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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
US President Donald Trump has said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November’s midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not come down until then.”I think the war’s going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer,” Trump said of Iran’s leaders on Wednesday.He made
The existence of Oyo’s son was first publicly revealed in the days after the king’s death by President Museveni, who said he had been told about the young boy by the queen mother.No other details have officially been disclosed, and he had not previously been presented as Oyo’s heir.The disagreement has exposed the complicated way
A fire has broken out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at an eastern Chinese port, causing heavy casualties, according to state media.President Xi Jinping called for urgent search and rescue efforts and a swift investigation.Premier Li Qiang called for “trapped” people to be rescued and stressed the need to “prevent secondary disasters”.The vessel was
US President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5,000 (£3,700) payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm elections – a plan that would cost more than a trillion dollars.The controversial offer was made in a speech at the party’s first-ever convention in the middle of a US
Russia fired its new rapid, jet-powered drones against Ukraine every day throughout August, BBC Verify analysis of Ukrainian Air Force data has found, escalating its use of a weapon that Kyiv’s air defences are struggling to deal with.It marked the first time that daily attacks by Moscow’s new upgraded Geran drones were recorded in Ukrainian
