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EPAOil lamps burn to mark the last day of the 13-day Buddhist mourning ritual in Dhunge, Nuwakot district, Nepal, 7 September 2026.Nepalis observed a national day of mourning for the victims of the flash flood on Monday, lighting candles to mark the last day of the traditional 13-day Hindu mourning period. While flags were flown at half mast, commemorations were scaled back as rescue teams continue to search for survivors. Candlelight vigils were planned for Monday evening. At least 1,287 people are known to have died after a flash flood, believed to have been triggered by a glacial collapse, swept…
Watch: Kyiv residents on living under daily attacks by RussiaKyiv is suffering more daily air raid alerts than at any time since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, according to BBC Verify analysis of government figures.Most air attacks used to come at night but Russia’s new tactic of striking Ukraine’s capital during the day is causing huge disruption to schools and businesses.The round the clock attacks have forced people to head for shelter as many as 13 times a day, with air raid alerts lasting from a few minutes to nearly four and a half hours.Residents in Kyiv are struggling to…
ReutersOne of the overnight strikes in Kfar Remman destroyed a three-storey residential buildingIsraeli air strikes on a village in southern Lebanon have killed at least nine people, the Lebanese health ministry says.Eight people, including a child and two women, were killed in one strike that destroyed a residential building in Kfar Roummane overnight, according to the ministry. A second strike on a vehicle killed a paramedic.The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports.On Sunday, Israeli strikes killed seven people across southern Lebanon, as the Israeli military retaliated for what it said were drone attacks by the Shia Muslim…
Watch: Lava fountain and ash cloud as Indonesia volcano eruptsSome 270,000 passengers have been left stranded across Indonesia after a volcanic eruption grounded more than 2,000 flights and forced airports to suspend operations for a second day.Anak Krakatau, located 150km (90mi) from Jakarta, began erupting late on Friday, producing lava fountains and sending volcanic ash into the capital and the Lampung province. It stayed seismically active throughout the weekend.Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International and three other airports have extended closures till 18:00 local time on Monday after volcanic ash was detected in airspaces near them.Schools in the region moved classes online while…
LIVEUK condemns ‘thuggish’ behaviour after second small boats protest of weekendHundreds of protesters blocked roads in Portsmouth last night, after 140 migrants arrived via a dinghy. It comes after a similar protest in Dover on Saturday.
Watch: Did the FBI bury evidence of alleged Saudi agent’s role in 9/11?The man at the heart of a $1 trillion (£733bn) lawsuit brought by 9/11 families had extensive links to Saudi government officials and went paintballing with one of al-Qaeda’s future leaders, video obtained by the BBC reveals.The footage, which the FBI had within days of the 2001 attacks, stands in stark contrast to Omar al-Bayoumi’s 25 years of denials that he was an extremist and a Saudi spy.Bayoumi, who claimed to be a student when he was in the United States, is seen in one clip embracing Anwar…
WireImage/Corbis via Getty ImagesThe man who could be Bond? Jacob Elordi, Jack Lowden and Callum Turner are reportedly in the runningJames Bond is special. Playing him propels an actor into an exceptionally elite group of performers. From Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, only six people have ever played him in the official film series.In the last decade alone the UK has had more prime ministers, and twice as many people have walked on the moon than have played the British secret agent.The last announcement of a new Bond was 21 years ago in 2005. So it’s inevitable for Bond fans…
ReutersAfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund says the party has won a clear mandate to govern”Seismic”, “a socio-political earthquake”, “a watershed moment for Germany”.This was how political analysts and many media outlets described the stunning victory of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in local elections in Germany on Sunday. Is that an exaggeration?Saxony-Anhalt is one of the smallest of massive Germany’s 16 regions. It boasts a mere 1.7m out of 59m eligible voters nationwide. How significant can its political sentiments be, especially since the AfD narrowly failed to win an outright majority?The answer: very significant.The vote may have been…
PA MediaPolice officers at the scene of a protest in Eastney Beach, Portsmouth on SundayHundreds of protesters gathered in Portsmouth on Sunday night after around 140 migrants in a single dinghy were rescued in the English Channel. In the second major anti-migrant protest of the weekend, police faced off with demonstrators as they blocked roads in an effort to stop the people who had arrived on the small boat from leaving the city.Hampshire Police urged people to avoid the Eastney Landing ferry port area, where the migrants were brought ashore, and said a dispersal order was in place, meaning anyone…