Two female tourists, including a British pensioner, have been killed by a charging elephant while on safari in Zambia, police have told the BBC. Easton Taylor, 68, from the UK and 67-year-old Alison Taylor from New Zealandwere attacked by a female elephant that was with a calf at the South Luangwa National Park, said local…
A state-of-the-art British fighter jet stuck at an airport in India for nearly three weeks now has sparked curiosity and raised questions about how such a modern aircraft could get stranded for days in a foreign country. The F-35B landed at Thiruvananthapuram airport in the southern state of Kerala on 14 June. The aircraft was…
Sir Keir Starmer has said he “understands what anchors” US President Donald Trump, having built a relationship on shared family values. Despite “different political backgrounds” the prime minister said he found common ground with Trump, and that their “good personal relationship” helped land a vital US tariff deal. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Political Thinking…
Minister Pat Conroy confirmed the purchase of AIM-120C-8 and AIM-120D-3 missiles Australia said its A$2 billion ($1.3 billion) purchase of supersonic missiles from the United States underscores its commitment to defence spending, though Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has resisted US calls to agree to a target of 3.5%. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy on…
How Ukraine can cope with the US pause on crucial battlefield weapons The decision by the United States to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine has come at a tough time for Kyiv: Russia’s bigger army is making a concerted push on parts of the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line and is intensifying long-range drone…
Thailand swears in new Cabinet including suspended prime minister Thailand swore in new Cabinet members Thursday with its government in flux after the Constitutional Court suspended the prime minister less than a year after the same court removed her predecessor. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was suspended as prime minister while under an ethics investigation for a…
Trump and Zelenskiy are also expected to discuss the abrupt halt in some key US weapons deliveries US President Donald Trump said he will talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, while a Ukrainian source told Reuters Trump may speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday. “Will be speaking to President Putin of…
Indonesian rescuers were searching for 29 people who remained missing Thursday after a ferry sank and six people died the previous night near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. A 3-year-old boy and his mother were the most recent victims whose bodies were recovered on Thursday afternoon. The six bodies located by rescuers will be taken…
Gaza conflict death toll rises to 57,130 At least 118 Palestinians have been killed and 581 others injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, Al Jazeera reports, citing the enclave’s health ministry. That includes 12 people killed and 49 injured at the US and Israeli-backed aid centres, it added, raising the…
David Corenswet follows in the footsteps of Christopher Reeve and Henry Cavill as he takes on the role of Clark Kent and Superman. Donning the famous red cape for the first time in the new Superman movie gave actor David Corenswet a big confidence boost. A relative newcomer, Corenswet follows in the footsteps of Christopher Reeve and,…
