- Saturday, 23 August 2025
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Rahul Gandhi loses MP status after conviction
India's parliament has disqualified senior opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, a day after he was sentenced to two years in prison in a defamation case. A parliament notice said that Gandhi "stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha", alluding to the lower house of parliament.
Rahul Gandhi sentenced to jail for Modi 'thieves' remark
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case. Gandhi was convicted by the court in Gujarat state for 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname during an election rally.
How climate change is reshaping the Alps
The other timescale can be seen through the long-term data collected from the sensor network embedded in the rockface – it shows that every 10 years the average temperature deep inside the rock has increased by 1C (1.8F), due to the gradual deepening of the summer thaw. "This steady and slow warming can also provoke rockfalls", says Magnin.
UN releases 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster
UN chief Antonio Guterres says a major new report on climate change is a "survival guide for humanity". Clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster, the report says. But at a meeting in Switzerland to agree on their findings, climate scientists warned a key global temperature goal will likely be missed.
A tiny tool Indian women use to fight sexual harassment
Almost every woman in India has a story of sexual harassment that took place in crowded public spaces - when someone fondled her breasts or pinched her bottom, elbowed her in the chest or rubbed himself against her. To hit back at their predators, women used whatever they had - for instance, as college students commuting in the overcrowded buses and trams in the eastern city of Kolkata decades ago, my friends and I used our umbrellas.
The penguins given world-first cataract surgery
There, a five-person veterinary team were waiting to perform a delicate eye procedure, thought to be a world first for penguins. The sextet underwent the removal of the cloudy lenses caused by cataracts - a common age-related condition that develops in geriatric animals and hinders their vision - before receiving custom-made intraocular lens implants.
India pilots grounded for coffee cup in cockpit
A private Indian airline has grounded two of its pilots for allegedly having coffee and sweets inside the cockpit of a flight mid-journey. The incident came to light after a purported photo of an open cup placed on the control panel of a SpiceJet aircraft went viral earlier this week.
Asia cheers as Michelle Yeoh's Oscar dream comes true
Moments after winning the Oscar for best actress, Michelle Yeoh hopped on a video call with her mother, who was back home in Malaysia, watching the ceremony with a crowd of supporters. "Malaysia boleh!" Janet Yeoh said, blowing kisses to her daughter.
Israel sees one of its biggest-ever protests
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have rallied against government plans to overhaul the judicial system, in what organisers say are the biggest street protests in the country's history.
Bollywood actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik dies at 66
Bollywood actor and director Satish Kaushik has died at the age of 66 in India's capital Delhi. His nephew Nishaan Kaushik told BBC Hindi that the actor suffered a heart attack on Thursday morning.
Thai man jailed for insulting king over duck calendar
A Thai man has been jailed for two years for selling calendars which featured satirical comments and rubber ducks in royal regalia, which prosecutors said defamed the monarchy. Narathorn Chotmankongsin, 26, has been convicted of insulting the Thai king.
Canadian siblings certified as world's most premature twins
A Canadian brother and sister born at 22 weeks have been named by Guinness as the world's most premature twins. Adiah and Adrial Nadarajah were born at 126 days, overtaking the previous record of 125 days early set in 2018 by twins in the US state of Iowa.
Malnutrition in pregnancy surges in poor countries
The number of pregnant women and girls who are suffering from malnutrition has soared by 25% in the last two years, the UN children's agency Unicef says. The world's poorest regions, such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Afghanistan, have been most affected, its report finds.
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Blast in Pakistan kills nine security officers
Nine security officers were killed and at least 13 others were wounded during a bomb attack in southwest Pakistan. The blast happened in Balochistan province when the officers were returning to the provincial capital Quetta, after policing the Sibi festival, an annual cultural event.
Quake survivors living in fear on Turkey's streets
Songul Yucesoy carefully washes her dishes, soaping the plates and cutlery before rinsing off the bubbles and laying them out to dry. An unremarkable scene, except she's outdoors, sitting in the shadow of her ruined house.
