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Why was a cook leading clients up the world’s highest peak? And why was he left to rescue himself?
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Why was a cook leading clients up the world’s highest peak? And why was he left to rescue himself?

Pope Leo XIV visited Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Família basilica as part of his week-long visit to Spain.

Bruel has been placed under judicial investigation, which means an examining magistrate will look more deeply into the case.

The Indian Ocean site is “far beyond anything we had imagined”, one researcher says.

India’s government said three Indian sailors were missing and 21 crew had been rescued after the hit on the Settebello off the coast of Oman.

Thr ruling overturns a lower court’s decision on Monday ordering the release of the crown princess’s 29-year-old son.

The US president has angered some fans by using the images of characters like Pikachu and Naruto.

Investigators are expected to soon release an update on the crash, which killed 260 people last year.

The US president warns Iran “will have to pay the price” for taking too long to agree a deal, after Tehran vows retaliation to any attacks.

Poland is threatening to strip Ukraine’s president of a state honour over the naming Ukrainian military unit after controversial World War Two fighters.

The Wang Fuk Court blaze last year was the deadliest that Hong Kong had seen in 70 years, killing 168 people.

Another nine people were injured at an informal settlement in Cleveland late on Tuesday.

The BBC travels with rebels to frontline positions in Myanmar to see how the war is unfolding.

The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville travels to Myanmar – without the permission of the authorities – to meet a group of rebel fighters.

France will also bar far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entry as part of the measures, which Israel condemns as “disgraceful”.

Indonesia police allege the man killed the woman as he felt disrespected by her.

A Tshwane University of Technology alumnus is using artificial intelligence to help young South Africans prepare for one of the most challenging aspects of entering the workplace — the interview process. Banele Mgwevu, a software developer from Etwatwa on the East Rand, studied Information and Communication Technology at TUT’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, […]

Ghana has launched a joint programme with the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme — funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security — to harness artificial intelligence in improving health outcomes, strengthening system resilience and protecting vulnerable populations. The programme is implemented in collaboration […]

Linen scarves, cotton aprons and dishtowels adorn the entrances to souvenir shops, many of which are run by Bangladeshis whose home country shares Portugal’s rich tradition of textile manufacturing.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annual economic forum promoted by President Putin.

The U.S. military said that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.