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Scientist who cleaned space toilet on work experience now leading Mars exploration teams
Cleaning a space toilet while on work experience was Claire Parfitt’s first introduction to a career away from Earth’s orbit. But she never imagined her time at the National Space Centre in Leicester, when she was 14, would one day see her lead a team exploring future Mars missions. Parfitt, originally from Nottingham,...
Saudi prince buys 5% stake in Lucid Motors
Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud has acquired a 5% stake in electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors, further strengthening Saudi Arabia’s influence in the company. A filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published on Tuesday revealed that the prince recently purch...
Andy Burnham set to become next UK Prime Minister
Andy Burnham has taken another step towards becoming the next Labour leader and prime minister, after the vast majority of Labour MPs nominated him to replace Sir Keir Starmer. Burnham’s Labour leadership bid has been backed by 322 out of 402 Labour MPs as he remains the only declared candidate It makes him just one […...
School bus crash kills at least 20 pupils in Uganda
At least 20 schoolchildren and one adult have been killed after a bus carrying pupils on a study trip crashed in eastern Uganda, local officials say, in one of the country’s deadliest road accidents involving children in recent years. Dozens of others, including school staff, were injured in the crash in the Kapchorwa...
Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service near White House
A suspect who shot at a White House checkpoint was killed in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, officials have confirmed. The BBC’s US media partner CBS has named the suspect as Nasire Best, a 21-year-old man who was known to the protection agency and had a documented history of […]
US deports eight people ‘of African origin’ to Uganda
Eight people from different African countries have been deported to Uganda from the United States, the first such transfer under a migration deal signed last year. The group arrived on Wednesday after a US judge approved their cases, Uganda’s foreign ministry said. The ministry said in a statement that its deal with th...
Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail
The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country “another way,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday, as Washington played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war. Rubio told reporters in New Delhi that the U.S. would give diplomacy every chance...
Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
Oil prices have fallen sharply, and Asian stock markets have risen on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel war with Iran. On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said an agreement with Tehran had been “largely negotiated”, and details would be announced soon, but the following day, he urged his negot...
More than 40 kidnapped children and teachers freed after Nigerian army operation
Nigeria’s military says it has freed all 44 pupils and teachers who were abducted two months ago from schools in the southern state of Oyo, and arrested some of their captors. A local teachers’ union has told the BBC of its “relief” – but families say the ordeal has been harrowing and they are still […]
Pakistani strikes kill at least 28 civilians in Afghanistan, UN says
At least 28 civilians were killed after Pakistan launched air strikes in Afghan provinces along its border on Sunday, the United Nations Afghan mission has said. A further 49 were injured and women and children were among the victims, according to Unama. Afghanistan’s Taliban government said civilian homes were hit and...
Google appeals US court ruling on search monopoly
Alphabet’s Google on Friday appealed a federal judge’s ruling in Washington that it holds illegal monopolies in online search and related advertising. Here are some details:
Nigeria’s Tinubu to run for second term after party primary win
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and final four-year term in January after overwhelmingly defeating a little-known challenger in ruling party primaries, results showed on Sunday. ALSO READ: