Second suspected sabotage in France as power cut hits Nice
Officials say the blaze that caused the power outage is probably of “criminal origin”.
Day: May 25, 2025
Farage ‘backs scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payments’
His Reform UK party is riding high in the opinion polls
Alan Yentob, former BBC executive and TV presenter, dies aged 78
Wife pays tribute to ‘profoundly moral man’ who was ‘creative in every cell of his body’Alan Yentob, the former BBC executive and TV presenter, has died at the age of 78, his family has announced.A statement from his family, released by the BBC, said Y…
Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s “Man in Moscow”
Journalist Steve Rosenberg is now the last of the BBC’s correspondents left in Russia, doing his best to report on Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine amid a sea of Kremlin propaganda. He talks with CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer about the stress …
Venezuela holds legislative and local elections amid opposition boycott calls
Voters are heading to the polls to elect parliamentarians and local governors amid calls from the opposition to boycott the elections. The governor of the disputed Guayana Esequiba region is also up for election.
Macron tours Asia amid US-China rivalry
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a tour of Southeast Asia this Sunday (May 25), starting with Vietnam. The trip is part of France’s push to trying deepen economic and diplomatic ties in the region. FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali tells us more.
Humanitarian chief talks of Gaza ‘catastrophe’ after doctor’s nine children killed
A medical charity chief has spoken out about the deaths of a doctor’s nine children in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, and the “almost impossibility” of providing care in the region.
The last word: why half of the world’s languages could vanish this century
There are around 7,000 languages spoken in the world, but that number is shrinking. Unesco estimates that half could disappear by the end of the century. So how are languages lost, and what does that mean for the people who speak them?
NJ Tesla Driverless Suicide Averted: Police Drag Owner From Train Tracks
A story in New Jersey has all the hallmarks of Tesla software parking the car on train tracks. Fortunately police intervene and remove the person inside, preventing yet another Tesla driverless algorithm death. The near-tragic incident happened on New …
Man detained after breaking armrest off ancient throne in Vietnam – CNN
Man detained after breaking armrest off ancient throne in Vietnam CNNVietnam police detain man over damage to Nguyen dynasty throne The Straits TimesNguyen Dynasty throne vandalized at Hue’s Thai Hoa Palace VnExpress In…