After a record 250 days at sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln has docked in Thailand close to the city of Pattaya. Known for its raucous nightlife and sex tourism, the BBC’s South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head explains the history between US troops and the beach resort. Source link
At least 16 people have been killed in a bus crash in eastern Egypt, the country’s health ministry has said. Another 28 people were injured on the road between Red Sea towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in the South Sinai governorate on Wednesday morning. As many as 20 ambulances were sent to the scene of…
The drive on the highway by the Mediterranean in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, is scenic and, these days, desolate. Crops lie abandoned and buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes, too many to count, are in ruins. Near the town of Naqoura, a Lebanese military checkpoint, painted in the white-and-red colours of the…
Some businesses are adapting to find customers elsewhere. Matteo Sgaramella, who owns Toronto-based menswear clothing company Outclass, told the BBC he has started attending trunk shows in Paris instead of New York, helping him reach more customers in Europe. “The reception has been amazing,” he said, adding that some European stores are particularly enthused about…
A security guard at the mosque, Amin Abdullah, exchanged gunfire with the attackers and initiated a lockdown, helping protect around 140 children who were inside the building. Abdullah and two worshippers – Mansour Kaziha and Nader Awad, who drew the attentions of the shooters in a parking lot – were fatally shot. San Diego Police…
“Every day spent in war pushes humanity back, and every step taken towards peace fills humanity with new hope and enthusiasm,” Modi said at a security summit in Kyrgyzstan. Modi, whose country’s economy depends heavily on discounted oil from Moscow, has made several similar pleas to Putin since he launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
France has started imposing fees on fast fashion items which could reach almost €20 per garment by 2030, as the government tries to curb sales of cheap clothing sold by e-commerce sites. The levy, which came into force on Tuesday, follows a new law passed in June to regulate so-called “ultra-fast fashion” companies such as…
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has dismissed more than 40 employees for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past three years. The disclosure was made by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Ola Olukoyede at an event assessing the agency’s achievements since he took the helm in October 2023. He said more than five of…
Even before that announcement, Grande had described the Eternal Sunshine tour – which started in the US in June – as “one last hurrah”, saying she wanted to take more acting roles after her Oscar-nominated performance in Wicked. That meant her 10 show residency at London’s O2 Arena represented many fans’ last chance to see…
The BBC’s Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan’s latest food trend, instant noodles made with cold water. The product has sold out in the country after going viral online. Unlike regular cup noodles, this version is designed to be a cooling summer snack, but does it really do the job? The BBC puts them to…