Author: BBC

“There was a sense that you could do anything or be anyone,” Kureshi, 69, tells the BBC as he thinks about his own childhood. “The racism was definitely more overt than it is today, but there was still a terrific sense of optimism – in fact it was the last age where people were hopeful of the future.” Source link

Galeana is back home in the US state of Utah and in good health after spending six days in a box. Source link

Speakers, fitness trackers and other internet-connected devices sold in the UK now have to meet new requirements. Source link

Human Rights Watch says at least 56 children were killed by soldiers in Soro village. Source link

A tornado has ripped through China’s Guangdong province, killing five people and injuring 33. Videos show the moment the tornado hit power lines According to local authorities, 141 factory buildings were damaged and hail stones the size of golf balls were seen hitting the ground in the city of Guangzhou. Source link

The aid organisation had stopped distributing food in Gaza after an Israeli strike killed seven workers. Source link

Dr Sam Attar from Chicago recently returned from Gaza, where the UN is warning of looming famine. Source link

Oleksandr Syrskyi says Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from positions in eastern Donetsk. Source link

The current war began when Hamas attacked Israeli communities near Gaza, killing about 1,200 people, mainly civilians, and taking about 250 hostages. Israel’s subsequent campaign of aerial bombardment and ground operations in Gaza has killed 34,454 people, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry there. Source link

Nicole Kidman becomes the first Australian actor to win the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award. Source link