Watch: Only world record broken at Enhanced Games won’t be recognised
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil explains why the achievement by Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev will not be accepted by official sporting bodies.
Mexico to host Iran team during 2026 FIFA World Cup amid US tensions
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says United States did not want to host Iranian football team during tournament.
Israel escalates Gaza attacks as Netanyahu stalls ceasefire for polls
Analysts warn Netanyahu is exploiting a failing "ceasefire" to prolong the destruction of Gaza ahead of Israeli election
Subdued Lebanon Liberation Day celebrations under new Israeli occupation
Twenty-six years after Israeli forces were driven out of southern Lebanon, fears of a new occupation have emerged.
Tunisian court hands presidential critic Sonia Dahmani new jail term
Lawyer convicted for the second time this year as President Saied's crackdown on dissent intensifies.
Mexico steps in to host Iran’s World Cup team after US refusal
Mexico says it has agreed to host Iran’s World Cup team after the US declined to allow the squad to stay.
Texas officers rescue infant from car trapped in floodwaters
Video shows officers and firefighters surrounding a white car partially submerged in fast-moving water
Authorities in Texas rescued an infant on Saturday after a vehicle became trapped in flood waters in Beeville, south of San Antonio.
Video released on Sunday by the Beeville police department showed officers and firefighters surrounding a white car that was partially submerged in fast-moving water. As one first responder approached the car, a distressed man in the vehicle asked: “Can you get my kid?”
Continue reading...Over 1.5 million pilgrims begin Hajj amid regional tensions
The spiritual and physical challenge is described by pilgrims as a transformative and deeply meaningful journey.
Spread of Ebola in DRC ‘outpacing’ response efforts, warns WHO
Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate action
The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease.
“We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” said the WHO’s director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as he urged neighbouring countries to take immediate action.
Continue reading...Estranged husband of former Scottish leader admits $540K embezzlement of party funds – AP News
- Estranged husband of former Scottish leader admits $540K embezzlement of party funds AP News
- Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell admits embezzling party funds BBC
- Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from SNP The Guardian
- Sturgeon ‘must come clean’ on what she knew about husband’s £400k theft The Telegraph
- Scotland: Former SNP executive admits embezzling party funds dw.com
How technology is shaping Hajj
With nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year, technology is key to ensuring everything runs smoothly.
Pope says AI must be ‘disarmed’ to prevent domination, exclusion, and death
In his first encyclical, Leo insists ownership of artificial intelligence data must not be left solely in private hands.
Rescuers search for survivors after hotel collapse in Philippines
Rescuers search for survivors after hotel collapse in Philippines.
Russia warns foreigners to leave Kyiv as it prepares ‘systematic strikes’
Moscow calls upcoming 'systematic strikes' on Ukrainian capital a response to Kyiv's recent attack in Luhansk.
Nearly 300 tourists rescued after cable cars halt mid-air
Around 300 people were stranded mid-air after the Gondola system suddenly halted in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Far-right Elam party inspired by Golden Dawn makes gains in Cyprus election
Strongly anti-Turkish party doubles its seats although mainstream parties did not see vote crumble as predicted
An anti-immigrant far-right party, inspired by Greece’s defunct neo-Nazi Golden Dawn, made the biggest gains in Sunday’s parliamentary election in Cyprus.
Elam, the Greek National People’s Front, which has pushed for the closure of checkpoints on the ethnically split island and is vociferously anti-Turkish, doubled its seats in the 56-member legislature after securing 10.9 % of the vote.
Continue reading...Train bomb in Pakistan’s Baloch region: Why violence is on the rise – Al Jazeera
- Train bomb in Pakistan’s Baloch region: Why violence is on the rise Al Jazeera
- A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people AP News
- At Least 14 Killed in Bombing Attack That Derailed a Train in Pakistan The New York Times
- Blast targeting train kills at least 20 in Pakistan BBC
- Pakistan train bombing kills more than 30 people, official says Reuters
White House gunman had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show
The suspect previously obstructed a White House entry lane in June of 2025 and told Secret Service agents he was Jesus Christ.
Train bomb in Pakistan’s Baloch region: Why violence is on the rise
Deadly blast in Pakistan marks uptick in Balochistan separatist violence.
‘Blistering heat’: Indians warned to stay indoors as temperatures soar
The BBC's Sumedha Pal described how difficult it was to be standing in the streets of Delhi as temperatures rose to 45C .