[ad_1] 6 minutes agoBy Elaine Chong and Ed Main, BBC TrendingBBCHelen Young was targeted by scammers who posed as Chinese police officersChinese people around the world are being targeted by an elaborate scam in which criminals pretend to be Chinese police. A British-Chinese woman has told the BBC that she handed over her life savings to con men who wore uniforms in video calls and gave her a virtual tour of what
[ad_1] 8 minutes agoBy Katya Adler, Europe editorGetty ImagesHow likely is France to wake up on Monday morning to a new far-right dawn?That was the garishly painted, hotly debated scenario in media headlines, the EU in Brussels and seats of government across Europe following the first round of France’s parliamentary vote last week.But despite the spectacular showing by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party, the short answer is: an RN majority
[ad_1] 2 hours agoBy Phelan Chatterjee, BBC NewsAlamySwedish human rights activist Anna Ardin is glad Julian Assange is free.But the claims she has made about him suggest she would have every reason not to wish him well.She is one of two women who accused the WikiLeaks founder of sexual assault 14 years ago.The allegations - which Assange has always denied - were explosive, and made headlines across the world. They set off
[ad_1] Ukraine Emergencies MinistryRescuers needed to cut victims from the wreckageFourteen people have been killed in a serious road accident in western Ukraine.A senior regional official said the fatalities resulted from a lorry driving into oncoming traffic and colliding with a minibus. Twelve passengers, including a six-year-old child, and the two drivers were killed, while one woman survived with serious injuries, officials said. Criminal proceedings have been opened into the
[ad_1] 18 minutes agoBy Paul Kirby, BBC News in ParisCHANTAL BRIAND/AFPVoting has already been taking place in France's overseas territoriesFrance votes in one of its most significant elections in years on Sunday, with the far right hoping for a historic victory, but political stalemate the more likely result.This is the first time the anti-immigration National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella has had a realistic chance of running the
[ad_1] President Joe Biden's Friday night TV interview does not seem to have quelled an uprising within his own party to end his campaign after a halting debate performance against Donald Trump. A fifth House Democrat, Angie Craig of Minnesota, joined her colleagues on Saturday in calling for the president to step aside, as reports indicate more could follow soon.In his rare primetime ABC News interview, Mr Biden dismissed his
[ad_1] At least 13 people have been killed in an air strike on a school in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials have said.Dozens more have been injured in the attack on the building which was sheltering displaced people at Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.Video from the scene shows adults and children screaming in a smoke-filled street covered in dust and rubble, as they
[ad_1] 32 minutes agoBy Michael Sheils McNamee, BBC NewsEurosportFrench cyclist Julien Bernard has given a light-hearted apology after being fined for kissing his wife during a Tour de France time trial. The Lidl-Trek rider was made to pay 200 Swiss francs ($223; £174) by the International Cycling Union (ICU) for stopping briefly during stage seven of the race.The governing body said the fine was for "unseemly or inappropriate behaviour during the race
[ad_1] A Russian attack on a power facility in Ukraine has left 100,000 people without power in the north-western region of Sumy.Work is under way to restore power, National grid operator Ukrenergo said, following the strikes, which caused emergency shut-offs for consumers in the city and region of Sumy, which borders Russia.There were no reports of casualties or damage apart from the energy facility, Reuters reports.Russia continues to pummel energy
[ad_1] About 1,000 people in South Korea are suffering from food poisoning linked to kimchi contaminated with norovirus.Officials in Namwon City, in the south-west of the country, announced on Friday morning that there had been 996 confirmed cases - although local media reports say that number had climbed to 1,024 by early Saturday afternoon.Authorities said the popular fermented cabbage dish had been distributed to those now sick through school meals
