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Royal Mail staff say they were told to hide post to look like delivery targets met
Postal workers from across the UK have told the BBC they are being asked to move or hide mail from senior bosses so it looks like delivery targets are being met.
Jailed South Korea ex-president gets 30 more years for sending drones into North
A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in jail for sending drones into North Korea. Prosecutors argued that Yoon ordered the operation in October 2024 to provoke Pyongyang and create a pretext for his failed martial law bid later that year. When Yoon declared martial law on 3 […]
India’s parody ‘cockroach party’ claims website has been blocked
India's viral "cockroach" political parody group says its website has been blocked just days after it launched.
I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found
"I felt the whole ship shake. I thought there'd been some fault with the engine. But as soon as I stepped outside of my room, there was another explosion."
Putin says Russia-China ties at unprecedented level, invites Xi to Russia
Audio By Carbonatix Ties between Russia and China are at an unprecedented level, President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, and invited him to visit Russia next year. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid'); }); D...
First US soldiers to die in Iran conflict are identified
The American military has named its first troops killed in the conflict between the US and Iran.
E-Visa, Visa-Free Travel and the Future of African Integration
On 25th May 2026, as Ghana joined the rest of the continent in commemorating Africa Day, Government officially launched the E-Visa system as part of a broader effort to position Ghana as open and attractive to business, tourism and investment. The initiative introduces a technology-driven platform intended to modernize...
Ringleader of suspected human trafficking network arrested in Ethiopia
Police in Ethiopia have arrested a man accused of being at the centre of a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking ring that since 2018 has lured thousands of people to Libya, where they hoped to travel on to Europe. Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated five detention warehouses in Libya, torturing m...
US pays out $3m to victims of mystery Havana Syndrome condition reported by spies
The US government has paid nearly $3m (£2.2m) in compensation to victims of so-called Havana Syndrome, a mysterious neurological condition reported by spies, diplomats and their families.
Dozens walk out as Google boss Pichai addresses Stanford graduates
Several students walked out of their Stanford University graduation ceremony as Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage to deliver a keynote address.
Abusive passengers could be blacklisted from all airlines under new proposal
Abusive air passengers could be put on a national blacklist and prevented from flying with any airline under a new government proposal.
TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies aged 68
TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died, a year after he revealed he had been diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.