[ad_1] The UK's recently elected Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the special relationship between the United Kingdom and United States is "stronger now than ever".In the first ever meeting between the two men, Sir Keir was welcomed by US President Joe Biden to the Oval Office in the White House on Wednesday. Mr Biden called the US and the UK "the best of allies" and, referring to Nato,
[ad_1] Greek basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo is to become the first black athlete to bear the flag for Greece at the Olympics.The two-time NBA MVP will carry the flag alongside race walker Antigoni Ntrismpioti in Paris on 26 July.The Greek men’s basketball team qualified for its first Olympic Games since 2008, after beating Croatia in front of a home crowd in Piraeus on Sunday.The 29-year-old, who was drafted by Milwaukee
[ad_1] On Monday Ukraine's largest children's hospital was hit by a missile, killing two adults and injuring 300 people, including children. Russia claimed the blast was caused by a misfiring Ukrainian air defence missile, but the UN said it was highly likely Moscow was behind the attack - a conclusion shared by analysts who spoke to BBC Verify.See BBC Verify's visual analysis above.Produced by Jemimah HerdMotion graphics by Mesut Ersoz
[ad_1] Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The Syrian army says it has completely surrounded the town of Douma, which has been under heavy bombardment US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has warned Syria it would be "very unwise" to use poison gas in Eastern Ghouta amid reports of chlorine attacks.Mr Mattis did not say President Trump would take military action, but the US struck Syria last April after a suspected gas
Image caption Churchgoers were killed in southern Rwanda, near the border with Burundi A lightning strike killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda on Saturday, an official said. Most of the victims died instantly when lightning hit the church in the southern district of Nyaruguru, local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP. Two people died from their injuries, and 140 people were
[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRussia's defence ministry released footage of the Kinzhal missile test-launch Russia says it has successfully test-launched a hypersonic missile, one of a range of nuclear-capable weapons announced by President Vladimir Putin earlier this month.The country's defence ministry released video footage showing the missile detaching from a fighter jet and leaving a fiery trail behind it. It said the intended target was
