By Robert Plummer BBC News Russia has held a “final successful test” of a nuclear-powered cruise missile, Vladimir Putin has claimed. The president’s comments came after his spokesman rejected a New York Times report that testing of the weapon, known as the Burevestnik, was imminent. The experimental weapon, first announced in 2018, has been hailed…

By Bernd Debusmann Jr & Kayla Epstein BBC News A teenage suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of social justice activist Ryan Carson who was stabbed multiple times on a New York street while returning from a wedding. Brian Dowling, 18, has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon,…

Kevin Coop, a Brooklyn resident, accidentally took a special plus one to a wedding he was attending in upstate New York. The rat surfaced almost three hours into the drive, shocking other guests upon his arrival. It had disappeared by the time Coop drove back home.

By Sam Cabral BBC News An armed man who entered Wisconsin’s state Capitol demanding to see the governor has been arrested after posting bail and coming back. The shirtless man, who has not yet been identified, was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon for illegally carrying a firearm in the building. But he posted bail…

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Calls have been made for moves to keep cows that graze on a common near residential properties under better control. People in Biggleswade said action needed to be taken as each year they keep getting into people’s gardens and causing damage. Town councillor Andy Skilton told BBC Three Counties Radio he had been unable to…

By Maria Zaccaro BBC News A crossbow-wielding man who arrived at Windsor Castle with plans to assassinate the Queen has been jailed for nine years for treason. Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, was arrested while the late monarch stayed in the castle on Christmas Day 2021. The Old Bailey heard he was spurred on by his…

A drone attack on a Syrian military academy in Homs has killed at least 60 soldiers and civilians and injured dozens more, a monitoring group says. The army said there were “numerous martyrs” after several drones targeted a graduation ceremony attended by cadets’ families. It blamed the attack on “terrorist groups” but did not identify…

By Paul Kirby BBC News The Dutch government has confirmed the authenticity of a Nazi party card held by Prince Bernhard, prince consort for decades after World War Two. A former head of the palace archives, Flip Maarschalkerweerd, said he found the card while going through the prince’s things after his death. Bernhard, a German…

Russian strike kills at least 48 in eastern Ukraine – Zelensky – BBC News