A former colonel in the Syrian Air Force intelligence department has appeared before a London court charged with crimes against humanity.

Salem Michel Al-Salem, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court via video link and has been named publicly for the first time after a request from his team to prevent this was rejected.

The 58-year-old is charged with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, one count of conduct ancillary to

Iranians have told BBC Persian that they are exhausted and struggling to sleep after 10 days of Israeli and US attacks, as explosions "every few hours" rocked Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj overnight and cut power.

"I was in total darkness last night," one man in his 30s from Tehran said, while others reported temporary blackouts or power fluctuations.

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Signal has warned users to look out for signs of scams, after Dutch intelligence said high-profile users of the secure messaging app were being targeted by hackers.

Dutch cybersecurity agencies said on Monday a Russia-backed campaign had targeted individual users of Signal, as well as WhatsApp.

They said this had seen hackers pose as support staff to try and obtain details that would give them access to accounts or hijack linked devices - with Dutch officials, military staff and civil servants among those targeted in

Canadian police say they are investigating reports that a gun was fired at the US consulate in Toronto.

"Evidence of a firearm discharge has been located," Toronto Police Operations posted on X on Tuesday, adding that the report of gunfire was received just before 05:30 local time (09:30 GMT).

No injuries have been reported, and no suspect has been identified, the police statement adds.

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Lebanon's president has called for direct negotiations with Israel as part of a proposal to end the escalating conflict with Hezbollah, while sharply criticising the Iran-backed group for dragging the country into a wider regional war.

A spokesperson for President Joseph Aoun told the BBC that Lebanon was ready to negotiate, but not while the country remained under Israeli fire.

Speaking during a virtual meeting with senior European Union

Volkswagen has said it will cut 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030 as its profits dropped to their lowest level since 2016.

Chief executive Oliver Blume told shareholders that the cuts would take place in Germany and fall across the entire group, including Audi and Porsche.

Europe's largest carmaker said post-tax profits had fallen by around 44% in 2025.

It said it was hit by US import tariffs, intense

The family of a girl critically injured during a mass shooting at a Canadian school is , claiming it had been aware the suspect had been planning an attack but failed to alert the authorities.

Twelve-year-old Maya Gebala was in the attack in Tumbler Ridge on 10 February and remains in hospital.

An initial ChatGPT account linked to the suspect, 18‑year‑old Jesse Van Rootselaar, was banned by OpenAI in June 2025

Her name isn't on the ballot. She no longer serves in Congress. But Marjorie Taylor Greene is looming large in the minds of north-west Georgia voters as they prepare to choose her replacement in Washington.

Known for her hard-line Christian conservative views, brash committee appearances, and embrace of multiple conspiracy theories, Greene quickly became one of the most prominent Republican members of Congress after winning her seat in 2020.

"She did some stuff off the wall

Uber has launched a feature allowing female drivers and passengers across the US to request trips with other women on the ride-hailing app.

The feature was piloted in the US last year and led to women feeling "more comfortable in the back seat" and "more confident behind the wheel", Uber said.

The rollout comes despite an ongoing class action lawsuit in California, filed by Uber drivers who argue the move discriminates against men.

Uber said around one-fifth of its drivers in the US are women