The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border
A clip lasting barely a handful of seconds has become the defining visual record of one of the deadliest flash floods in recent Himalayan…
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‘I’ve never been to Afghanistan’: Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban
"I've never been to Afghanistan." The sentence, uttered by a young mother stepping off a packed bus at a dusty border checkpoint,…
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Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack
The diplomatic rupture between Berlin and Moscow deepened sharply this week after the German government formally attributed last month's drone incident at
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Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed he will resign his seat in the House of Commons, ending an eleven-year tenure…
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UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget
The cost of keeping Britain's government funded has climbed to levels unseen since the late 1990s, injecting fresh urgency into the political…
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Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup
The Sahel's latest chapter of instability unfolded in the early hours of a Saturday morning when gunfire and explosions tore through the…
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Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
When the Trishuli River surged through Nuwakot district on Wednesday, it carried away homes, markets, and infrastructure across wide stretches of central
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Algeria president seeks death penalty for arsonists after deadly forest fires
A scorched landscape stretches across the north-eastern provinces of Algeria, where more than 100 separate wildfires tore through woodland and scrubland over
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South African airline defends low-altitude aerial stunt over packed stadium
When flares erupted into the Cape Town night sky and two fighter-style jets screamed overhead in tight formation, the thousands packed inside…
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Monza memories – Italian GP in pictures through the years
Every autumn, the roar of engines echoes through a stretch of royal woodland north of Milan, and the world of motorsport gathers…
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