BBC Guns – from antique rifles to Glocks – are James Rabun’s family business Kennesaw, Georgia, has all the small-town fixings one might imagine in the American South. There’s the smell of baked biscuits wafting from Honeysuckle Biscuits & Bakery and the rumble of a nearby railroad train. It’s the kind of place where newlyweds … Read more
The wife of detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has denounced as “cruel and inhumane” a ban on prisoners receiving visitors on Christmas Day. Besigye, 68, has been charged in a military court with possession of pistols and attempting to purchase weapons abroad, which he denies. His trial has been delayed until next month. Prison … Read more
Jack Garland, BBC Venda hopes her two-year-old daughter Shaina will pull through Two-year-old Shaina is hooked up to an intravenous drip at one of the few functioning hospitals in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Her mother, Venda, desperately hopes it will alleviate the acute malnutrition the emaciated young girl is suffering from. Shaina is one of 760,000 … Read more
NASA Parker Solar Probe will break records as it makes its burning hot fly-by A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest ever approach to the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star’s outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation. It’s out of communication for several days during … Read more
Ford CEO Jim Farley poses for a photo before announcing at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the world’s largest battery company, China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology, to create an electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, on Feb. 13, 2023, in Romulus, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Ford Motor … Read more
People posing for photos in front of a Christmas light installation in central Seoul on December 22, 2023. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher on Christmas Eve, after key U.S. benchmarks rose overnight helped by gains in tech stocks. Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a stronger … Read more
Itamar Ben Hemo didn’t have to join the war. At age 49, the Israeli tech entrepreneur was well outside of the range of mandatory service. But following last year’s Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, Ben Hemo signed up as a reservist, confident that his experience fighting as a paratrooper in Lebanon in 2006 made him … Read more
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Alex Wong | Getty Images Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in Washington after he developed a fever, a top aide told NBC News on Monday. Clinton, 78, … Read more
X/diljitdosanjh Crowds at Diljit Dosanjh’s recent concert in Chandigarh complained of poor facilities When Amrita Kaur decided to attend Punjabi pop star Diljit Dosanjh’s concert in India this month, she was prepared to experience some discomfort. Having attended several concerts in the past, Ms Kaur was sort of looking forward to the “exhilarating chaos” that … Read more
Iran has recruited young children to commit attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets across Europe, a new trend amid several blows to Iranian proxies in recent months and dwindling influence in the Middle East. The troubling pattern includes incidents in Sweden, Belgium and Norway as Tehran has expanded its proxy war against Israel into Europe. … Read more