Domino’s restaurant explodes after car crashes into building
The explosion happened after a car veered off the road and hit the building in the US state of Utah, the local fire agency says.
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Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza
NPR’s Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
Archaeologists unveil 3,500-year-old city in Peru
Researchers believe Peñico served as a trading hub linking ancient Pacific coast communities with those living in the Andes and Amazon.
The Dalai Lama turns 90. His reincarnation is stirring up conflict with China
The Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday today. Per Buddhist beliefs, the Tibetan Buddhist religion says he’ll be reincarnated, but China says it has final say on who the next Dalai Lama will be.
Uganda’s 80-year-old president in bid to extend 40-year rule
Yoweri Museveni has been endorsed by the ruling party as its candidate in the 2026 election.
US deports eight men to South Sudan after legal battle
The US Supreme Court had overturned a judge’s decision that the men be allowed to contest their removal.
Richard Gere joins Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday celebrations
The Hollywood attended alongside thousands of Tibetan Buddhists in the Himalayan town of Dharamsala.
Iconic former White Sox pitcher Jenks dies aged 44
Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks dies at the age of 44 from a rare form of stomach cancer.
Thousands turn out to mark the Dalai Lama’s 90 birthday
The Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday and says he hopes to lives for another 40 years until he is 130
Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90
The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala.
News24 | Elon Musk says he has created a new political party to ‘end the Uniparty’ system in US
Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, has said he had launched a new political party in the United States to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the country’s ‘one-party system’.
‘Y’all need to get out now’ – Texans reflect on flood devastation
Search and rescue efforts continue after flash floods swept through central Texas killing at least 51.
Iran’s supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
Iran’ s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura.
Texas flood victims: Girl ‘living her best life’ and ‘heart and soul’ of camp
Eight-year-old Renee Smajstrla and “strong and powerful” camp director Jane Ragsdale were swept away.
A boy saved by barbed wire, a ‘destroyed’ camp and missed warning signs in Texas floods
Survivors describe a deluge that pounced with devastating speed in the pre-dawn hours in central Texas.
Guru Dutt: The tragic life of an Indian cinematic genius
This week marks the birth centenary of Guru Dutt, one of Bollywood’s most iconic directors.
Frantic search for survivors of Texas floods that killed 32, including 14 children
Some 27 children are missing from a girls’ summer camp on the banks of the river, say officials in Kerr County.
Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war
State TV showed footage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being cheered at a mosque ahead of a Shia festival.
BBC witnesses destruction after house ripped from foundations in Texas floods
At least 32 people have been killed, including 14 children, officials said, after flash floods hit Kerr County.
Ukraine attacks Russian airfields
The Ukrainian military says that today it attacked airfields in Russia, where fighter jets used to bomb Ukrainian cities are stored. They say it’s an attempt to weaken the Kremlin’s war machine.
Elon Musk says he is launching new political party
The world’s richest man says he is setting up a new political organisation called the America Party.