Image copyright Instagram/mennel_official Image caption Mennel Ibtissem became an internet sensation after she appeared on France’s The Voice A Muslim singer who became an internet sensation following her performance on France’s The Voice has quit the TV show after being criticised for comments she had made on social media. In one post, Mennel Ibtissem, 22, […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Donald Trump tweeted that he had signed the bill re-opening the government President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping budget bill approved by Congress to re-open the government after it was briefly closed overnight. Federal funding for government services expired at midnight (05:00 GMT), after the Senate missed […]
Media captionBethany Haines on the capture of IS duo Two British fighters believed to have been part of a cell of the Islamic State group that beheaded hostages should face trial, relatives of some of the cell’s alleged victims have said. Alexanda Kotey, and El Shafee Elsheikh were captured by Syrian Kurdish forces. Bethany Haines […]
Media captionSpaceX launches world’s most powerful rocket US entrepreneur Elon Musk has launched his new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mammoth vehicle – the most powerful since the shuttle system – lifted clear of its pad without incident to soar high over the Atlantic Ocean. It was billed […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Commuters hitched lifts on the back of lorries to get home A power cut during the evening rush hour in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, caused major disruption to parts of the city on Tuesday. Hundreds of commuters could be seen walking along the city’s central avenues as the metro was affected. […]
Media captionWhy are share prices falling? European markets followed Asian markets lower on Tuesday as investors continued to dump shares. London, Frankfurt and Paris all fell sharply at the open with losses of up to 3%, before recovering some ground. In the US overnight the Dow lost 4.6%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed down 4.7%. The […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Salah Abdeslam is refusing to co-operate with the court The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks is refusing to speak any further in a Belgian court, where he is on trial over the gunfight that led to his arrest. Salah Abdeslam has said he will not respond […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Images said to show the wreckage of the Sukhoi-25 aircraft Russian media have lauded a pilot killed in Syria as a hero, saying he detonated his grenade to avoid being captured by jihadists who had shot his plane out of the sky. Roman Filipov’s reported last words were: “Here’s for […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The US nuclear force is based on land, sea and air-based weapons China has urged the US to drop its “Cold War mentality” after Washington said it planned to diversify its nuclear armoury with smaller bombs. “The country that owns the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, should take the initiative to […]
Image copyright Reuters An Amtrak train carrying 147 people has collided with a goods train in the US state of South Carolina, killing at least two people, officials say. About 70 people were injured. Amtrak says the passenger train’s lead engine and several carriages derailed in the crash near the state capital Columbia. The train […]
