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Getty ImagesThe avalanche struck Himlung Himal, a mountain popular with overseas climbersAt least 10 Nepalese climbers who were preparing to lead an expedition in the Himalayas are missing after an avalanche hit a base camp on Sunday morning.The climb’s organisers said the local guides were at a staging point close to the Himlung Himal peak in Manang district when the avalanche struck.Forecasts showed there was heavy snowfall around the 7,126m (23,380ft) peak in recent days, which lies on Nepal’s border with Tibet.Poor weather has hampered rescue efforts, with helicopters and rescue teams unable to reach the site.The Nepali team had…
Timothy Norris/Getty ImagesTaeyang, G-Dragon and Daesung of BigBang perform during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts FestivalA sea of glowing yellow crowns. Thousands of voices chanting in Korean.An explosive surge of energy as the opening synth riffs of Fantastic Baby shatter the stadium air. Big Bang is back.Fourteen years after their first major European shows, and after a decade marked by military service, member departures and legal scandals, the South Korean group played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday as part of their 20th anniversary world tour.Inside the near-capacity venue, the crowd did not just watch a…
ReutersHundreds of thousands of people have gathered to hear the Pope speak during a four-day visit to FrancePope Leo has called on French bishops to root out the “scourge” of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church, telling them to “maintain the greatest vigilance”, ahead of a meeting with abuse survivors.The Pope delivered the message to bishops during a private meeting at the Sanctuary of Our Holy Lady of Lourdes, a holy site in southern France, on the third day of his four-day official visit to France.A 2021 inquiry found that clergy or lay members of the Church had abused…
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Getty ImagesGunmen torched vehicles as they fled the scene of a mass shooting at bar near Johannesburg Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country.Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more injured.In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed outside an entertainment venue in a township near Cape Town and a further 11 were injured.South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world and…
LIVEUK PM Andy Burnham to face Kuenssberg’s questions ahead of Labour conferenceThe PM says “too many young people are struggling with the cost of housing”. BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg will interview Burnham in Liverpool from 09:00 BST.
Getty ImagesUS negotiators have not officially responded to Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the country’s foreign minister said, despite President Donald Trump publicly rejecting the offer on Saturday.Trump told reporters at the White House that Iran’s proposal was not “acceptable” and that Tehran wanted to make a deal to open the strait to commercial shipping within seven days because “they’re losing so badly”.In a post on Telegram, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged Trump’s rejection, but said the president had made contradictory statements in the past.He said Iran’s negotiators were waiting for a “definitive” response, and that…
LIVEContentious Northern Ireland parade allowed to go ahead for first time in 30 yearsThe march, which in the 1990s sparked some of the most serious disorder in Northern Ireland’s history, will go ahead after a series of courtroom challenges.
Getty ImagesThe UK’s busiest airport, Heathrow serves more than 80 million travellers a year with its two runways and four passenger terminals in west LondonHeathrow Airport has warned that its planned third runway might be delayed by four years due to planning and regulatory issues.The government had hoped the new runway at the UK’s busiest airport, estimated to cost £33bn, would open by 2035.But Heathrow sees this deadline as increasingly difficult to deliver without further steps to simplify the planning process. It said on Saturday that it hoped to secure planning permission by 2029 and then open the runway “within…
Watch: Bangkok declared flood disaster zoneHeavy rain over the last two days has overwhelmed Bangkok’s water systems, with more rain forecast on Sunday. 13 hrs agoAsia