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LIVEKing Haakon VIII takes the throne in Norway following death of Harald VThe Norwegian king died in Oslo’s national hospital early Friday morning after serving 35 years on the throne.
Sudipto BhattacharyaSubhrasree Chakraborty in Kathmandu a day before she set out for the pilgrimageEarly on Wednesday, Sudipto Bhattacharya received what would be the last messages from his wife.She’d sent a picture of a departure stamp in her passport at 07:57 (02:27 GMT) – immigration at the Nepal border was done.Six minutes later, at 08:03, she wrote: we are waiting to enter China. Then the messages stopped.Subhrasree Chakraborty and the group she was travelling with had been waiting to cross into Tibet for the next stage of their pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, the sacred Himalayan home of Hindu god Shiva that…
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Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnelNepal’s Prime Minister Secretariat shared footage showing army personnel rescuing people from a hydropower tunnel.37 mins ago
Anwar Hussein/Getty ImagesNorway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, after he was taken to hospital last week for treatment for a rare blood condition.The palace in Oslo said he passed away peacefully at 06:35 local time (04:35GMT) on Friday at the national hospital in Oslo. The royal flag on the roof of the palace has been lowered to half-mast.In the 24 hours leading up to his death, members of the royal family had visited the king, and crowds had laid flowers at the palace.Harald was Norway’s first king born in Norway since the 14th Century. He…
Watch: Algerians look on as deadly wildfires rage through nightAt least 12 people have died in the fires and Algeria’s president has announced three days of mourning.6 hrs agoWorld
Rockstar GamesGrand Theft Auto 6 is one of the most anticipated video games everAfter more than 18 months since the last official glimpse of Grand Theft Auto 6, developer Rockstar has shown fans a 26-minute preview of the upcoming blockbuster video game.Its “extended look” debuted on Netflix, six hours before going live on YouTube, and was the first chance players have had to see detailed footage of the title in action.The montage, with no commentary or explanatory captions, showed off improved graphics, detailed environments and a selection of car-chases and shoot-outs from the sequel.The broadcast followed a week of unauthorised…
BBCEighteen people have died and nearly 700 have been injured in fires caused by e-bikes and e-scooters, new data shows.Fatalities recorded by fire and rescue services across the UK from these fires include cases where people became trapped inside burning homes, died while trying to escape from a fire out of a high window, or from inhaling toxic smoke.More than 2,000 fires were started by e-bikes, e-scooters or their batteries between 2019 and 2025, Freedom of Information requests made by BBC Verify show.The number of incidents has risen year-on-year and nearly half the fires started in homes or garages, the…
AFP via Getty ImagesA judge has ruled the US Department of Defense acted unlawfully when it designated artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic a supply chain risk, calling the move “illegal and baseless”.The company argued in the lawsuit that Defense Secretary Pete Hegeth overstepped his authority with the new designation. It followed Anthropic’s refusal to allow the military to use its AI models for things that included surveillance or autonomous weapons.US district judge Rita Lin said in the ruling that citing national security “is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics”.Anthropic welcomed the ruling. The BBC has…