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Ahmed FamilyHania Ahmed (pictured with her father) was very friendly, bubbly, and very social, her school principal told the BBCAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on authorities in Pakistan to investigate the fatal shooting of an Australian girl while on holiday with her family.Nine-year-old Hania Ahmed and her family were taken hostage at gunpoint by armed robbers inside their rental car in the northern city of Chakwal in Punjab province on 10 June.The suspects fired at a police officer, leading to a shootout, Punjab police said.A police officer, thinking that the suspects were fleeing on the family’s vehicle, “mistakenly”…
LISE ASERUD/NTB/AFPMarius Borg Høiby is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit but not a member of the royal familyMarius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.The three judges in courtroom 250 at Oslo District Court cleared him of two other counts of rape, but found him guilty of many of the other offences of which he had been accused.Høiby was not in court for the verdict for unspecified health reasons, but joined the session via video link.Prosecutors had called for Høiby…
LIVEUnder-16s to be banned from social media in the UK, Starmer announcesSnapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X will be among the platforms banned by spring 2027, the government says.
Getty ImagesTree was known for hits including Life Goes On, Miss You and Alien Boy, as well as his 2023 collaboration with KSI titled VoicesThe alt-pop US musician and internet personality Oliver Tree was among six people who died when the helicopter he was travelling in collided with another in Brazil.The 32-year-old had been on a world tour when the crash occurred over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. One of the helicopters then fell onto the car park of a dealership, setting around 20 vehicles ablaze.Footage published by Brazilian media shows one of the helicopters dropping from the sky, as…
Gus Palmer/BBCOnlyFans creator Rebecca was subjected to abusive messages and violenceWarning: contains details of violence that some readers might find distressingRebecca, an OnlyFans creator, joined an agency after they promised to help her earn more on the adult social media platform – instead, they abused her, threatened her daughter and dispatched violent masked men to attack her at home, she says.”They were lovely at the beginning.” But within weeks they turned “quite controlling”, insulting her appearance and forbidding her from going out with her friends, she tells BBC Three documentary OnlyFans: Inside the Machine.The abusive behaviour escalated after she changed…
ReutersThe Dormition Cathedral is a religious and cultural symbol for Ukraine’s people.Nine people have been killed and several others injured in a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine during which a major religious landmark in Kyiv caught fire, reports say.Four people were killed in attacks on Kyiv, while five rescue workers died trying to put out a fire caused by a Russian strike on the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said.The 11th Century Dormition Cathedral was significantly damaged in what Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko called a “brutal assault on our people and our heritage”.Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack…
Getty ImagesThe incident happened during a match between South Korea and the Czech RepublicA Mexican man caught on video pulling the corners of his eyes during the World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic has apologised after the clip sparked a backlash.A South Korean content creator had posted a video of herself at the match last Friday, where Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes, seated behind her, was seen making the slanted-eyes pose then laughing it off. The pose is seen as disrespectful to East Asians.The incident generated much outrage online, with many Mexicans expressing disgust at his actions.…
BBC’s Global Affairs correspondent on the US and Iran dealFinally, after what have seemed like countless false starts, a deal has been agreed by the US and Iran. Both sides have predictably claimed victory. President Trump has boldly declared: “This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region.”Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi hailed what he called his country’s military achievements as he confirmed that the Memorandum of Understanding had been signed. All sides, including the mediator, Pakistan, are saying that the deal will see the lifting both of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and…
REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYVessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on SundayThe announcement of a deal to end hostilities between the US and Iran has provided Donald Trump with a very welcome birthday present – although it’s wrapped in a fair measure of uncertainty.In his social media post heralding the agreement, the American president said that the Strait of Hormuz would be open to commercial shipping and the US would lift its naval blockade.”Let the oil flow!” Trump exclaimed on Sunday.He went on to declare that, in contrast with the failures of past American…
Getty ImagesMany women may not be using the most effective pain medication for period cramps, according to a big study of supermarket till receipts.A decade of loyalty card data across 211 million transactions in an unnamed chain of high street stores in England found paracetamol was the most common painkiller bought alongside tampons and sanitary towels.But experts say ibuprofen could be a better choice for many because it is more effective at dealing with muscle cramps.The transactions reveal the “scale and impact” of period pain and how people manage it, which has not been studied much before, say the researchers.While…