Year: 2025

Thailand’s former queen Sirikit dies aged 93

Reuters Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 93. She passed away “peacefully” in a Bangkok…

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Woman gets rare whole-life sentence for murder of French schoolgirl Lola Daviet

A woman who raped and murdered 12 year-old Lola Daviet in Paris has been handed a rare whole-life sentence in…

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Guinea shock at $100,000 fee to contest elections to replace junta

Guineans have reacted with shock after it was announced that presidential candidates would need to pay a deposit of 875m…

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Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over anti-tariffs advert

US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate end to all trade negotiations with Canada over an advert critical of…

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EU fails to back frozen Russian cash loan

EU leaders agreed to help support Ukraine’s “financial needs” for the next two years on Thursday night – but stopped…

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What we know about the NBA gambling and rigged poker game arrests

Getty Images Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat is among those who were arrested as part of a multi-year investigation…

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Trump says ‘existing structure’ of White House East Wing to be torn down

Is Trump allowed to demolish part of the White House to build a ballroom? US President Donald Trump has said…

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Blackouts hit Russia’s Belgorod as Ukrainian drone attacks surge

Olga Ivshina, Anastasia Platonova & Yaroslava KirykhinaBBC News Russian Head of Belgorod region press office Firefighters trying to put out…

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US sanctions Russian oil companies after failed Putin talks

Bernd Debusmann Jr,at the White House and Max Matza ‘It was time’, says Trump on increase in Russia sanctions The…

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US forces kill two in strike alleged drug boat in the Pacific

US forces have struck another vessel alleged to be carrying drugs, this time in the waters of the Pacific Ocean,…

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