Fifteen people were killed and at least 35 injured after a man apparently inspired by the Islamic State group drove into large crowds in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early hours of New Year’s Day, authorities have said. Here’s what we know so far about what happened and the perpetrator.Continue Reading
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has sparked speculation after changing his name on his social media platform X to “Kekius Maximus”. The tech mogul – and close confidant of US President-Elect Donald Trump – offered no immediate explanation for the name or his new profile image which depicts theContinue Reading
New CCTV footage exclusively obtained by BBC News reveals how a burglar stole more than £10m worth of jewellery and designer handbags from a London mansion. The images show a masked man stuffing handfuls of jewellery into a backpack after creeping into the multi-million-pound property. A family spokesperson, who wasContinue Reading
Police are investigating after a Tesla Cybertruck filled with fuel canisters and firework mortars exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The driver was killed and seven people were injured, police said without naming any of the individuals involved. Officials said all injuries were minor. The truck wasContinue Reading
A gunman has shot dead 12 people, including two children, in southern Montenegro, police say. At least some of Wednesday’s deaths happened inside a restaurant in the Cetinje area following a verbal argument between guests, according to the authorities. It was later confirmed that the attacker had killed himself. TheContinue Reading
Despite the lamentations of economic hardship occasioned by the reforms introduced by his administration, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured the citizenry that he will take Nigeria to the promised land. The President said that he has the confidence, competence, determination and capability to ensure that he build a nationContinue Reading
Why not try these science-backed tips to get more happiness in your life? Some people are born to be happier than others. But whether you’re the kind of person who sings in the shower and dances in the rain, or of a more dour inclination, contentment isn’t just something that happensContinue Reading
Senior aides to South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President Choi Sang-mok’s approved of two new judges to a court set to decide Yoon’s fate. Yoon’s chief of staff, policy chief, national security advisor andContinue Reading
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty in the southern African state with immediate effect. Rights group Amnesty hailed the decision as a “beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region”, but expressed regret that the death penalty could be reinstated duringContinue Reading
A Catholic priest in Belarus on Monday was convicted on charges of high treason for criticising the government and handed an 11-year sentence, in the first case of politically-driven charges against Catholic clergy since Belarus became independent after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The conviction and sentencing of Rev.Continue Reading