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Women walk past a banner with photographs of hostages who were captured by Hamas and held in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, 7 October 2025
Israeli military says Hamas handed over wrong body in hostage release
TEL AVIV — One of the bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday was not of a hostage held in Gaza since 7 October 2023 attacks, the Israeli military said on Wednesday.The botched release, which happened as part of phase one of a US-brokered peace deal, threatens to increase tensions over the fragile truce, which came into effect earlier this week, bringing an end to two years of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Monday, just hours after the last of the 20 living hostages was released. Four further bodies were also returned on Monday, as per the terms of the agreement, which demands that the remains of all 28 deceased hostages be handed over to Israel.“Following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth...
October 15, 2025

Israeli military says Hamas handed over wrong body in hostage release

Raila Odinga has been a towering figure in Kenyan politics for many years
Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India
NAIROBI — Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have saidh.Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a cardiac arrest. It said he did not respond to resuscitation measures and was "declared dead at 09:52" local time (04:22 GMT).In recent weeks, there has been speculation about his health, although family members and political allies had dismissed reports suggesting he was critically ill.President William Ruto paid tribute to Odinga as a "beacon of courage" and "father of our democracy"."Raila Amolo Odinga is truly a once-in-a-generation leader. A man whose ideals transcended politics, and whose legacy...
October 15, 2025

Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India

The Pakistani military and Taliban government have accused each other of initiating attacks in Afghanistan's border district of Spin Boldak
Afghan Taliban and Pakistan claim many dead in new clashes
ISLAMABAD — Fresh fighting broke out along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border early on Wednesday, with each side accusing the other of initiating deadly clashes.Pakistan's military said its forces had killed "15-20 Afghan Taliban" and injured many in Spin Boldak border district.A Taliban government spokesman said 12 Afghan civilians had been killed and more than 100 wounded by Pakistani firing. Numerous Pakistani soldiers had been killed, he added. None of the deaths could be independently confirmed.Violence between the neighbours has flared since explosions rocked Afghanistan last week, which Kabul blamed on Islamabad. The Taliban deny claims it is harbouring militants targeting Pakistan.The two sides are not only fighting for the upper hand on the border, but on social media, trying...
October 15, 2025

Afghan Taliban and Pakistan claim many dead in new clashes

Red Cross vehicles transport the bodies of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza
Hamas returns four more bodies of hostages, Israeli military says
TEL AVIV — Hamas has returned the bodies of four more deceased hostages, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said, with identification work underway.The Red Cross retrieved the remains in coffins and handed them over to the Israeli military late on Tuesday night.The transfer came after Israel warned it would restrict aid into Gaza until Hamas returned the bodies of all 28 deceased hostages. The Palestinian armed group handed back 20 living and four deceased hostages on Monday.The remains of 45 deceased Palestinians who had been held in Israel were returned to Gaza on Tuesday, the Red Cross said in a statement.The first four deceased hostages released by Hamas on Monday have been identified by Israel as Daniel Peretz, 22; Yossi Sharabi, 53; Guy Illouz, 26 and Bipin Joshi, 23, a Nepalese...
October 15, 2025

Hamas returns four more bodies of hostages, Israeli military says

The blaze, which broke out at the factory around midday, was extinguished after three hours
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
DHAKA — At least 16 people have died after a huge fire broke out at a garment factory in Bangladesh, with officials warning that the toll could rise.Sixteen bodies have been recovered but were burned beyond recognition, the fire service said.Distraught relatives gathered outside the four-storey factory in Dhaka's Mirpur area on Tuesday in search of their loved ones still missing.The blaze, which broke out at the factory around midday, was extinguished after three hours. But an adjacent chemical warehouse continued to burn, authorities said.Large fires are relatively common in densely populated Bangladesh, often due to lax safety standards and poor infrastructure. Hundreds of people have been killed in fires in recent years.Up until 21:00 local time (15:00 GMT) yesterday, the fire at...
October 15, 2025

Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16

Christopher Cash (left) and Christopher Berry (right) were both accused of spying for China
UK government under pressure to release China spy case evidence
LONDON — The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are demanding the Labour government publish the evidence it submitted in the now-collapsed case against two people accused of spying for China.It follows another public intervention from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which has made clear it would not stand in the way if ministers chose to put their evidence in the public domain.On Tuesday, senior government figures had suggested that the CPS had told them to do so would be "inappropriate".Prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry last month, prompting criticism from ministers and MPs. Both men deny the allegations.The director of public prosecutions said the case collapsed because evidence could not obtained from the government...
October 15, 2025

UK government under pressure to release China spy case evidence

Protesters march against the Israeli football team during a pro-Palestinian demonstration ahead of the Italy-Israel match in Udine, Italy, on Tuesday
Pro-Palestinian marchers clash with police before Italy-Israel soccer match
UDINE, Italy — Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched Tuesday in the northern Italian city of Udine ahead of Italy’s World Cup soccer qualifier against Israel.The march, which police estimated drew over 5,000 participants, began in the late afternoon, winding through the city center before the match kicked off at 20:45 (2:45 p.m. ET) at the Friuli Stadium. Italy won the game 3-0.The demonstration was mostly peaceful but ended with clashes involving police, according to Reuters.Organizers, the Committee for Palestine-Udine, used the event to call on soccer's global governing body, FIFA, to ban Israel from all competitions, alleging the team supported "occupation policies" in the Palestinian territories.Protesters carried an 18-meter Palestinian flag and a large red...
October 15, 2025

Pro-Palestinian marchers clash with police before Italy-Israel soccer match

Posters with the images of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are displayed in front of the National Assembly in Paris in May
Iranian court hands lengthy jail terms to two French citizens on spying charges
PARIS — An Iranian court sentenced two French nationals to heavy prison terms on Tuesday after convicting them of spying for France and Israel, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.The ruling comes just a week after Paris and Tehran signaled progress in negotiations for their release, according to Reuters.Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris are the only two French citizens being held in Iran and have been detained since 2022. An 18-year-old French-German cyclist arrested this year, Lennart Monterlos, was released last week after a court acquitted him of espionage charges.Without specifically naming the defendants, the court sentenced one French citizen to six years in prison for spying on behalf of France, five years in prison on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime...
October 15, 2025

Iranian court hands lengthy jail terms to two French citizens on spying charges

This screengrab taken from a video posted by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, shows a boat off the coast of Venezuela just before it is hit by a military strike
Six killed after US strikes another boat off coast of Venezuela
WASHINGTON — The US military conducted yet another strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday.Trump said that the vessel was “affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization” but did not name any organization or provide evidence to back up the assertion.“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed.”This is at least the fifth time the US has announced such a strike;...
October 15, 2025

Six killed after US strikes another boat off coast of Venezuela

Gold colored representations of Bitcoin coins
Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers
NEW YORK — The US government has seized more than $14bn (£10.5bn) in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian business empire, Prince Group, with allegedly masterminding a massive cryptocurrency scam.UK and Cambodian national Chen Zhi was charged on Tuesday in New York for allegedly engaging in a wire-fraud conspiracy and running a money laundering scheme.Mr Chen's businesses were also sanctioned by the US and the UK as part of a joint operation. The UK government says it has frozen assets owned by his network, including 19 properties in London — one of which is worth nearly £100m ($133m).The BBC has contacted the Prince Group for comment.US prosecutors say it is one the biggest financial takedowns in history and the largest ever seizure of bitcoin, with approximately...
October 15, 2025

Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers

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