Saturday, July 12, 2025

When an unsung Indian helped Austrian Jews escape the Nazis

Kundanlal risked all to rescue Jewish families during Europe's darkest hour and bring them to India.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl0r5wrkexo

Gaza hospital says 24 people killed near aid site as witnesses blame IDF

Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to get food. The IDF says there were no known injuries.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp90v2ng70yo

The mushroom killer was obsessed with true crime. Now true crime fans are obsessed with her

A jury found Erin Patterson guilty on all charges - but the frenzy of speculation has only intensified.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m8glx2zleo

The mushroom killer was obsessed with true crime. Now true crime fans are obsessed with her

A jury found Erin Patterson guilty on all charges - but the frenzy of speculation has only intensified.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m8glx2zleo

Friday, July 11, 2025

'They were just kids': Mother mourns sons killed in Israeli strike while waiting for aid

Two of Iman al-Nouri's five sons were killed outside a clinic in Deir al-Balah on Thursday, while a third was seriously wounded.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9xgrrq54go

The beauty and brutality of life in the shadow of Kashmir killings

BBC visits ground zero of the April attack in Pahalgam where locals are picking up the pieces of their broken lives.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrll874eg5o

BBC correspondent explains the role of fuel switches

The BBC's Theo Leggett explains that the two switches were moved which caused the crash

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx2vrdd5xkeo

Trump surveys damage in Texas as search continues for 160 missing

At least 120 were killed when flash flooding devastated areas in central Texas last week.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5vlp0pmdzo

Thursday, July 10, 2025

'We're worried about our future': Srebrenica massacre's tensions still felt 30 years on

While communities in Sarajevo mark three decades since the massacre, denial of the genocide in on the rise.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2edzg2wlo

Judge blocks Trump's birthright order after Supreme Court ruling

The White House vowed to fight the judge's ruling, which once again paused a priority for Trump.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l4jw5glplo

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested

Yoon is in detention for a second time over his failed martial law declaration last year.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd97ez54dlyo

Chinese students sleep off heatwave in libraries and tents

As eastern China deals with extreme heat, residents are finding new ways to cool down.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrykm5z2rxo

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Are India's skies safe? Air safety watchdog responds amid rising concerns

India’s skies remain safe, with accident rates below global averages, air safety regulator chief tells the BBC.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgnr828z0go

Russian minister's death serves as warning to political elite

President Putin sacked his transport minister. Hours later, his body was found in a park with a gunshot wound to the head.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l49310z2go

Monday, July 7, 2025

The doctor fighting for women's health on Ukraine's front line

Dr Baksheiev, a gynaecologist, travels to Russian-occupied areas in his kitted out mobile clinic

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gezrz5gwyo

From India to Britain and back: The cartoonist who fought censors with a smile

Abu Abraham’s sharp cartoons exposed power’s excesses during India’s 1975 Emergency crackdown.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c784lz5lky8o

Sunday, July 6, 2025

How tariffs are shifting global supply chains

Trump's 90-day pause on his sweeping tariffs plan is about to expire. But already some firms are radically changing how they work.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93l6n32ne5o

A video game on 'gold diggers' is fuelling a sexism debate in China

So heated was the criticism that creators quietly renamed the game Emotional Anti-Fraud Simulator.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rvzw1jk2do

Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Qatar as Netanyahu heads to Washington

Hamas said it has responded to the latest ceasefire proposal positively but there are still gaps to be bridged.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crenx445170o

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war

State TV showed footage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being cheered at a mosque ahead of a Shia festival.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d1n8z8nzro