BBC: Twenty-two monks have been arrested at an airport in Sri Lanka after officials discovered 110kg (242lbs) of cannabis concealed in their luggage. Customs officials said each monk was found with around 5kg of Kush – a particularly potent form of the drug – hidden within “false walls” in their luggage when they arrived in […]
BBC: At least 42 people have been killed and 10 injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in eastern Chad in a conflict that began as a dispute over a water well, officials say. The conflict in Wadi Fira province, initially between two families, is said to have escalated into a cycle of reprisal attacks […]
BBC: Oil prices have risen after plans for a second round of peace talks between the US and Iran stalled again. Brent, the global benchmark, rose by around 2% to $109.33 (£80.72) a barrel, while US-traded crude also increased by 2% at $96.78. US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Washington had cancelled plans […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 27 – U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war, as Tehran’s foreign minister landed in Russia on Monday to seek support from President Vladimir Putin. Hopes of reviving peace efforts receded on Saturday when Trump scrapped a visit to Islamabad by his envoys […]
BBC: Maritime authorities are warning of an increased threat to ships off the coast of Somalia after a cargo ship became the latest vessel to be seized in a suspected act of piracy. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) raised the threat level in the area to “substantial” as it reported “unauthorised persons” seized the […]
BBC: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov have unveiled a memorial in Pyongyang for North Koreans who have died fighting in the Ukraine war. Military jets flew overhead and white balloons were released into the air as Kim and Belousov unveiled a statue and opened a memorial museum. It […]
BBC: “We’re like a red rag to the enemy. Because we’re taking the war to their territory so that they feel it too,” the Ukrainian soldier says, as his unit scramble to assemble long-range drones for launch at Russia. Ukraine has been intensifying its deep strikes like this for several weeks, targeting oil export facilities, […]
BBC: US President Donald Trump says he “wasn’t worried” while he was being evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, after a gunman attempted to storm the ballroom. “I wasn’t worried. I understand life. We live in a crazy world,” Trump said during an interview with CBS News programme 60 Minutes, one day after the […]
BBC: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, after gunshots were reported on the premises. The US Secret Service confirmed that no one was injured in the “shooting incident”, and one person has been taken into custody. The suspect was later identified […]
April 26 (Reuters) – The suspect arrested in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting on Saturday was identified by a law enforcement official as Cole Tomas Allen, a Los Angeles-area man who appears from social media sites to be a Caltech graduate working as a part-time teacher and game developer. * The official said Allen, approximately 31 […]
