BBC: Eight people, including two Boeing employees, have been killed after a US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed immediately after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. The incident occurred at 11:20 local time (19:20 GMT) on Monday while the aircraft was on a routine test mission. The crash sent a huge plume […]
BBC: US President Donald Trump has said a preliminary deal to end the war with Iran has already been signed and suggested that details of the agreement are set to be published “pretty soon”. “I am very happy to say it’s signed, the deal is all signed,” he said during talks with French President Emmanuel […]
BBC: At least nine people have been killed in a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine that set a major religious landmark in Kyiv on fire, officials say. Four people were killed in attacks on the Ukrainian capital, while five rescue workers died trying to put out a fire caused by a strike on the […]
BBC: Oil prices have fallen and shares risen after the US and Iran said they had agreed a framework deal to end the war, which US President Donald Trump said would see the reopening of the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, dropped 4.7% to $83.24 (£61.94) a barrel, […]
Al Jazeera: Stock markets across the Asia Pacific have surged following the announcement of a deal between Washington and Tehran to end the US-Israel war on Iran. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark index soared 5.5 percent in morning trading on Monday, while South Korea’s Kospi jumped as much as 5.7 percent. Taiwan’s Taiex climbed as much […]
BBC: The announcement of a deal to end hostilities between the US and Iran has provided Donald Trump with a very welcome birthday present – although it’s wrapped in a fair measure of uncertainty. In his social media post heralding the agreement, the American president said that the Strait of Hormuz would be open to […]
BBC: For several weeks now, the Indian capital, Delhi, has been battling a severe heatwave, with temperatures routinely rising above 40C. The real feel, the weather apps helpfully tell us, is always a few degrees higher. But how hot do you feel when you hit the streets? On Tuesday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded […]
BBC: Eleven skydivers and one pilot have been killed in a plane crash in the US state of Missouri, officials said. The airplane, which was leased by a skydiving company, took off around 11:20 local time on Sunday, according to a Bates County Emergency Management spokesperson. After failing to gain altitude, it made a sharp […]
BBC: Royal Marine Commandos have boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning. Marines, joined by National Crime Agency officers, with the support of the RAF, intercepted and boarded the vessel in a six-hour operation – the first operation of its kind by UK armed […]
BBC; Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country’s population to 10 million, early projections suggest. Not all votes have been counted, but the current trend suggests 55% of participants voted against, to 45% for. The proposal came from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, which has long campaigned on an anti-immigration platform. The […]
