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A new flotilla heading for the Gaza Strip with food and medical supplies on board has been intercepted by Israeli forces. The fleet, made up of nine vessels and 150 people, was stopped in international waters, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens to Gaza which are jointly running the operation. “Another futile…

Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Uche Nnaji has resigned just days after allegations emerged that he had forged his academic credentials. The resignation follows a newspaper investigation that claimed Nnaji submitted falsified certificates to President Bola Tinubu during his ministerial appointment in 2023. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga confirmed Nnaji’s resignation in a post…

At least 24 people were killed and 47 wounded while protesting against Myanmar’s military government after an army motorised paraglider dropped two bombs on the crowd, a spokesperson for the government-in-exile told BBC Burmese. The military attacked on Monday evening as around 100 people gathered in Chaung U township in central Myanmar for a national…

Dolly Parton’s sister has asked fans to pray for the American country singer, who last week postponed a forthcoming Las Vegas residency due to unspecified health issues. The 79-year-old country music legend has delayed the December concerts, telling fans she needs “a few procedures” to deal with ongoing “health challenges”. “Last night, I was up…

The price of gold has hit a record high of more than $4,000 (£2,985) an ounce as investors look for safe places to put their money over concerns about economic and political uncertainty around the world. Gold has seen its biggest rally since the 1970s, rising by around a third since April when US President…

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will join Gaza peace plan talks between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday. Their arrival comes as a second day of indirect talks on Tuesday ended without tangible results, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations told the BBC.…

Andrew HardingParis correspondent, Mazan Watch: Gisèle Pelicot applauded and thanked as she arrived in court France’s mass rape victim, Gisèle Pelicot, is returning to court on Monday to face one of her attackers, the only man who is appealing against last year’s trial verdict in which a total of 51 accused were convicted of raping…

Grigor AtanesianBBC News Russian in Syunik, Armenia BBC The future Trump peace route would be built on the ruins of a Soviet railroad An abandoned station, a few rusted carriages and a dozen metres of track are all that is left of a Soviet railway in southern Armenia. It may seem unlikely, but this derelict…

US President Donald Trump has made no secret that he wants a Nobel Peace Prize, and world leaders know this. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among a handful of world leaders that have nominated the US president to the award committee in Norway. The BBC’s White House reporter Bernd Debusmann Jr talks through the…

In the end, Emmanuel Macron’s man wasn’t able to pull it off either. When Sébastien Lecornu was appointed France’s prime minister three and a half weeks ago, the spin was that this was President Macron’s last card. A last card, we were told, but a good one. The 39-year-old was a presidential protégé – loyal,…