- Thursday, 15 May 2025
At least 21 killed in crash in Mexico, official says
At least 21 people have been killed in a road accident in central Mexico, according to a local official.
Do Afrikaners want to take Trump up on his South African refugee offer?
Ulrich Janse van Vuuren has made it his passion to share and showcase some of South Africa's best features with his legion of social media followers.
Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not among the names listed by the Kremlin as being due to attend peace talks on the war in Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday, despite calls from Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for him to attend.
Reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief
For 20-year-old Mayank Yadav, riding a crowded bus in the summer months in this western Indian city can be like sitting in an oven. That makes it a treat when he steps off and into a bus stop outfitted with sprinklers that bathe overheated commuters in a cooling mist.
Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill at least 48, hospital says
It came as the UN's humanitarian affairs chief urged members of the UN Security Council to take action to "prevent genocide" in Gaza.
China, Colombia sign cooperation plan on BRI
After their meeting, the two heads of state witnessed the signing of a cooperation plan between the two governments on jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road.
Plane crash victims' families file complaint against Jeju Air CEO
Some families of those killed in a Jeju Air plane crash last December have filed a criminal complaint against 15 people, including South Korea's transport minister and the airline's CEO, for professional negligence.
Trump expected to meet Syrian leader after announcing he will lift sanctions
US President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Syria, ahead of an expected meeting with its leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa.
BBC cameraman haunted by Gaza's malnourished children captures Israeli strike on hospital
The war's horrors multiply. The dead, the pieces of the dead. The dying. The starving. More and more of them now – all the weight of human suffering witnessed by my brave colleagues in Gaza.
Judge resentences Menendez brothers in 1989 murders
A Los Angeles judge has resentenced the Menendez brothers, the two men serving life in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, making them eligible for parole.
Mercury fuel used in gold mining in Senegal
The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy sedim
Saudi crown prince welcomes Trump
President Donald Trump opened his four-day Mideast trip on Tuesday by paying a visit to Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for talks on U.S. efforts to dismantle Iran's nuclear program, end the war in Gaza, hold down oil prices and more. Bin Salman warmly greeted Trump as he stepped off Air Force One and kicked off his Middle East tour.
Xi calls on countries to work together for world peace, stability, prosperity
There are no winners in tariff wars and trade wars, and bullying and hegemony will only result in self-isolation, Xi said when delivering a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum in Beijing.
