On Wednesday, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court invoked a section of the Indian constitution that grants it extraordinary powers “for doing complete justice in any cause” to release Perarivalan, one of seven people convicted in the case, considering that he
Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko told the BBC it is essential that the deal struck with Russia, with the help of the Red Cross and the UN, goes through and the soldiers are exchanged. Otherwise, she said, “the fate of these very brave
US President Joe Biden has spoken about a racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo where ten people have died. Biden told the crowd that he and his wife, Dr Jill Biden, were praying for the victims, and that “hate remains a stain
Its initial goal appeared to be to sweep across the country and topple the Ukrainian government. Instead, Russia has withdrawn from areas around the capital Kyiv after failing to capture it and since mid-April has been focusing its efforts on two eastern
Iga Swiatek won the French Open in 2020 as a 19-year-old Iga Swiatek took her winning run to 27 games by reaching the Rome Open final as she beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-1. The 20-year-old produced a display of precision and variety
An Israeli police commando meanwhile was killed on Friday, police said, during clashes with Palestinian gunmen near Jenin, the city where Abu Aqla was shot. The police commando, who was 47, was shot dead during an operation to arrest a suspect, Israeli
When Leonid Pliats and his boss were shot in the back by Russian soldiers, the killing was captured on CCTV cameras in clear and terrible detail. The footage, which was obtained by the BBC, is now being investigated by Ukrainian prosecutors as
UK naval analyst Jonathan Bentham believes a Russian S-400 air missile system would be a “big game-changer”. If Russia were able to deploy a missile system on Snake Island, not only would Odesa come under threat, but Nato’s southern flank would be
At Galle Face Green, on the sea front, crowds continue to gather. Hundreds of protesters who were injured on Monday are being treated in city hospitals – some were injured by pro-government mobs, others when police fired tear gas into crowds. Lawyers
He criticised (as usual) America, Nato and the government in Kyiv, claiming that their actions had put the security of Russia itself in danger. He made references (as usual) to “neo-Nazis” in Ukraine. We hear that a lot from Russian officials, who