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‘It smells like charred earth’: BBC at Indonesia fire epicentre causing Singapore and Malaysia haze crisisAs wildfires continue to smother the region in toxic smog, the BBC travels to ground zero in Indonesian Borneo.
Are the riots in France a warning of an intense election to come?French authorities have imposed overnight curfews in parts of central Paris and other cities after a weekend of riots and looting across the country.Police in Paris said a curfew would be in force between 23:00 local time (21:00 GMT) and 06:00 in Place de la République, where protesters had gathered over the weekend, and the Les Halles shopping area.A ban on unauthorised gatherings has also been imposed in several other parts of the city centre.Partial curfews variously restricting the movement of young people and gatherings were announced for…
Watch: Spacecraft heading to Mars’ moon Phobos lifts off from JapanA spacecraft has launched from Japan headed for Mars’ moon Phobos, where it will attempt to grab some moondust and bring it back to Earth.If it is successful, this will become the first time a sample has been returned from Mars or its moons to be analysed in laboratories here on Earth. The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at Phobos in August 2027.It is hoped that the Mars Moons Exploration (MMX) mission, which is led by the Japanese Space Agency, will solve the mystery of how Mars’s moons formed.”I think…
Clean up begins after French riots but police remainOutside of Paris, Marseille saw some of the worst damage, with shop owners reporting more than 600 premises having been looted.2 hrs agoEurope
US Church on frontline of battle against drug known as ‘tranq’Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are more powerful and in plentiful supply, and they have transformed the drugs landscape.1 hr agoUS & Canada
AFP via Getty ImagesPolice have been guarding the hospital in Melbourne where independent MP Helen Haines is being treatedAs increasingly frequent acts of violence against politicians have shocked the globe in recent years, Australia has watched on with a contradictory feeling: that attacks like that could not happen here, and that it was only a matter of time until they did.Australians will tell you this is a largely peaceful society with a comparatively civil public discourse. Violence targeting politicians has been rare, the bungled assassination of Labor leader Arthur Calwell in 1966 now a distant and fleeting memory.But MPs and…
LIVEMillions cast early ballots in Alberta referendum as separation vote under wayToday’s vote will determine the future of the province’s independence movement and stands as a major test of Canada’s unity.
Naomi-Scherbel Ball/BBCSerhii Beskrestnov said “people have already died” due to lack of warnings about incoming missile attacksUkrainians have died because Kyiv is still not receiving reliable US warnings of incoming Russian attacks, according to a key adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky.Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov told the BBC that lives had been lost because there had not been time to warn citizens about ballistic missile strikes, saying: “It’s dangerous… I think it’s really very bad… People [have] already died.”The adviser also said restrictions to Ukraine’s use of the Starlink internet network were ongoing.The White House said there had been no changes to…
AFP via Getty ImagesPaul Mackenzie’s followers believed he was “Jesus’s mouthpiece”, the judge saidThe leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, has been found guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.Mackenzie ordered members of his cult to starve their children to death so they could “meet Jesus”.His doctrine said that education was forbidden and modern medicine was “evil”.Twenty-eight other leaders of his cult were also convicted of murder. They had all pleaded not guilty, repeatedly insisting that nobody was forced to die.Delivering her eight-hour judgement in the port city of Mombasa, Justice Diana Mochache said…
Getty ImagesA member of the US Air Force died after he fell while abseiling from the ceiling of a Texas stadium ahead of a college football game.Footage shows the serviceman plummet feet first to the turf midfield at San Antonio’s 170ft (52 metre) high Alamodome on Saturday during a ceremony ahead of the game between the University of Texas at San Antonio and the Naval Academy.The airman, identified by the military as Sgt Ian Patterson, a Tactical Air Control Party instructor at Joint Base San Antonio, died in hospital. The incident is being investigated. The game between the UTSA Roadrunners…