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Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents

13 September, 2026

At least 16 elderly residents have died in a fire at a nursing home in Chile, according to authorities.Ten others were evacuated after a blaze broke out at El Edén home in /idt2/d9cfcc9a-2842-463f-a4d8-4dd007ef9547, around 640km (400 miles) south of the capital Santiago, on Friday evening. Jorge Granada, a prosecutor leading the case, said it was

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Trump: US president’s comments on a united Ireland may have targeted an audience across the Atlantic

13 September, 2026

Giving an answer to a question that is asked at a free-flowing press conference is one thing, but Donald Trump repeated his sentiments a short time later when he was delivering a speech to an invited audience at the US Ambassador’s residence. In fact it was almost the first thing he mentioned, hinting that maybe

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Ukraine tennis player’s apartment destroyed in Russian strike

13 September, 2026

Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska has said her family’s flat has been destroyed in a Russian aerial strike on the Black Sea port of Odesa.”This is what the ‘Russian world’ looks like. A direct hit by a Kalibr cruise missile,” she wrote on social media, showing a photo of a burning multi-storey residential building.”The only

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Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down

12 September, 2026

In his essay, called We Must Pace the Frontier, Amodei pointed out that AI had advanced “drastically faster” including its “ability to build the next generation of AI” – and mentioned an incident involving rival OpenAI which has revealed that agents conducted cybersecurity attacks, external on targets they were not asked to attack in July.The

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French officials investigate if malicious act caused train derailment

12 September, 2026

Officials in northern France are investigating whether the derailment of a passenger train on Friday evening was the result of a malicious act.”At this stage, the leading theory is that a piece of rail was present on one of the tracks, potentially causing the derailment. The reason for its presence is unknown,” prosecutor Sébastien Gallois

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France train derailment leaves at least 44 injured

12 September, 2026

At least 44 people have been injured, including one seriously, after a passenger train derailed in northern France, local officials have said.An 18-year-old woman was airlifted in critical condition by helicopter to hospital.The officials said 186 passengers were on board the train that was operating between Rouen and Caen in Normandy.Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said

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Kenyan crackdown on foreign traders prompts fear: ‘It’s like a dog set loose on us’

12 September, 2026

Yet observers and those affected argue that it did not have to be this way.Academic Hesbon Owilla told the BBC the president’s comments were bound to be misinterpreted, especially by people who did not have the right documentation.He says that while the proposed policy is good for Kenya and in line with global migration protocols,

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Donald Trump: US president to meet Irish leader Micheál Martin

12 September, 2026

An avid golf fan, in July Trump said he hoped to travel to Doonbeg to watch the Irish Open.In a special video message, he told the US Embassy’s Fourth of July celebration event that he wants to see “Rory [McIlroy] and all the great players”.”There’s nothing better than Irish-American friendship and I have a beautiful

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Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq

12 September, 2026

Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraq, as conflict in the Middle East widens.Iraq said it had fired a military commander and launched an investigation after admitting the drone attack on its neighbour’s East-West pipeline had originated in one of its provinces bordering Iran.The 1,200km

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Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing

12 September, 2026

The Philippine Coast Guard says it has recovered 30 bodies from the wreckage of a ferry that caught fire this week, bringing the total death toll to 35. More than 130 people were on board the MV June Aster when the blaze erupted on Wednesday as it neared its destination at the tourist hotspot of

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Tasia Fortune: Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree

12 September, 2026

Warning: This story contains distressing detailsPolice in the US state of Mississippi have made their first arrest in the case of a black woman found dead and hanged from a tree, and say they could soon take more people into custody.Tasia Fortune’s body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Jackson in

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Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war

12 September, 2026

“Now that they are there, they’re going to be entrenched,” Hisham al-Omeisi, senior analyst at the Brussels-based European Institute of Peace, told the BBC. “And it’s going to be a lot more costly to push them out.”Of course, the Houthis are not alone. They enjoy the backing of Iran, support that has become even more

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Houthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping lane

12 September, 2026

On Friday, Yemeni pro-government forces withdrew from Perim (also known as Mayyun). Witnesses and news agencies reported that Houthi forces moved on to the island.The Houthis later issued a statement, saying that their military operation to expel Saudi-backed forces had been a “success” and that “maritime navigation is safe for all companies except for Saudi

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Hong Kong’s Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison

11 September, 2026

Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests have been handed prison sentences of up to seven years.Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, were convicted last month of inciting others to subvert state power, under the city’s controversial national security law. A third defendant, Albert Ho,

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Thai abbot arrested in $3 million embezzlement scandal

11 September, 2026

Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling 100 million baht ($3m; £2.2m) from his monastery, along with a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with.Phra Wachirayan Wi, a former abbot at the prominent 14th-Century Wat Phutthaisawan in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, allegedly pocketed donations meant for the temple

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Israel says it has destroyed major underground Hezbollah base

11 September, 2026

Israel’s military says it has destroyed a large underground complex operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. It said it used more than 1,000 tonnes of explosives to destroy two tunnels spanning more than 2km (1.2 miles) beneath the Ali Taher Ridge. The blast triggered seismic activity equivalent to a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, according to the

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Black Axe in South Africa: Six Nigerians Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the US

11 September, 2026

Black Axe is a shadowy criminal network known for its extreme violence and operates across Africa, Europe and North America.A BBC Eye investigation in 2021 suggested that the syndicate had become one of the most far-reaching and dangerous organised crime groups in the world.Nigeria is its main recruitment ground and many of its members are

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Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes up for auction

11 September, 2026

A dress worn by Princess Diana to a party in London hours after a documentary was televised in which the then-Prince Charles admitted to committing adultery during their marriage is going up for auction.Her dramatic arrival at the Serpentine Gallery in 1994 in a custom-made black silk evening dress by designer Christina Stambolian became an

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‘Islam is being hijacked’: Brother of Muslim first responder killed in 9/11

11 September, 2026

This year’s 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has become embroiled in divisive politics. There are controversial calls for the city’s first Muslim Mayor to sit out the commemorative event, including from Rudy Giuliani who was New York’s mayor on the morning of 9/11.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he will attend and his focus

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Yemen’s Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha

11 September, 2026

Mokha residents said Houthi fighters moved into the city after fierce clashes with pro-government forces on Wednesday night, prompting many families to flee their homes.”The takeover came without warning. Panic spread throughout the area, forcing people to flee amid distressing scenes of injured people lying in the streets with no-one there to help them,” one

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More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire

11 September, 2026

At least 24 schoolchildren have died in a stampede as they tried to flee a fire that engulfed two schools in rebel-held Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials there have said.Adults are also reported to have died in the fire and there are fears that the death toll could rise further in

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Swiss Alps coach crash kills several people, local police say

11 September, 2026

A tourist coach has crashed in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, leaving several people dead and several injured, local police say.The bus overturned between Susch and Zernez in the Graubünden – also known as Grisons – region late on Thursday afternoon.A large team of rescuers equipped with several helicopters was deployed to the scene.Some 48 Dutch

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Man jailed after threatening to kill son’s teacher in French village

11 September, 2026

A man has been given a six-month jail term in France after he threatened to kill a female primary school teacher who had disciplined his son at a village primary school.He was sentenced after a fast-track hearing on Thursday, six days after the events unfolded in Le Fauga, a village with a population of about

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New technology may bring more 9/11 victims’ families closure

10 September, 2026

Efforts to identify victims have been complicated by a number of factors.Human remains were damaged in the plane crashes and fires caused by jet fuel, meaning the office had only portions of victims for DNA samples, Soler said.Scauso added that because of the timing of the attacks, many firefighters were changing shifts, but some stayed

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