The Iran-backed Shia Muslim Hezbollah movement and its allies have lost their majority in Lebanon’s parliament, results from Sunday’s election show. The bloc’s candidates won 62 of the 128 seats, three fewer than it needed. Hezbollah retained its own seats, but President Michel Aoun’s Christian Free Patriotic Movement lost support. A rival Christian party with […]
By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The number of people reported as disappeared in Mexico is at a record high of 100,000, figures suggest. Government data, which goes back to 1964, shows that almost all the disappearances have occurred since 2007, when then-President Felipe Calderón launched his “war on drugs”. The United Nations has […]
By Yaroslav Lukov & Matt Murphy BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Turkey’s president has restated his opposition to Finland and Sweden joining Nato – just hours after they said they would seek membership. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the two Nordic nations should not bother sending delegations to convince Turkey, a key Nato member, of their […]
By Yaroslav Lukov & Matt Murphy BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Ukraine has confirmed that hundreds of its fighters trapped for more than two months in Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks have been evacuated. Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said 53 badly wounded soldiers were taken to the town of Novoazovsk, held by Russian-backed rebels. She said […]
By Malu Cursino BBC News Russia-Ukraine war One of the biggest-ever Nato exercises in the Baltics is now under way. Named “Hedgehog”, the drills involve 10 countries, including Finland and Sweden, which are expected to formally apply to join the alliance within days. The exercises in Estonia, which will last until 3 June, were […]
US officials have announced plans to ease tough sanctions imposed on Cuba by former President Donald Trump. Under new measures approved by the Biden administration, restrictions on family remittances and travel to the island will be eased. The processing of US visas for Cubans will also be speeded up. State Department spokesman Ned Price said […]
By Annabelle Liang Business reporter The US has warned that IT workers from North Korea are trying to get remote working jobs by hiding their true identities for the purpose of stealing money for Pyongyang. Many of them pretend to be from other parts of Asia, according to three US government agencies. They are allegedly […]
US officials say President Biden has approved the redeployment of US troops in Somalia, reversing a decision by his predecessor Donald Trump. The deployment was requested by the Pentagon to support the fight against militant group al-Shabab. President Trump withdrew about 700 US troops from Somalia in 2020. The move to re-establish a military presence […]
By Dharshini David Global trade correspondent, BBC News NI election 2022 An escalating dispute over the post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland risks seeing the government scrapping parts of that deal. In that event, could it trigger a trade war that could see households and businesses paying an unwelcome price? European Union officials have […]
By Sharanya Hrishikesh & Meryl Sebastian BBC News, Delhi Climate change An intense heatwave is sweeping through northern India with temperatures hitting a record 49.2C (120.5F) in parts of the capital, Delhi. This is the fifth heatwave in the capital since March. Officials in many parts of the country have asked people to take […]
