Frank Gardner Security correspondent EPA It has been more than three years since a British official inadvertently leaked a dataset containing the names and contact details of thousands of people who were attempting to flee possible Taliban revenge attacks. In…
LONDON (AP) — All four people aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport are dead, police said Monday. Essex Police said work continued to formally identify the victims of Sunday’s crash. “At this…
The UK is to start processing Syrian asylum claims again, more than seven months after decisions were paused following the fall of the Assad regime. Asylum minister Dame Angela Eagle said the Home Office had “worked to lift the pause…
LONDON (AP) — Scarlet uniforms flashed against the riverbank. Wooden skiffs glided in formation. A young swan, gently lifted from the water, was measured, inspected and released. The annual five-day census of swans belonging to King Charles III – known…
IDF announces death of three soldiers killed in northern Gaza The Jerusalem Post Updates: Hamas says ‘war of attrition’ in Gaza as 3 Israeli soldiers killed Al Jazeera Battered but not beaten, Hamas embraces guerilla tactics with deadly force CNN Three Israeli Soldiers…
A feud has broken between the Israeli government and the military over the cost and impact of a planned camp for Palestinians in southern Gaza, as politicians criticised the former prime minister Ehud Olmert for warning that the project would…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa at the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended his police minister after explosive allegations…
Ukrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel last week, the SBU said. The SBU intelligence agency said in a statement that the operation had sought the arrest…
French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined plans for a big increase in defence spending, warning Europe’s liberty is facing a “greater threat” than at any time since the end of World War Two. In a speech to the armed forces…
Nick Thorpe BBC Budapest Correspondent BBC Hungarians have a popular saying: “Visszanyal a fagyi”. Translation: “The ice-cream licks back.” In other words, watch out, because what you enjoy devouring, might enjoy devouring you. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has assiduously…