BBC News At Kathmandu’s TU Teaching Hospital, families of those missing in the floods wait anxiously for updates. Holding up her phone, Ram Khumari Shrestha says: “This is my husband. He was off to Rasuwa as a part of his driving job. He was in contact with me until 8 pm yesterday. “But I couldn’t […]
BBC News The AfD has consistently rejected allegations of extremism or comparisons to National Socialism. In 2024 there were renewed calls to ban the party, after it emerged that senior figures – including Ulrich Siegmund – were among those at a gathering attended by Austrian far-right activist, Martin Sellner. Sellner has a neo-Nazi past that […]
BBC News Video from northern Nepal shows people being rescued from mud after deadly flash floods swept through the Nepal-Tibet border leaving more than 160 people dead and hundreds missing. The Nepalese army and armed police forces have been rescuing flooding victims, although many rescuers are struggling to reach the disaster zone on the Tibet […]
BBC News Hundreds of travellers are missing, including at least 291 foreign tourists, after a flash flood swept away buildings on the Nepal-Tibet border. Aerial footage showed multi-storey buildings partially submerged by the muddy floodwaters, and a valley filled with dust and smoke. Nepal’s foreign minister says preliminary reports show it may have been caused […]
BBC News According to the company’s travel logs, shared with the Press Association, the age of the missing British citizens ranges from 13 to 65. Alpine Eco Trek said the youngest member of the group is believed to be a 13-year-old girl, according to PA. It also reported four of the firm’s Nepali tour guides […]
BBC News Saka returned from the World Cup and after a break rejoined the Arsenal squad, playing his first minutes of this season in the Community Shield, coming on when the Gunners were already leading Manchester City 3-0. His acceleration and sharpness during that cameo was something that was lacking towards the end of last […]
BBC News Fearnley showed great resilience to battle to victory over Frenchman Luka Pavlovic, which set up a meeting with Austria’s Jurij Rodionov. The 25-year-old world number 100 recovered from a break of serve down to take the opening set, and held his nerve in the decider to clinch a 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 win. […]
BBC News Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, who became famous later in life for her work in sculptures and installations, has died aged 97, her company has confirmed. The statement announced, “with profound sorrow… the passing of Yayoi Kusama at a hospital in Tokyo on August 14, 2026, at the age of 97”. “Throughout an […]
BBC News Chip giant Nvidia has reported another huge jump in sales as the global push to build artificial intelligence (AI) systems continues at a rapid pace. The company said on Wednesday that it brought in $96bn (£71bn) of revenue during the second quarter, more than double the amount for the same period a year […]
BBC News Alleged 9/11 terror attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will stand trial in June 2028, more than a quarter of a century after what the US government has called “the most egregious criminal act on American soil in modern history”. A military judge ruled the trial would start in two years because a 2027 […]
