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Six tourists, pilot killed in helicopter crash in Kenya
Six tourists and a pilot have been killed after a helicopter crashed at Mount Ololokwe in central Kenya, air accident officials have told the BBC. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department said the nationalities of the pilot and passengers were yet to be confirmed. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said th...
Los Angeles schools set limits on classroom screen time
Los Angeles’ school board on Tuesday passed a measure regulating students’ screen time during classroom assignments, reflecting concerns that technology could be linked to a host of ailments, including obesity and depression. The school board of the nation’s second-largest school district approved the measure by a 6-0...
Trump buys time for Iran deal after frantic day of diplomacy
Tuesday began as a frantic day of diplomacy in Washington, with Air Force Two ready to fly Vice President JD Vance to Islamabad for another round of peace talks between the US and Iran. Several hours later, Air Force Two hadn’t taken off, and the negotiations were postponed. President Donald Trump announced that he wou...
Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump’s chief of staff
Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald Trump. Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico. Politico reported that officials said Burnham communicated with the person claiming to be Susie Wiles “before...
King Charles reflects on ‘pressures of conflict’ in Commonwealth message
King Charles III will hail the value of traditional alliances and international friendships at a time of “increasing pressures of conflict” in his Commonwealth Day message. The annual celebration of the Commonwealth, to be marked on Monday with a service at Westminster Abbey, will see the biggest gathering of senior ro...
Oil prices surge above $110 and shares slide over Iran war
Global oil prices have jumped above $110 (£82.74) a barrel, and stock markets have slumped as the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran has fuelled fears of prolonged disruption to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran on Sunday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, as Supreme Leader, signall...
Iran names Khamenei’s hardline son Mojtaba as new supreme leader
Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, as Supreme Leader, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge in Tehran a week into its conflict with the United States and Israel. Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with influence inside Iran’s security forces and vast business networks u...
Madagascar’s President Randrianirina dismisses prime minister and cabinet
Madagascar’s President Michael Randrianirina, who seized power in October, dismissed his prime minister and the entire cabinet on Monday, his spokesperson said in a statement. Randrianirina seized control of the Indian Ocean island nation in the wake of youth-led protests that forced out his predecessor, Andry Rajoelin...
US judge clears way for Trump to end Somalis’ deportation protections
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to strip nearly 1,100 Somalis of legal protections against deportation that have allowed them to live and work in the United States. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston allowed the U.S. Department of Homeland Securi...
Former US diplomat sentenced to life for abusing two girls in Burkina Faso
A United States citizen has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing two teenage girls while working at the US embassy in Burkina Faso. The US Department of Justice said 41-year-old Fode Sitafa Mara, from Maryland, was sentenced on Wednesday following a two-week trial in October 2025 i...
Anglican divisions deepen as rebel clerics pick rival to first female leader
Clergy from a conservative grouping of the Anglican Church are meeting this week in Nigeria’s capital Abuja to choose a rival to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury. The UK’s Sarah Mullally will officially be installed as the leader of the world’s Anglican communion at a lavish ceremony later this month, but her....
US Senate vote fails to rein in Trump war powers on Iran
A bipartisan resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war in Iran has failed in the US Senate, as the strikes continue. The war powers measure was rejected in a 53-47 vote largely along party lines. It would have halted US military action in Iran without congressional approval. Democrats ar...