The price of oil has fallen to levels not seen since before the Iran war as traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route gradually resumes. Global benchmark Brent crude briefly fell below $72.48 (£55) a barrel, the price it was at the day before the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on…
Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, a central figure in a major ongoing police graft inquiry in South Africa, has pleaded guilty to corruption, fraud and money-laundering charges as part of a deal with state prosecutors. He was accused of bribing top police officials to win a 360m rand ($22m; £16.5m) tender for his health company Medicare24 in…
Some western regions in France are now bracing for huge thunderstorms from Thursday afternoon onwards. Gusts of up to 110km/h (68mph) are expected on France’s Atlantic coast, and the first day of the Garorock festival has been cancelled in the Lot-et-Garonne region – where temperatures could reach 42C. Climate change is driving up temperatures around…
Under the old policy, Ryanair said adults travelling with children paid one reserved seat fee, and could select seats beside them for up to four children for free. This typically led to a fee of £8 each way, the CMA said when it launched its investigation earlier this month. It said at the time it…
Minister for Skills Jacqui Smith said it was important that prospective undergrads “choose carefully”. “Don’t walk into a degree by default,” she says. “Going to university and getting a degree is one of the most transformational things a young person can do. But it is not a universal guarantee of success and not all degrees…
The planned protests, largely mobilised through social media platforms, are expected to take place in major towns including Nairobi, Mombasa and parts of central Kenya. Security agencies have heightened surveillance in major urban centres ahead of the protests, with police expected to maintain a heavy presence in Nairobi and strategic installations. Police officers on horseback…
The White House Office of Management and Budget sent the formal request for the funds on Wednesday in a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson. “Most of this request will address urgent needs related to Operation Epic Fury (OEF),” says the letter, referring to the Iran war. The request includes $21bn for munitions,…
Maria Elise, another Palos Grandes resident, says the tremors cracked some walls in her apartment. “There are fallen utility poles [outside], we have no electricity, no signal,” Elise tells BBC Mundo. This is not the first time the Venezuelan capital has been hit by a major earthquake. In 1967, a 6.6-magnitude quake struck Caracas and…
The Trump administration has said Metro Surge was a success and was necessary to get “vicious criminals, including murderers, rapists, gang members, and terrorists” out of the country. By mid-February, a thousand federal agents had left the state and hundreds more followed, with only a “small force” remaining “for a short period”. While ICE’s presence…
Two independent Australian MPs have banded together to launch a new centrist political party which they say is a response to an increasingly divisive landscape. The Community Strong Australia party – launched in Canberra on Thursday – will offer “unity over division and reason over rage”, will have no leader and will allow members to…