Fire kills 11 at Uganda school for visually impaired children By Patience Atuhaire BBC News, Mukono Eleven children have died after a fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday at a school for visually impaired children in Uganda. Four others are in a critical condition and are being treated in hospital. The cause… Continue reading Fire kills 11 at Uganda school for visually impaired children

Brittney Griner: Russian court rejects appeal over jail term Getty Images By Merlyn Thomas BBC News A Russian court has rejected an appeal by US basketball star Brittney Griner against her “traumatic” nine-year jail term for drugs charges. The court near Moscow upheld the sentence, with the state prosecutor calling it “fair”. The double Olympic… Continue reading Brittney Griner: Russian court rejects appeal over jail term

Six killed as Israel targets militants in West Bank raid EPA-EFE By Raffi Berg BBC News, Jerusalem Five Palestinians, reportedly all gunmen, have been killed in a major Israeli raid against a militant group in the occupied West Bank. A sixth Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops who were attacked with stones in a… Continue reading Six killed as Israel targets militants in West Bank raid

Hu Jintao: Fresh China congress footage deepens mystery over exit CNA By Fan Wang BBC News, Singapore Fresh footage has emerged showing more of what happened before China’s former leader Hu Jintao was dramatically led out of a session during last week’s Communist Party Congress in Beijing. It shows in greater detail how outgoing Politburo… Continue reading Hu Jintao: Fresh China congress footage deepens mystery over exit

Russia accused of sabotaging Ukraine water pipe to Mykolaiv EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Viktoriia Zhuhan & Nader Ibrahim BBC News For six months, homes in Ukraine’s southern coastal city of Mykolaiv have been without clean drinking water. Military and UN experts have told a BBC investigation they believe Russian forces deliberately cut off the water supply last… Continue reading Russia accused of sabotaging Ukraine water pipe to Mykolaiv

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Jacob Rees-Mogg out as PM Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle Reuters Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit as business secretary, as Rishi Sunak begins to assemble his new team of cabinet ministers. Close allies of outgoing PM Liz Truss are also out, including her chief whip Wendy Morton and work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith. Justice Secretary Brandon… Continue reading Jacob Rees-Mogg out as PM Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle

Rishi Sunak warns of difficult decisions ahead in first speech as PM This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Rishi Sunak has warned of “difficult decisions” ahead as his government grapples with a “profound economic crisis”, in his first… Continue reading Rishi Sunak warns of difficult decisions ahead in first speech as PM

Is the Conservative Party ready to unite behind Rishi Sunak? ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Ione Wells Political correspondent Rishi Sunak used his first public speech since becoming the new Conservative leader to promise to bring the party and country together. Some members of the public may well ask why the former is important. Why has so… Continue reading Is the Conservative Party ready to unite behind Rishi Sunak?

Rishi Sunak: The wealthy millennial who rocketed to power Getty Images At just 42, Rishi Sunak is the youngest prime minister in modern times – taking the record held by his old boss David Cameron, who was 43 when appointed. His rise to the top has been fast. He only became MP for Richmond in… Continue reading Rishi Sunak: The wealthy millennial who rocketed to power