Category: BBC News

Iran pauses controversial new dress code law President Massoud Pezeshkian says the proposed “hijab and chastity” law is “ambiguous and in need of reform”….Read more.

Kenyan gets 50 years for murder of LGBTQ+ activist Jacktone Odhiambo fell down and cried after the judge sentenced him for killing Edwin Chiloba….Read more.

Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad’s Alawite heartland Quentin Sommerville is on patrol with HTS in Latakia, as they pledge to protect minorities….Read more.

Hamas says Israeli strikes kill more than 50 in Gaza The Israeli military says Sunday’s strikes targeted sites used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad….Read more.

Austria striker’s skull is fractured during attack Austria and Rapid Vienna striker Guido Burgstaller had his skull fractured when he was attacked in the centre of Vienna….Read more.

West African bloc approves historic exit of military-run states Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will leave the Ecowas group in January but have six months to return….Read more.

Watch: Cyclone Chido batters Mayotte leaving heavy damage Video footage shows the devastation wrought by the strongest storm in decades to strike the French territory….Read more.

Twelve dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgia ski resort The bodies of 11 foreigners and one Georgian were found in a sleeping area above a restaurant in Gudauri….Read …

‘It feels like nuclear war aftermath’ say devastated island’s residents Rescuers combthrough the debris in the French Indian Ocean territory hit by the worst storm in 90 years….Read more.

South Korea court begins Yoon’s impeachment trial process It has six months to decide whether to sustain or reject the vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol….Read more.