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Jens Schlueter/Getty ImagesA special robot was sent to remove the detonator from the deviceAs Germany investigates how a drone loaded with explosives reached a runway at Leipzig airport, there is renewed talk in Europe of hybrid war.The interior minister is warning of a “new level of danger” from an attack that “may involve foreign powers”.There is no proof at this stage to link the flying bomb directly to Russia, which denies any role. But as well as the means and the motive, Moscow does have form.The BBC has seen details of the investigation into a plot in 2024 in which…
Getty ImagesRepublican Congressman Andy Ogles has lost his House primary in Tennessee, becoming the second Trump-endorsed candidate to be defeated this week.Former Tennessee agricultural commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated the two-term congressman in Thursday’s Republican contest for the state’s 5th congressional district. Hours before polls closed, US President Donald Trump said Ogles had his “complete and total endorsement for re-election”.It follows the defeat of a Trump-backed Republican candidate in Michigan on Wednesday, although there were also several wins for candidates he endorsed.El-Sayed win causes shockwaves and other takeaways from primariesAll 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats will…
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturer Moderna said.The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older. Other brands of flu shots already have begun arriving in pharmacies ahead of fall vaccination season, and Moderna said late Wednesday that it expects some of its new version to be available soon at select retailers.While there already are multiple flu vaccine options in the U.S., including three specifically recommended…
Students shelter in classroom as gunshots heardOn Friday morning, as the final classes of the week were under way, panicked students began streaming out of a prestigious school just outside Bangkok.Inside, police say, a 14-year-old boy had opened fire.”I was standing in front of the teacher when she was shot,” a shaken seventh grader tells the BBC, near the gates of Debsirin School in Nonthaburi. “She was talking to me when [the gunman] showed up.”Still in her uniform, with her mother by her side, she explains how the shooter stalked from room to room.”I had to climb over the school…
Watch: Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenshipDonald Trump is trying again to scale back birthright citizenship in the US, weeks after the Supreme Court shot down his previous attempt to eliminate the right.The president signed two executive orders on Thursday, including one that expands the existing definitions of non-citizens whose children are not eligible for birthright citizenship.The second order bans so-called birth tourism, the practice of pregnant mothers coming to the US to give birth so that their babies will be citizens. “This should have happened years ago, but we’re taking care of it now,” Trump said from the…
‘We have nowhere to return to’: How Russia is seizing homes in occupied UkraineAt least 34,002 Ukrainian properties have been seized or identified for seizure since 2024, a BBC Verify and BBC Russian investigation has found.
Supplied: Louise RobertsonHusband and wife pilots Captains Rod and Louise Robertson on their way to Christchurch after flying their rescue mission to AntarcticaAn Australian aviation crew has carried out a daring midwinter mission to rescue a US expedition member from a station in Antarctica in freezing temperatures and total darkness.Skytraders said the “extraordinary” mission took place last Friday after a request for urgent help with a medical evacuation from McMurdo Station.After an initial delay due to the weather, the aviation company said it was able to land its Airbus A319 in “extremely challenging conditions” including temperatures of -43C (-45.4F).The patient…
Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan military exercises preparing for a potential Chinese invasion.1 hr agoAsia
LIVEAt least two reported killed in Thailand school shooting as suspect found deadPolice say the perpetrator is a student at the school in the outskirts of the capital Bangkok.
NEW YORK (news agencies) — Jalapeño peppers linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak have been traced back to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, federal officials say.At least 345 people in 27 states have been reported getting sick from the salmonella strain linked to the jalapeños. Most have been in Minnesota and Colorado. No deaths have been reported, but officials say 36 people have been hospitalized.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the chili peppers were moved into the U.S. by Coast Citrus Distributors. The company has recalled the peppers and is notifying its customers, which include some…