Israel expanding presence in Lebanon, officials say, as BBC visits occupied areas A BBC team joined a humanitarian mission of the UN peacekeeping force, which says Israeli troops are fortifying positions and continuing demolitions. Joshua Wong pleads guilty under Hong Kong's security law Hong Kong democracy campaigner Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to a charge that could see him sentenced to life in prison. Burnout and longer working lives leading to career changes at later stage, says recruitment firm Work Q&A: Recruitment firm says there is a “growing trend” of professionals aged 30 and over seeking new career paths Scientists infect 6,000 young elms in bold bid to bring iconic trees back Six decades ago, Dutch elm disease swept across the United States, killing an estimated 100 million American elms that once shaded streets, parks and college campuses from coast to coast. The fungus, carried by bark beetles, turned majestic, vase-shaped trees into dead standing skeletons and changed the look of countless towns. Dramatic low flyby by passenger jets over South African stadium sparks safety debate A pregame stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a sports stadium in South Africa has sparked a major debate over safety risks Whistleblower says USPS defied court to push 'untested' portal for Trump mail voting order The effort is part of the implementation of President Trump's executive order limiting mail voting and has been temporarily halted by a federal judge. The ruling is being appealed by the administration and the directive may ultimately end up back before the U.S. Supreme Court. |
'Not a slip of tongue': Golan says Sara Netanyahu's October 7 comments are part of planned moves "It's not a slip of the tongue. I simply see what's happening on the networks, what elements within the Likud, within the coalition, have been saying about me since October 7," he told Maariv. Japan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streets Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities safer Drivers on residential roads in Japan have been forced to take their foot off the accelerator, after the speed limit was slashed from 60km/h (37mph) to 30km/h in an attempt to reduce deaths and injuries among pedestrians on narrow urban streets. The new limit, which went in… Germany says Russia preparing ‘hybrid’ attacks over Ukraine support Germany says an attempted drone attack at Leipzig Airport showed hallmarks of Russian hybrid operations against Ukraine. Apple changes name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ in maps app The change marks the second US-based tech giant to comply with President Donald Trump's controversial order. U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5 Degree Climate Target It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain path. Germany blames Russia for drone attack on airport, announces countermeasures Officials said the Aug. 4 attempt was part of a campaign aimed at undermining European support for Ukraine against Russia. |
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