Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of native bee with tiny, devil-like horns that have earned it a playfully hellish name – “lucifer.”
The species, Megachile lucifer, was discovered by scholars surveying a critically…

Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of native bee with tiny, devil-like horns that have earned it a playfully hellish name – “lucifer.”
The species, Megachile lucifer, was discovered by scholars surveying a critically…

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital that killed at least eight people a “conspiracy,” vowing those responsible will face justice.
Police are yet to give exact…

DHAKA: The long-awaited verdict in the war crimes trial of Bangladesh’s ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid is likely to be announced later this month, according to officials familiar with the proceedings.
International media…

Item 1 of 5 Visitors wearing traditional Japanese kimonos watch digital artwork at teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto, Japan, November 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

SYDNEY: As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not…

Richard Irvine-Brown
BBC Verify journalist
Following its takeover of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher in October, we’ve been investigating reports…

A possible permanent division of Gaza is emerging as diplomatic efforts to implement U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan falter. The plan, designed to end the war and rebuild Gaza, is now at a standstill, raising fears of long-term…