A Japanese finance ministry employee on a night out with colleagues lost documents containing the personal data of 187 people suspected of drug smuggling, local media say. The employee, who has not been named, reportedly drank nine glasses of beer during a five-hour-long night out with co-workers in Yokohama on …
Read More »Trump faces showdown with Jordan over Gaza plan
Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent BBC Imad Abdallah sits with other day labourers in a square in central Amman hoping to pick up temporary work Donald Trump is expected to face fierce resistance from Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House today, in their first meeting since the US president …
Read More »Teacher fatally stabs eight-year-old in Daejeon
News1 Locals laid flowers at the school’s gate to mourn the eight-year-old student A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation. The female teacher, who is in her 40s, confessed to stabbing the student in …
Read More »Teacher admits stabbing seven-year-old girl to death at school in South Korea | World News
A teacher has admitted stabbing a seven-year-old girl to death at a school in South Korea, officials say. The female teacher, reported to be in her 40s, has been treated for self-inflicted wounds in hospital following the attack in the city of Daejeon on Monday. She has not yet been …
Read More »Plughole-like dam creates mesmerising water display
The Monticello Dam spillway in Northern California was turned on for the first time on 4 February since 2019 due to high water levels in the manmade Lake Berryessa, according to the Solano County Water Agency. Its release system is known as a “glory-hole” style, as a result of the …
Read More »Donald Trump signs order shifting US back towards plastic straws
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed by former President Joe Biden, who had called plastic pollution a “crisis”. Last week, Trump – who sold branded plastic …
Read More »Why the Israel Hamas ceasefire is under growing strain
Why has Hamas announced a delay just days before it is due to release the next group of hostages? In one of its official statements, released on Telegram, the group called its announcement a “warning” to Israel and said it was giving mediators “ample time to pressure the occupation [Israel] …
Read More »Debate on if this means the end of the post-war free trade world
Dharshini David Chief Economics Correspondent BBC President Trump’s sweeping set of tariffs are intended, in part, to protect American industries, raise money and – as we’ve seen – be used as a bargaining chip. The Republican has already imposed tariffs on imports from China, announced plans for a 25% duty …
Read More »Austrian police search for ‘shaman fraudster’ suspect
Police in Austria have issued a European arrest warrant for a woman they believe posed as a shaman to defraud victims out of large sums of money. Police said they discovered cash, jewellery and gold worth over 10m euros (£8.3 million) at the woman’s house in Mödling, near Vienna. They …
Read More »Trump issues Gaza ceasefire ultimatum to Hamas as he warns ‘all hell is going to break out’ if hostages not returned | World News
Donald Trump says the Gaza ceasefire should be cancelled if all remaining Israeli hostages are not returned by noon on Saturday – as he warned Hamas that “all hell is going to break out”. The US president’s intervention came hours after Hamas has said it will delay the release of …
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