Lebanese-French musician Omar Harfouch is one of two judges who resigned days before the finals in Thailand.
Two Miss Universe judges quit scandal-hit pageant, as one claims it’s rigged
Lebanese-French musician Omar Harfouch is one of two judges who resigned days before the finals in Thailand.
Japan’s largest urban fire in decades rips through 170 buildings
Local media say one person was killed in the fire in the city of Oita, on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
Nine killed in Russian attack on western Ukraine, Zelensky says
Blocks of flats were hit in the western city of Ternopil and many people were left dead and wounded, said Ukraine’s leader.
Nicki Minaj supports Trump claim Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria
The US-based Trinidadian rapper addressed the UN in New York alongside Trump administration officials, making claims that lack evidence.
Christians in Nigeria ‘driven from their homes and killed’, Nicki Minaj says
The US-based Trinidadian rapper addressed the UN in New York alongside Trump administration officials, making claims that lack evidence.
‘It would have been better if they’d killed me’: A forgotten war destroying women’s lives
Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds.
The only ‘no’ vote on releasing Epstein files
The resounding vote in favour of the Epstein bill, 427-1, marks a rare moment of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill that was – almost – unanimous.
On the front line of Europe’s standoff with Russia’s sanction-busting shadow fleet
With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.
Why India’s poorest state continues to struggle with illegal alcohol sales
Efforts to crack down on bootlegging continue nine years after prohibition was introduced in Bihar.
