
Three decades, one leader – how Eritreans had their hopes dashed
Isaias Afwerki promised elections when he came to power in 1991 but these have still not been held.
FRIDAY, 20 JUNE 2025, 03:18
Isaias Afwerki promised elections when he came to power in 1991 but these have still not been held.
A series of corruption scandals in the Spanish PM’s Socialist party makes his position vulnerable.
The 81-year-old man and his car got stuck on the way down, before a crane lifted the car away.
Saeed Khatibzadeh told the BBC that this is “not America’s war”.
Trump’s press secretary said the president believes there is a “substantial chance of negotiations” with Iran.
In his inauguration speech, Trump said his proudest legacy would be that of peacemaker. Now some of his supporters say he risks betraying that promise if the U.S. joins Israel in its battle with Iran.
The Israeli military says it targeted the reactor’s core seal to stop it being used for “nuclear weapons development”.
The Trevor Project, an organisation involved in the service, called the change “incomprehensible”.
New York’s pride parade, the highest-profile annual US LGBTQ gathering, is ramping up efforts to raise funds from individual community members with corporate donations on the wane as Washington demonises diversity.
Though low tech, table top war games can give experts an understanding of how a real-world conflict could play out. With increased global instability there is increased demand for these exercises, even among those with access to classified information. We watch one such war game.
India’s aviation regulator has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue checks on emergency equipment, and for being slow to address the issue.
Three people are accused of exploiting dozens of workers in the heart of champagne country.
It is the latest in almost daily shootings near aid sites in Gaza, which have left hundreds dead overall.
Governments around the world are evacuating thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, organising buses and planes and, in some cases, assisting people crossing borders on foot.
Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli fire killed at least 25 people on Thursday, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site.
US President Donald Trump’s administration ordered the resumption of student visa appointments but will significantly tighten its social media vetting.
The spat threatens to split society, affect elections and harm peace with neighbouring Azerbaijan.
NPR’s Steve Inskeep asks Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about U.S. policy on the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Israel called the attack “criminal”, while Iran said it had targeted a site nearby and not the hospital itself.
Officials said they were still assessing ‘extensive damage’ at a major hospital in southern Israel after it was struck by an Iranian missile early Thursday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to witness the formal signing of the peace deal next week.