Peru's ex-president has 15-year jail sentence for corruption charges overturned

Peru's constitutional court has overturned a 15-year jail sentence handed to the country's former president after he was found guilty of corruption.

Ollanta Humala, who led the country from 2011 to 2016, was convicted in 2025 of accepting illegal funds from the Venezuelan president and Brazilian construction company Odebrecht to fund his election campaigns in 2006 and 2011.

The former president had said he would appeal against the verdict, and now Peru'


About 49,000 migrants enter Spanish territory of Ceuta, officials say

Ceuta, on Morocco's northern coast, is separated from mainland Spain by the Strait of Gibraltar and has long been a focal point for migrants attempting to reach Europe.

Local officials had appealed to Madrid for help after a recent rise in attempted crossings, but there were chaotic scenes on Thursday as border controls apparently broke down.

The astonishing estimation by Spanish officials suggests the number of migrants who entered into Ceuta in the last day or so could be more than half of the population of the city - which sits at around


AC Milan and Italy great Baresi dies aged 66

Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, with AC Milan saying their former captain's "example and integrity will be forever etched into the club's DNA".

Baresi spent his entire 20-year playing career with the club from 1977 until he retired in 1997, winning six Serie A titles and three European Cups/Champions Leagues.

Regarded as one of the greatest defenders to play the game, Baresi captained Milan for 15 seasons, making 719


Fifa says 'nobody selling football' as plan continues

Uefa and Concacaf have led the opposition to Infantino's plan.

"The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product," Uefa's statement on Thursday read.

"It is one of football's greatest sporting legacies. It has been built over generations by players, national teams and supporters across every continent.

"No part of it should ever be surrendered to private investors. The World Cup is not for sale.

"This is not merely a profound failure of leadership, but an abdication of Fifa


UK rapper Yung Filly found not guilty of raping woman after Australian show

During the trial, Barrientos had told the court that he had "fancied" the woman when they met at the concert venue.

Barrientos, who was born in Colombia and brought up in the UK, had been in the VIP area while she leaned over the barrier from the general area.

He denied touching her inappropriately.

"I recall putting my hand on her waist," he told the court. But he said he had not put his hands down her pants or touched her breast.

He said the "vibes


What could happen to Fifa if Uefa boycotts World Cup?

No-one can be certain what happens now. And no-one knows what the future for Infantino is.

Uefa's statement was followed up by another from Concacaf, which governs football in North and Central America and hosted this year's World Cup, saying their 41 members rejected the proposals.

Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt is a Fifa vice-president. She spoke out against the plan at Uefa's emergency meeting on Thursday. The FA said it stands "shoulder to shoulder with our European colleagues


Rushdi Abualouf: If Hamas disarmament plan holds, it could mark first credible step to ending Gaza war

After months of marathon talks, Hamas has, for the first time, accepted a framework of the Board of Peace's plan to completely disarm in Gaza.

The plan provides for the inventorying and storage of its remaining heavy weapons under Palestinian supervision, potentially removing the most significant obstacle to advancing the Trump-backed peace initiative for Gaza.

The move comes soon after Hamas concluded leadership elections that brought Gaza-based leader Khalil al-Hayya to the head of the movement .

Palestinian officials involved in the talks believe the new


Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three firms during cyber tests

US technology firm Anthropic says its artificial intelligence (AI) models hacked into the systems of three other firms during a cybersecurity test due to an error that gave them access to the internet.

It comes just days after rival OpenAI said that its models had breached the systems of other companies , including AI tools hub Hugging Face.

The announcement prompted Anthropic to check whether its own models had carried out similar attacks. It says it uncovered three cases that have since been reported to the affected companies.

Anthropic, which did not name


Nirmal Purja among 10 climbers feared missing after avalanche

A ten-member international mountaineering team led by renowned Nepal-born former Royal Marine Nirmal Purja is feared missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, one of the world's highest mountains.

Pakistani mountaineering officials say the avalanche hit at around midday on Thursday on the 8,047-metre (26,400 ft) peak in the Karakoram range. There has been no subsequent communication with the team.

An American, a Chinese national, an Omani and five Nepalis are said


Hamas says it has agreed to disarm after Trump announces Board of Peace plan

US President Donald Trump says the Board of Peace has reached an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.

A senior Hamas official has told the BBC they have agreed to the Board of Peace's plan to completely disarm in Gaza and that an official statement will be released soon. Israel has yet to comment.

Trump said Israel would withdraw from Gaza "as disarmament is completed" and called the agreement "a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government"