From jammed broadcasts to a blocked website: BBC Russian's 80 years of defiance
For half a century, BBC Russian had to fend off jammers. Now its website is blocked, but millions still read it. Source link
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Nepal's ex-PM arrested over fatal protest crackdown
More than 70 people were killed during an uprising last year which ousted Oli’s government. Source link
Palestinian man killed as death toll from West Bank settler violence climbs
Mohammad al-Malhi is the seventh Palestinian killed by a settler in a surge of violence since the start of the war with Iran. Source link
Tiger Woods car crash: Golfer charged with driving under influence
Sheriff Budensiek told reporters at a news conference that the crash happened after Woods allegedly attempted to overtake a pressure cleaner truck at “a high rate of speed”. DUI investigators came to the scene and “Mr Woods did exemplify signs of impairment”, the sheriff said. “They did several tests on him,” Budensiek told reporters. “He…
'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises
One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their lives have been devastated. Source link
Mum who vanished without trace in 2001 found alive, meets daughter in emotional courthouse reunion |
Michele Lyn Hundley Smith was spotted tearfully embracing her daughter, Amanda, who went missing in North Carolina 24 years ago./ Image: NY Post More than two decades after she disappeared without a trace, Michele Lyn Hundley Smith has now been found alive, and has come face to face with her family for the first time….
Man arrested over plot to firebomb pro-Palestinian activist's NY home
Agents found eight Molotov cocktails in the man’s Hoboken home, according to court documents. Source link
Invisible buildings: Why Switzerland marks out homes with tall poles weeks before construction | World News
In Switzerland, construction does not begin with concrete or cranes, but with something far more unusual. Empty frameworks trace the future. Weeks before a building is approved, tall poles rise from the ground, connected by thin lines that map out walls, roofs, and balconies in mid-air. Known as Bauprofile, these full-scale outlines transform architectural drawings…
I escaped North Korea with my mum. Now I'm terrified she might be sent back
Geumseong made it safely to South Korea, but his mother is stuck in a Chinese prison and may be forcibly repatriated. Source link
BBC journalist caught in travel chaos at Houston Airport
Travellers across the US are facing unusually long lines at airports, as hundreds of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents have quit while others continue to miss paychecks and call out of work amid a partial government shutdown. BBC journalist Christal Hayes was returning home after her honeymoon and was caught in the chaos, reporting wait…