Sunday, June 29, 2025

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner was deemed the 'safest' of planes. The whistleblowers were always less sure

Long before the Air India tragedy, the cause of which is still to be determined, people who had worked on the 787 had raised concerns about the production standards

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyq7vgq2e5o

China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica

"Every word I once wrote has come back to haunt me," posted a writer who says she was arrested for "obscene" work.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c056nle2drno

Crowds celebrate Pride in New York City, India, Mexico and more

Crowds have gathered at Pride celebrations around the world, including the Pride Parade NYC.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c4g8eynnx54o

'Mariupol is diseased': Residents deny Russia's stories about occupied city

Russian shattered Mariupol with a months-long siege in 2022. Now, it says it's rebuilding it.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6912mqp1go

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orban

A giant crowd throngs the Hungarian capital, championing LGBT rights and defying PM Viktor Orban.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clylnev5y36o

I feel like I've been gaslit - like the life I had before the war was made up

The private thoughts and reflections of a young woman whose life has altered course.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn81rdvdm9jo

A pioneering doctor remembers India leader Indira Gandhi's final moments

Sneh Bhargava, AIIMS New Delhi's only woman director, was called upon to treat Gandhi after she was shot in 1984.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgenl7gv2lo

'Proud to be gay': K-pop star on coming out to the world

Only a handful of K-pop artists have come out as gay, but none as publicly as Bain. Is this a turning point?

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5kx7wn1nzo

Friday, June 27, 2025

Did a JD Vance meme get tourist banned from the US?

US officials have denied claims that a Norwegian man was sent home because of a meme - but the case has raised international questions.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c5y2l9nn7y1o

Top court ruling expands Trump's power - and he intends to use it

It handed a significant victory to Donald Trump - and future American presidents.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9velv7z4no

GHF boss defends Gaza aid operation after hundreds of Palestinians killed near sites

The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed since the GHF took over aid distribution.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20rz63g1zko

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Watch: Large fireball seen shooting across sky over Southeastern US

The American Meteor Society has described it as a bolide, a large and rare fireball that creates a sonic boom.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cgrxgj94zldo

Kim Kardashian 'grandpa robber' dies month after trial

Didier Dubreucq, 69 years old, was diagnosed with lung cancer while in detention.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0wdr75kwdo

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending

Fifty years on, Sholay - arguably Hindi cinema’s most iconic film - makes a spectacular return.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg8m9z5vv8o

Thailand's 'weed wild west' faces new rules as smuggling to UK rises

A number of British travellers have been arrested and prices have collapsed due to overproduction.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c056l0dgg8jo

'Our food doesn't even last the month' - Americans brace for Trump's welfare cuts

About 16% of West Virginians rely on a federal food subsidy programme that is facing big cuts.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx0e9p9nrko

'I can see it's upsetting' - Trump asks BBC Ukrainian reporter about her family

The US president asks Myroslava Petsa about her husband on the frontline after she asks him about supplying air defences to Ukraine.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/crl0x0y0ew3o

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Indira Gandhi's Emergency: When India's democracy was put on pause

On this day 50 years ago, then prime minister Indira Gandhi declared Emergency, suspending rights and jailing rivals.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0gnvq72lko

US strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme, says Pentagon assessment

The White House called the initial damage assessment on Iran's uranium stockpile "flat-out wrong".

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglxwp5x03o

Millions swelter as heatwave descends on North America

Experts warn that the soaring temperatures could aggravate the risk of heat-related illness, especially due to high humidity levels.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jwg2038jdo