‘Machines don’t see gender’: India’s first female train driver on blazing the trail
Surekha Yadav became a train driver at a time when it was uncommon for Indian women to take up the profession.
They’re making sex jokes in Saudi: Inside the controversial comedy festival
A-listers including Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Jack Whitehall have faced a backlash over the event.
They paid thousands for a cruise that hasn’t sailed. Now they can’t get their money back
The BBC has been speaking to retirees who want the firm selling the cruise to stop advertising and refund their deposits.
LIVE: Israel kills 7 people after Trump tells it to ‘stop bombing’ Gaza
US leader tells Israel it 'must immediately stop' bombing Gaza, says he believes Hamas is 'ready for a lasting peace'.
Gisèle Pelicot returns to court after trial made her an icon – and tore her family apart
A rift has emerged between the victim at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history and her eldest children.
Gisèle Pelicot returns to court after trial made her an icon – and tore her family apart
A rift has emerged between Gisèle Pelicot - the victim at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history - and her eldest children
‘Yeah, nah’: why the Victorian Liberal party has taken an unusual step in the search for future MPs
The state opposition is changing tack in a bid to attract stronger candidates for high stakes seats and avoid an election catastrophe
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When the Victorian Liberal party’s state executive met last Thursday, just days before preselections closed in seats held by four retiring MPs, they looked at the list of candidates before them, underwhelmed.
“The view was, ‘yeah, nah’,” said one Liberal source, who requested anonymity to discuss internal party matters.
Continue reading...‘Will they change course?’: US Senate in deadlock over government shutdown
The third day of the US government shutdown has yielded no breakthrough as Democrats and Republicans split on spending.
Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound humanitarian aid boats off Tunisia, sources say – CBS News
- Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound humanitarian aid boats off Tunisia, sources say CBS News
- PM approved drone attacks last month on Gaza flotilla ships off Tunisian coast — report The Times of Israel
- Maghreb branch of Global Sumud flotilla says aircraft flew over Gaza’s ship Menafn.com
- Tunisia • Croatian national arrested following Gaza flotilla attack Africa Intelligence
- Drone attacks on the “Global Sumud Fleet” protested in Tunisia Middle East Monitor
Hamas response to US Gaza plan is significant – but there are key omissions
There is still a huge amount of detail to be worked through around how a ceasefire could be implemented.
Madagascar president refuses to step down as antigov’t protests continue
Protesters issue president 24-hour ultimatum to ‘respond favourably’ to demands, threatening 'all necessary measures'.
Senate stalemate sends US shutdown into second week
Two separate funding proposals failed on Friday as mass lay-offs and sweeping cuts loom over the government.
US supreme court allows Trump to strip temporary status from Venezuelans
Justices’ order puts on hold lower-court ruing that found officials had wrongly ended temporary protected status
The US supreme court on Friday allowed Donald Trump’s administration to strip legal protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants.
The justices issued an emergency order, which will last as long as the court case continues, putting on hold a lower-court ruling by US district judge Edward Chen in San Francisco that found the president’s administration had wrongly ended temporary protected status (TPS) for the Venezuelans. The three liberal justices dissented.
Continue reading...Italians stage strike in support of Gaza Palestinians
Pro-Palestinian marches gripped Italy's cities on Friday, defying the right-wing government of Giorgia Meloni.
Italians stage strike in support of Gaza Palestinians
Pro-Palestinian marches gripped Italy's cities on Friday, defying the right-wing government of Giorgia Meloni.
Metropolitan police officer arrested after undercover BBC investigation
Sergeant arrested on suspicion of perverting course of justice after colleagues filmed making racist and sexist remarks
A serving Metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, after undercover footage showed colleagues at Charing Cross police station making racist and sexist comments.
The footage, gathered for a BBC Panorama documentary, appears to show officers at a central London station calling for immigrants to be shot and boasting about using violence against suspects.
Continue reading...How did Hamas respond to Trump’s Gaza deal? What did Trump say in response?
Hamas has responded positively to Trump's Gaza peace proposal, but differences remain.
Musician Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to four years in prison after apology
The famed hip-hop mogul told the court that his actions were 'disgusting' and 'shameful' in a plea for leniency.
‘I love you, I’m sorry’: What Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs did the moment he learned his sentence
It was a more subdued message from three months ago when Combs told his family he was "coming home".
‘I love you, I’m sorry’: What Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs did the moment he learned his sentence
It was a more subdued message from three months ago when Combs told his family he was "coming home".