EPA At least 116 people are now known to have died in a fight between rival gangs in Ecuador’s jail, officials say, making it the worst prison violence in the country’s history. At least five inmates were decapitated in Tuesday’s clashes in the city of Guayaquil, while others were shot dead. Police commander Fausto Buenaño
Month: September 2021
Reuters Top US defence officials have said the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan can be traced back to a deal between the group and the Trump administration. The so-called Doha agreement was signed in February 2020 and set a date for the US to withdraw its troops. Gen Frank McKenzie said the deal had a “really
Kent Nishimura US politicians are once again battling over the funding of the federal government. At the heart of this is a bitter row over lifting the debt ceiling – a limit on the amount the US government can borrow. If Republicans and Democrats don’t agree by Thursday night, the US could face a government
PA Media Sarah Everard was handcuffed by her murderer as he pretended to arrest her for breaching Covid guidelines. Met Police officer Wayne Couzens abducted her as she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham on 3 March. Couzens showed his warrant card before restraining Ms Everard, 33, putting her in his hire car
COURTESY VALE All 39 miners trapped deep underground in central Canada have been brought to the surface, three days after an accident damaged the mine’s lift. The workers at the Totten mine in Sudbury, Ontario climbed up to 4,000ft (1.2km) using a series of ladders, with the support of a rescue team. The rescued miners
Alfonso Escalero A house that miraculously survived an erupting volcano on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands for days has now been consumed by lava. The retired Danish couple who owned the house, Inge Bergedorf and Ranier Cocq, told Spanish media on Tuesday it had been swallowed by the flow. “Everything is destroyed,” Mr
Reuters The Army could begin delivering fuel by the end of the week – as Boris Johnson reassures drivers about supplies. Mr Johnson said the fuel situation was “improving” and people should be “confident” to go about their business, after days of queues and pump closures. A decision on whether to deploy military tanker drivers
Reuters Sir Keir Starmer will promise to get Labour “back in business” when he delivers his first speech as leader to the party’s full conference. Urging activists to unite to win the next election, he will launch an attack on Boris Johnson over his handling of the pandemic and the fuel crisis. Sir Keir will
Lava from an erupting volcano on Spain’s La Palma island has reached the Atlantic Ocean, raising fears of toxic gases being released and explosions. Clouds of white steam were seen rising as a red-hot current made contact with the water in the Playa Nueva area. This could trigger a chemical reaction which can irritate the
Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images China hands out at least twice as much development money as the US and other major powers, new evidence shows, with most of it coming in the form of risky high-interest loans from Chinese state banks. The sheer amount of Chinese lending is startling. Not too long ago China received
Reuters North Korea has claimed that it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8 on Tuesday. State media said the new missile was one of “five most important” new weapons systems laid out in its five-year military development plan. They called the new missile a “strategic weapon”, which usually means it has nuclear capabilities.
Natural ponds – home to an incredible range of plants and animals – are one of the most threatened habitats in the UK. It’s estimated 90% of them were lost during the last century. Now putting in a pond could be the biggest DIY thing you can do to boost biodiversity, and the BBC’s climate
The fuel situation in the UK is starting to improve, PM Boris Johnson has said – as he urged motorists to fill up their cars in the “normal way”. He said the situation on the forecourts was “stabilising” and people should be “confident” to go about their business, after days of queues and pump closures.
Getty Images Survivors of the calculated attack in 2018 that killed five inside a Maryland newsroom have a message for the gunman: “You cannot kill the truth.” Jarrod Ramos was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his attack on the Capital Gazette office. Prior to his sentencing, victims
The latest James Bond film, No Time To Die, was delayed due to Covid three separate times. The stars of the movie are finally hitting the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Tuesday evening. Daniel Craig, in the titular role of James Bond, spoke to the BBC’s Lizo Mzimba.
Getty Images World Health Organization (WHO) staff were among 83 aid workers who sexually abused women and girls while tackling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a report finds. The abuses, which included nine allegations of rape, were committed by both national and international workers between 2018 and 2020. The report comes
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