Gerardo Lissardy BBC News Mundo AFP/Getty Images Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as “Pepe”, has died at the age of 89. The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world’s “poorest president” because of his modest lifestyle. Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his predecessor’s death on X, writing: “thank you for everything you gave us and for your deep love for your people.” […]
A Los Angeles judge has resentenced two brothers who are serving life in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion, making them eligible for parole. Judge Michael Jesic gave Erik and Lyle Menendez a new sentence of 50 years to life. A decision on their potential release will be […]
Corbis via Getty Images India’s nuclear capable Agni-5 missile has a range of over 5,000km In the latest India-Pakistan stand-off, there were no ultimatums, no red buttons. Yet the cycle of military retaliation, veiled signals and swift international mediation quietly evoked the region’s most dangerous shadow. The crisis didn’t spiral towards nuclear war, but it […]
Getty Images Virat Kohli announced his retirement after a 14-year Test career Virat Kohli’s retirement from Tests has left Indian cricket beleaguered and the sporting world gasping in surprise. Coming on the heels of captain Rohit Sharma quitting a few days earlier, it adds up to a double whammy for India who embark on a […]
Laura Gozzi Reporting fromPalais de Justice court in Paris BBC reports from Paris court after Kim Kardashian testimony Kim Kardashian has given emotional testimony to a Paris court, telling judges she thought she was going to die at the hands of masked gunmen who stole millions of dollars of jewellery from her in a luxury […]
EBU Céline Dion filmed a message to mark Eurovision returning to Switzerland for the first time since she won the 1988 contest Céline Dion made a rare appearance during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest with a brief, pre-recorded message. The star won the contest for Switzerland in 1988, and it had been […]
Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a new team, promising “decisive action” on his ambitious economic agenda – amid a trade war with the US and President Donald Trump’s repeated remarks undermining Canada’s sovereignty. The new cabinet of 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state marks some significant changes, including a new foreign […]
US President Donald Trump has said the US has “no stronger partner” than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip – a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment. Day one of the trip saw the two sides announce a $142bn (£107bn) arms deal, as well as a raft of […]
A masked gang have tried to abduct the daughter and young grandson of a cryptocurrency chief in Paris, but after a violent struggle they drove off empty-handed. The botched kidnap bid was captured on video by an onlooker in Paris’s 11th district, in the east of the French capital. Police sources said the woman was […]
The White House on Tuesday said that President Trump, while in Saudi Arabia, had secured $600 billion in deals with the Saudi government and firms. But the details the White House provided were vague and totaled less than half that number. And a closer look at the projects the administration provided shows several were already […]