Ariana Grande to take ‘a step back’ from public life due to ‘endless, ongoing scrutiny’

Ariana Grande has announced plans to take a break from public-facing work after her tour ends due to “endless, ongoing public scrutiny”. She is pulling out of the upcoming London revival of Sunday in the Park With George.

The change that may help you get a mortgage as a first-time buyer

Sudan army drone attack on Darfur kills 35, rights group says

Tens of thousands have been killed since April 2023 in the war between RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and his former ally, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

At least 35 people were killed, and several others wounded, when Sudanese army drones struck a traditional court in western Darfur, a rights group has said.

Venezuela and the Dominican Republic say they will work to restore ties

Two countries have agreed to roadmap towards the full restoration of diplomatic ties, cut off after contested 2024 vote.

Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have agreed to work towards restoring relations, which were severed after the Dominican Republic criticised the re-election of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as fraudulent.

How ransom notes could help catch Nancy Guthrie's kidnappers

On Friday, exactly six months after Nancy Guthrie was abducted, police released two ransom notes in the hope that they would help identify her kidnappers.

Guthrie, the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie, was 84 when she went missing from her Arizona home in January.

Capital One cites anti-money laundering concerns in Trump Organization case

Capital One says Trump Organization account closures in 2021 followed review by anti-money laundering team.

Capital One Financial has hit back against a US lawsuit over its decision to close more than 300 of the Trump Organization‘s bank accounts in 2021, stating that it did so after a review by its anti-money laundering team.

Rubio’s bypass plan: Can the world escape the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint?

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s latest remarks about the Strait of Hormuz have ignited a fierce debate over the future of global energy transit.

Speaking to Fox News in an interview that aired on Saturday, Rubio projected the idea of a permanent geopolitical shift outside of the Strait of Hormuz, through which about one fifth of global seaborne oil trade passed before the start of the US-Israel war on Iran.

Three in hospital after fire and crush at festival in Barnet

ByJames McCarthy

London

Three people were taken to hospital after a fire and crush at the entrance of a festival.

Russian ship defies sanctions to send military vehicles to Mali

ByMatt Murphy

BBC Verify

Russian and Malian troops fighting against a rebel offensive in northern Mali have been resupplied with a vast number of military vehicles that appear to have been delivered by a sanctioned cargo ship, BBC Verify has found.

How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight fire

The wildfires currently ravaging Europe feel close to home for Professor Marta Yebra, despite being on the other side of the world.

Originally from Spain, the Canberra-based bushfire expert has spent years developing ways for Australia - home to some of the most fire-prone landscapes in the world - to battle its own blazes.