Getty Images Pakistan has launched deadly air strikes along its border with Afghanistan, breaking months of relative calm in the restive region.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that four targets had been destroyed in "calibrated strikes" that had killed 26 militants. Afghanistan's Taliban government earlier said 13 people, including 11 children, were killed in Pakistani strikes in three provinces.
Pakistan has long
Reuters Ukraine is facing a major diplomatic fallout with key ally Poland, after Kyiv decided to name a military unit after controversial World War Two fighters, reopening a painful chapter from the past.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki is considering stripping Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky of the country's highest state honour, the Order of the White Eagle.
Nawrocki has already consulted with the council of the order and says he
Artan, who was named the Confederation of African Football (Caf) men's referee of the year in 2025, was one of 52 referees selected for the tournament.
However, his "dream" came crashing down as he attempted to travel to the on-pitch officials' base in Florida, with Artan telling the New York Times he had faced an 11-hour immigration interview and was detained for several hours before be was put on a flight back to Istanbul, Turkey.
Speaking to
Reuters Hong Kong authorities have charged two companies and seven people over the devastating fire at the Wang Fuk housing complex last November.
They were handed 25 charges including manslaughter, conspiracy to defraud, attempting to pervert the course of public justice, and tax evasion.
The blaze, which killed 168 people , was the deadliest fire the city had seen in more than 70 years.
Authorities said they
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At least 12 people have been killed in a mass shooting in an area of Johannesburg, police in South Africa say.
They say another nine people were injured in the attack at an informal settlement in Cleveland late on Tuesday, and a manhunt for suspects is under way.
"It is alleged that more than 10 suspects were dropped off by a white Toyota Quantum near a
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A model who alleges Kanye West choked her on a music video set has told the BBC she was left feeling "suffocated, unsure and scared".
Jennifer An, a former contestant on America's Next Top Model, is suing the rapper, now known as Ye, over an encounter she alleges
Getty Images The man accused of killing fifteen people in an attack on a Jewish festival at Sydney's Bondi Beach in December has been charged with 19 additional offences.
Naveed Akram was already facing 59 charges after the shooting including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder, and one count of committing a terrorist act.
According to court records seen by the BBC, new charges were filed in April but have only now
BBC The world's largest chipmaker has told the BBC that inflation is pushing up the cost of doing business, and did not rule out price rises.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) makes the most advanced chips designed by companies such as Nvidia, AMD and Apple, so any increase in pricing could ripple through to the cost of AI infrastructure, and potentially over time, the prices customers pay for their electronic devices.
However
BBC/Darren Conway The four young men in the rebel camp hidden deep in jungle-covered mountains never wanted a part in Myanmar's civil war.
They didn't choose to be soldiers for the military either.
One had been a chef on his way home from work when he was grabbed off the street. His lack of ID was enough for the military to detain him and force him to sign up. Another was taken on his way back from a late-night karaoke session; a third had been