Getty Images By Trisha Husada, Quin Pasaribu and Kelly Ng in Jakarta and Singapore Multiple doctors have advised Farah Noorfirman to leave her hometown Jakarta for her health’s sake. The 22-year-old asthmatic often wears a mask and carries an inhaler, but the air quality in the city is not helping. The Indonesian capital, which has…

Getty Images By Soutik Biswas India correspondent Last week, India’s ruling government unveiled three new bills in parliament, stating that they would usher in a “significant transformation in our criminal justice system”. The bills are crafted to abolish and replace a trio of criminal laws. The Indian Penal Code and the Indian Evidence Act are…

It’s not a product – it’s a lifestyle. Some brands, products and people reach a level of fandom others only dream of. The recipe is savvy marketing and a little serendipity. Director Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film has surpassed the $1bn (£790bn) mark at the global box office. Yet fans aren’t just lining up for tickets,…

EPA By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent Running for president of the US is an arduous task even in the best of times. Seeking the White House while facing multiple indictments and the prospect of multiple civil and criminal trials is an almost unimaginable task. That, however, is the reality that Donald Trump currently confronts.…

PA Media A comedy show featuring Father Ted writer Graham Linehan in Edinburgh has been cancelled due to complaints. Leith Arches said it had pulled the gig because it did not support the comedian, and his views do “not align with our overall values”. The writer has been been an outspoken critic of transgender self-identification.…

Poland has held its biggest military parade since the Cold War in the capital, Warsaw. It marked the Polish defeat of Russian-led Bolshevik forces in 1920. Poland is providing strong military support for neighbouring Ukraine to counter the Russian invasion. Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak told the crowd “we have built powerful armed forces that will…

Getty Images By Nadine Yousif BBC News A Texas jury has awarded a woman $1.2bn (£944m) after ruling that she was the victim of revenge porn. The woman, who was named only by the initials DL in court documents, filed a harassment lawsuit against her former boyfriend in 2022. The suit alleged that he posted…

AFPCopyright: AFP Sudan’s army has been attacking an area of Omdurman city where a traditional healer has been treating injured paramilitary fighters. Ten people died in shelling on Monday, which marked four months since the start of the brutal power struggle between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Since the war began…

Reuters US President Joe Biden says he will travel to Hawaii “as soon as he can” following deadly wildfires. Speaking in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Mr Biden said he wanted to ensure that the people in the state had “everything they need”. Nearly 100 people have so far been confirmed dead in the fires. The president…

Getty Images By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington As a federal prosecutor in the 1980s, Rudy Giuliani made headlines around the world for aggressively going after New York’s organised crime families. To do so, he pioneered the use of a federal anti-racketeering act aimed at prosecuting ongoing criminal “enterprises”. Nearly 40 years later, the…