The last time Tesla boss Elon Musk took the stage to promote the electric car company’s planned “cybertruck”, its window ended up being smashed. It was a shattering debut for the vehicle, meant to stake Tesla’s claim to the lucrative US truck market. Four years later, the company is finally set to start delivering the…
A US court has reinstated a gag order that prevents Donald Trump and his team from criticising court personnel in his ongoing civil fraud trial in New York. Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over the trial and claims his chambers have been “inundated” with threats, had issued the limited order in October. But it…
A Russian general has been killed after being blown up on a mine in Ukraine, several pro-Kremlin sources say. Maj-Gen Vladimir Zavadsky, 45, was deputy commander of the 14th army corps at the time of his death, they say. At least six other Russian generals are thought to have died since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine…
A 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins following IVF treatment, a hospital in Uganda has said. Safina Namukwaya delivered a boy and a girl via caesarean at a fertility centre in the capital, Kampala. Ms Namukwaya, who is is one of the oldest women to give birth, told local media it was a “miracle”….
New satellite images commissioned by the BBC reveal the extent of destruction across northern Gaza, before the start of the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The satellite images were taken last Thursday, just before the suspension of hostilities came into force, following weeks of Israeli air strikes and on-the-ground fighting. Separate satellite data analysis…
Three Israelis were killed and 16 injured after two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a crowded bus stop in West Jerusalem, Israeli police say. Video showed the attackers getting out of a car on a highway and shooting at people with a rifle and a pistol. Off-duty soldiers and a civilian at the scene killed…
Four teenaged brothers and a 15-year-old girl have been sentenced by a Swedish court over the murder of a man she had accused of rape. The victim, a taxi driver, was found hanged in a nature reserve in central Sweden in March. The court in Uppsala found that because of the earlier allegations involving the…
If you’ve got an old Google account that you have not used for a couple of years then it could soon be deleted. The tech giant is going to be getting rid of them, starting from Friday, under its inactive account policy. The company said it would take a phased approach, starting with accounts that…
Each evening, Naeema Zyadna waits for the phone to ring. Since the Israel-Hamas temporary truce deal began last week, she’s been expecting word that her children who were taken hostage by Hamas – 16-year-old Aisha and 18-year-old Bilal – are coming home. But they haven’t yet. There are only a handful of child hostages left…
Shannen Doherty says she is committed to battling stage four breast cancer, which has now spread to her bones. Speaking to People magazine, the Beverly Hills 90210 actress says she is determined to keep going with treatment. “I’m not done with living. I’m not done with loving. I’m not done with creating,” the 52-year-old said….