South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison
Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.
Turkish police order 83 arrests over online praise for school shootings
At least nine were killed in a school shooting in southern Turkey on Wednesday, a day after another attack injured 16 people at a high school.
Meghan says she was ‘most trolled person in the world’
Alongside her husband, the Duchess of Sussex was speaking to young people in Melbourne about the harms of social media.
India to decide women’s quota bill as row over parliamentary seats intensifies
Southern Indian leaders urge mass mobilisation over concerns about redrawing electoral boundaries.
China’s economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war
The better-than-expected GDP data comes as Asian countries have been hit hard by the impact of the conflict.
Israeli demolitions levelling towns in south Lebanon, satellite images show
BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.
Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87
Harmon was best known for a car-washing scene in the Paul Newman prison drama.
Shakespeare’s ‘missing’ home mapped with discovery
A Shakespeare expert identifies the location and size of the property the playwright bought in1613.
‘Unprecedented’ fire at Australian oil refinery to impact nation’s petrol supplies
The fire has deepened fears over the nation’s petrol supplies amid a global crunch.
Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia
Daniel Duggan was arrested in 2022 over claims he illegally trained the Chinese military in South Africa.
