Daniel Haig, 18, has been sentenced for stabbing 14-year-old schoolboy Justin McLaughlin to death at Glasgow’s High Street station in October 2021. He was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 16 years behind...
Ukrainian prisoners of war say they were tortured at Russian prison – BBC News
Ukrainian prisoners of war have said they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in Russia, a BBC investigation has heard. A dozen former captives described extreme...
India: In Bollywood, movies vilifying Muslims spark fear ahead of polls • FRANCE 24 English
With free tickets and false claims, ‘The Kerala Story’ is one of a slew of polarising films sparking concern Bollywood is churning out cultural propaganda to bolster support for India’s ruling party...
US President Biden to visit fire-hit Maui on Monday – BBC News
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Maui in Hawaii on Monday to meet with first responders, survivors as well as local officials. At least 106 people died on the Hawaiian island but there are...
At least 71 people killed in landslides in northern India
Search and rescue operations are continuing in northern India, after days of torrential rain triggered landslides. At least 71 people have been confirmed dead and more are missing across the Himalayan province of...
‘Top’ pangolin traffickers caught by undercover sting operation – BBC News
The leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four-year investigation and a trial in Nigeria. They pleaded guilty last month to smuggling the scales of endangered African pangolins. These...
UN warns of escalating Sudan conflict and regional destabilization
The UN says the war in Sudan is spiralling out of control and threatens to destabilize the whole region. Nearly a million people have fled the country, and 4,000 have been killed in fighting between the armed forces and...