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BBC Luigi Mangione A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder in last week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Luigi Mangione was taken into custody at a McDonald’s in the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 280 miles (450km) west of New York City on Monday after a customer at…

Reuters Billionaire Gautam Adani, who founded the Adani Group, was charged with fraud in the US last month Bribery charges by a US court against the Adani Group are unlikely to significantly upset India’s clean energy goals, industry leaders have told the BBC. Delhi has pledged to source half of its energy needs or 500…

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last week’s fatal shooting in New York City of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Luigi Mangione, 26, was taken into custody at a McDonald’s in the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 280 miles (450km) west of New York City on Monday after a customer at the fast-food…

BBC Eleven years ago, I left Damascus not knowing if I would ever be back. Back then, the city was in the grip of war. Intense violence, which followed President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests, engulfed the capital. At any moment you could be shot dead on the streets. I reported for the…

A real-life “Succession” battle for Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has ended with a Nevada court commissioner denying the billionaire’s bid to change a family trust and give control to his eldest son. The case pitted the 93-year-old against three of his children over who would gain the power to control News Corp and Fox News…

Getty Images Syrian media reports say Israeli warplanes have carried out dozens of attacks across the country, including in the capital, Damascus. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said there were more than 100 strikes on military targets. A research centre with suspected links to chemical weapon production was among the sites hit,…

The UK and US governments have imposed sanctions on a British-Kenyan businessman over his alleged involvement in the illicit gold trade. Kamlesh Pattni, and four others including his wife and brother-in-law, will have their assets frozen, a statement from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth and Development Office read. He was implicated in one of Kenya’s…

Some Syrians are hopeful that loved ones detained under Bashar al-Assad’s regime may still be alive. Those who expressed any form of dissent were disappeared, with tens of thousands being tortured or killed in the country’s notorious jails. Crowds have gathered at the capital’s notorious Saydnaya prison, in the hope of finding any trace of…

EPA A number of European countries, including the UK, have suspended the processing of asylum applications for Syrians, after the downfall of former president Bashar al-Assad. Austria’s caretaker government has stopped all asylum claims from Syrians and says it is making plans to to repatriate or deport people back to their homeland, arguing that the…

AFP Supporters of John Mahama have taken to the streets across the country to celebrate his victory Official results from Saturday’s presidential election in Ghana have confirmed the victory of opposition candidate, former President John Mahama. With results in from all of the country’s 16 regions, Mahama won with 56.5% against 41.6% for Vice-President Mahamudu…