Airbus orders dominate Paris Air Present as Boeing takes backseat — once more

Airbus orders dominate Paris Air Present as Boeing takes backseat — once more

An Airbus A350-1000 passenger aircraft performs during the 55th edition of the International Paris Air Show (Salon international de l’aeronautique et de l’espace – SIAE) at the ParisLe Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, north of Paris, France on June 18, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Airbus orders and new models have taken center-stage … Read more

A Russian soldier takes the stand for an execution

A Russian soldier takes the stand for an execution

Joel Gunter Reporting from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine BBC Dmitriy Kurashov is the first Russian soldier to stand trial in Ukraine for an alleged battlefield execution On the frozen frontline in the east of Zaporizhzhia, a Ukrainian soldier surveyed the fallout from a Russian assault. It was the middle of January 2024 and the ground was covered … Read more

‘Enjoying piano and singing takes me to a different world’

‘Enjoying piano and singing takes me to a different world’

Legendary singer and musician Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82. In 2011, the Beach Boys co-creator spoke to the BBC’s David Silitto, about releasing previously unheard songs from the 1960s. In the interview Wilson discussed is love of singing and playing piano, as well as the power music his music has to … Read more

OPEC secretary-general takes goal at net-zero targets calling them ‘indifferent from actuality’

OPEC secretary-general takes goal at net-zero targets calling them ‘indifferent from actuality’

There’s no peak in global oil demand on the horizon and it will take trillions in investment in the coming decades to meet that need, the secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Tuesday in an address to the Global Energy Show in Calgary. Primary energy demand is forecast to rise by 24 … Read more

Kyrgyzstan takes down Central Asia’s tallest Lenin statue

Kyrgyzstan takes down Central Asia’s tallest Lenin statue

Kyrgyzstan has taken down a huge statue of the revolutionary Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, which was thought to be the tallest in Central Asia. First erected when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union, the 23m-tall monument towered over the city of Osh for 50 years before it was quietly removed this week. Photos emerged … Read more