Ceri Hooper Lloyd Martin has completed the New York marathon, just months after completing his first one in London earlier this year A runner with Down’s syndrome – who gained a world record at his first marathon in London earlier this year – has become a crowd favourite after taking on New York. Lloyd Martin,…
Getty Images Small but influential Qatar is a key US ally and hosts a major air base Qatar has suspended its work as a mediator in ceasefire and hostage release talks between Israel and Hamas, a diplomatic source has told CBS, the BBC’s US partner. It comes after senior US officials reportedly said Washington would…
BBC Bobbi-Leigh and Shannon McIlwaine’s father Tony Browne was murdered by his girlfriend Around 30 women gathered in Belfast on Saturday to highlight concerns about a lack of support for male victims of domestic violence. The march was made up of women wearing fluorescent pink and included relatives of men who have been the victims….
Getty Images The party that will control the US House of Representatives for the next two years is not yet decided – but the Republicans look to be inching towards a majority that would hand them full control of the US government. On Saturday morning, the party was a handful of seats short of the…
Sojan Joseph (Image credit: Joseph’s official X account) LONDON: Sojan Joseph is among the new crop of Indian-origin Labour members of Parliament who pulled off an impressive feat by being elected from a former Conservative Party stronghold of Ashford in Kent, south-east England, in the July general election. In an interview with PTI at the…
A senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump says the incoming administration will focus on achieving peace in Ukraine rather than enabling the country to gain back territory occupied by Russia. Bryan Lanza, a Republican party strategist, told the BBC the Trump administration would ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his version of a “realistic vision…
Authorities say at least 25 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a railway station in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province. Dozens of others were injured in the blast, which happened as a popular morning train was about to leave Quetta station in southwestern Pakistan for Peshawar. A separatist militant group, the Balochistan Liberation…
Canada cancels popular visa scheme The Government of Canada announced the termination of its Student Direct Stream (SDS), a program popular with Indian students for expedited study permit processing. As of today, students from India and 13 other countries who previously benefited from faster application handling through the SDS will now apply via Canada’s regular…
Whenever people think about a city that is both in Europe and in Asia, Istanbul comes to mind straight away. However, not many people know that there is another place in the world that shares the same feature. Atyrau is a city in Kazakhstan and, just like the Turkish capital, spans two continents, Europe and…
A Brazilian businessman, with ties to one of the country’s most powerful criminal groups, has been shot dead at Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo. Antônio Vinicius Gritzbach had recently entered into a plea bargain with local prosecutors to provide information about Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) – or First Capital Command. He received death threats…
