There are reports that parts of the city of Jenin, in the West Bank, have been closed off with checkpoints set up at routes into the city.Al Jazeera says that armed clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters have taken place, with at least eight p... More »
Published9 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersBy Sam HancockBBC NewsIn a year that has seen around 3 million hectares (11,583sq m) of Bolivian land burnt by wildfires, some of the country's animals have been left ex... More »
Larry Fink, an acclaimed and adventurous photographer whose subjects ranged from family portraits and political satire to working class lives and the elite of show business and Manhattan society, has died at 82.Robert Mann, owner of the Robert Mann Gallery, to... More »
If you look closely, you can just about see the characters and scenes that once stretched across the walls of Wat Prasat, a temple in Nonthaburi. There’s the dark shape of an elephant’s head, a figure slouching on its back; outlines of swords pointing upwards ... More »
The United Nations said Tuesday it deplored the executions of a 17-year-old and a 22-year old in Iran and urged Tehran to immediately stop applying the death penalty.The UN Human Rights Office said it was troubled by Friday’s executions. “The execution of Hami... More »
Mediators hope the current model of a daily cease-fire with the release of Israeli captives in exchange for freeing Palestinian prisoners would create the conditions for longer-term discussions.Israel said on Tuesday it had received 12 more hostages from Gaza ... More »
“Make way for someone else,” a new grass-roots movement demands as women challenge the official argument that the mobilized troops are needed in combat indefinitely.The woman in the video, her face blurred, gave a blunt assessment of Russian military policy: S... More »
Published48 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Christian BrooksBBC NewsThis week sees the launch of Spotify Wrapped - where users of the streaming service find out the songs that have dominated their listeni... More »
Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Yousef Eldin / BBCBy Megha Mohan and Yousef EldinBBC 100 WomenIt is estimated that one in five girls across the world is married by the age of 18. Even countries that have laws ag... More »
Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against a conservative American prelate this month, according to... More »
Published58 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPABy Nick BeakeEurope correspondent, in AthensMore than 200 years after they were torn from their country's most sacred landmark and shipped unceremoniously to the UK, the El... More »
Hamas released 10 Israeli hostages and two Thai nationals on Tuesday as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas continued into a fifth day, raising the total number of captives released to 85. Roughly 240 hostages were captured on Oct. 7, when Hamas led devast... More »