Mingma Gyalje Sherpa was friends with Nirmal Purja and Kili Pemba Sherpa, two of the strongest climbers he had ever known. But this July, an avalanche swept through Pakistan’s Broad Peak while the two were on...
Saudi pipeline shutdown deepens global oil supply fears | DW News
The East-West pipeline was meant to keep Saudi oil flowing when the Strait of Hormuz became impassable. Now that route has also been hit, while the Houthi advance near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is putting Saudi...
BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi to boost economic cooperation
BRICS leaders are meeting in New Delhi for a two-day summit focused on strengthening economic ties amid a global trade war.
Teen survives two days in Alaska’s freezing Bering Sea
A 15-year-old survived for about two days atop a capsized boat in Alaska’s Bering Sea before being rescued on September 7. His older brother and cousin, who had been fishing with him, were found dead. A US Coast Guard...
What happened when I met Osama Bin Laden before 9/11? | BBC Americast
The journalist Peter Bergen talks to us about meeting Osama Bin Laden before 9/11, and what happened during that interview. In this episode, Justin, Sumi and Marianna discuss America twenty five years on from 9/11 and...
Trump delivers speech after claiming he would ‘love to see a unified Ireland’
The US president delivers a speech to former Irish premiers Bertie Ahern and Enda Kenny in the Phoenix Park in Dublin – the residence of the US ambassador to Ireland, Edward Walsh. Follow live updates | #Trump...
Putin and Xi among leaders meeting Modi at Brics summit | BBC News
Leaders from 11 nations – India, China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, the UAE and Iran, with Saudi Arabia attending as an invited member – are in Delhi this weekend for the Brics summit. They are expected to...