesday night, a source there told the […]