At least 14 newborn babies have been killed in a hospital fire in Pakistan. It happened inside a nursery in the capital, Islamabad and was reportedly triggered by a faulty air conditioning unit. The fire broke out in...
US tries new route to impose $103K H-1B visa fee
The US government is proposing a new $103,265 fee on H-1B visa applications for foreign skilled workers subject to the annual visa cap, after a federal judge ruled a previous attempt as unlawful. The new proposal uses a...
Released Palestinian prisoner visits his mother’s grave for the first time
Released Palestinian detainee Abdel Salam Abu al Haija visits his mother’s grave for the first time after spending more than four years in Israeli detention. His mother passed away in May 2025 while he was still in...
Israeli lawmaker smashes Palestinian memorial
A far-right Israeli lawmaker has destroyed a memorial in a Palestinian village using a sledgehammer. Video footage shows Knesset member Zvi Sukkot and others, protected by Israeli soldiers, as they carried out the...
Empire State Building lit up pink in honour of Dolly Parton
The country music legend has died aged 80 after a "brief battle with cancer". The building turned pink at 9.25pm, in reference to Parton’s song 9 to 5. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:...
The Wrap | Wednesday 26 August 2026
The Wrap will focus on debating, analysing and making sense of the day’s news, not just reporting it, and will run from 10pm until midnight. It will feature high-profile panellists, from leading experts and...
How the silent decline in speaking is hurting our health and communities | DW News
What happens when we stop talking to each other? New research suggests we’re speaking hundreds of words less every day than we were just a few years ago. The decline may have profound consequences for how we form...