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Getty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the threat of hybrid attacks by Russia against Europe and France has intensified.In a news conference at the Elysee Palace, Macron said he had ordered a plan to protect critical infrastructure and defence industry sites in the face of this threat.He said France had been targeted by Russian hybrid attacks in the past few weeks which would not be left “without a response”.A growing number of European leaders have warned that Russia may be preparing attacks to test their commitment to supporting Ukraine.Hybrid warfare or hybrid attacks are loose terms which tend…
Getty ImagesHoward Buffett’s main duty as chairman will be guarding the firm’s “culture and values.”Warren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, handing over leadership to his son Howard in the final chapter of a long-planned transition at the US business giant. At 96, the world-famous investor will move into an advisory role as chairman emeritus and remain on the company board to offer his “judgement and perspective”, according to a letter to shareholders. The decision comes nine months after Buffett passed the chief executive role to Greg Abel, with his son, Howard, who has been a director…
ReutersThe lone holdout juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has said he “didn’t have any doubts” that she was criminally responsible for killing her three children. “Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she knew exactly what she was doing and planned it,” Michael Desronvil said in a statement to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.The judge declared a mistrial on 4 September after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict following nearly 40 hours of deliberating.Clancy admitted to the killings but her lawyers argued…
Watch: Diana’s brother says Charles ‘went ballistic’ in phone call after her deathEarl Spencer spoke exclusively with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg about claims he has made in a new book.19 mins agoUK
Panish, Shea, RavipudiUber has been ordered to pay $40m (£29m) to the family of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck on a California highway after the rideshare company’s driver allegedly pulled over and ordered her out of the car.Emily Normandin-Parker had booked an Uber for home with a friend on 12 August 2023, before her friend became sick and vomited in the car, court documents show. Her parents said the driver pulled over to the side of the highway and forced the women, who were intoxicated, out of the car, after which Normandin-Parker was hit and killed by another…
ReutersThe blast occurred at a mosque building near police headquartersAt least 16 people, including five police officers, have been killed after a vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque in north-western Pakistan, according to a senior police official in Peshawar.A gun battle is still ongoing between attackers and security forces at the mosque, near police headquarters, in the Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.One of the assailants has reportedly been killed, an officer says, and a rescue operation is under way.In a statement, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari expressed “his best wishes for the swift recovery of those injured in…
BBCThe case centres around a BBC investigation over how an MI5 agent used his role to abuse his girlfriendThe security service has accepted it gave evidence based on lies to three courts and that senior MI5 officers were repeatedly dishonest.It is the first time MI5 has accepted that lies were told to the courts while defending a violent neo-Nazi spy whose abuse was uncovered by the BBC.The lies were revealed by the BBC in February 2025, which the security service then vehemently denied.Timothy Otty KC, representing MI5, announced the position during a High Court hearing in London on Friday.The security…
Philippine Red Cross/FacebookPhilippine Red Cross workers and local rescue personnel were on the sceneA 16-year-old gunman has shot two students dead and injured eight others at a Philippine high school, before killing himself.The two deceased victims were 14-year-old pupils at a school in Banga in the southern province of Mindanao, the local mayor told the BBC.Albert Palencia said four of the injured were in critical condition.The education department said in a statement it was “deeply concerned” by the reported incident which took place on Friday afternoon at Banga National High School.”Our immediate priority is the safety and well-being of our…
BBCIf the UK suddenly found itself at war, would you know what to do? Do you know what would be expected of you?The government wants us all to start preparing for severe disruption to our lives. It wants us to stockpile canned food and drinking water, strengthen our civic resilience, and plan for the possibility of war.Work has begun on the government’s so-called “war book”, which hasn’t been updated in decades.The UK’s most senior soldier has sounded the alarm. The Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton this week said the threat from Russia meant Britain was living through…
Getty ImagesPresident Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval OfficePresident Donald Trump’s administration says it has approved the sale of nearly 50 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in a policy shift for the US that has raised concerns from some members of Congress.Saudi Arabia has sought for years to buy the world’s most advanced warplane, equipped with stealth technology that allows it to evade enemy detection.Washington had resisted, partly because it supplies F-35s to its ally Israel, which is guaranteed under US law to receive top-of-the-range American weapons compared with those its regional neighbours can access.Congress…