Owais Khan Pride parades in India today are vibrant affairs, where thousands gather to express themselves and offer support to the queer community. But things were very different in 1999, when the country’s first Pride walk was organised in the eastern state of West Bengal. Journalist Sandip Roy revisits the trailblazing event. On 2 July…

Reuters By Nadine Yousif BBC News The bodies of two children missing for three days after devastating floods in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have been found by police. The children were traveling in a car with three others when the vehicle became submerged over the weekend. Authorities have also recovered the body of…

A content creator says workers should clock fewer hours, work from home and make comfortable salaries. Thousands of people couldn’t agree more. In late May, 26-year-old Gabrielle Judge sat in front of a camera in oversized glasses and pigtails to film a TikTok about what she called the “lazy girl job” – a low stress,…

Unseasonably stormy weather moved eastwards across northern Italy as intense rain and 100km/h (62mph) winds battered the region. In some places, tennis ball-sized hailstones injured people, damaged cars and uprooted trees. A 16-year-old girl was killed when a tree fell on the tent she was sleeping in at a summer camp near the city of…

Reuters A court in Brussels has found six men guilty of terrorist murder, more than seven years after suicide bomb attacks killed 32 people at the city’s airport and a metro station in March 2016. After a long trial and 19 days of jury deliberations, the court in Brussels returned their verdicts. Several of those…

The dual actor and writer strike, which advocates for better wages, residuals and AI regulations, has brought the film-making industry in Los Angeles to a standstill. The owner of a rental shop said his business has about a month before he’ll be forced to auction off the thousands of props he rents out to movies…

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A US drone’s propeller was severely damaged when a Russian jet dumped flares on it while flying “dangerously” close overhead in Syria, says the US. The US military accused Russian…

Getty Images A strike at shipping giant UPS appears to have been averted in the US, after the company reached a tentative deal with the union that represents much of its staff. The union said the agreement would “set a new standard” for all delivery workers, granting raises, more full-time jobs and “dozens” of new…

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Emily McGarvey BBC News Two Greek air force pilots have died after a plane crashed while fighting wildfires on the Greek island of Evia, officials say. The water-bombing plane crashed while battling a forest fire near…

Getty Images By Chloe Kim BBC News, New York Two-time Grammy winner Tori Kelly is being treated in hospital for blood clots in her lungs and legs after collapsing at a dinner, US media report. Reports suggest the 30-year-old’s condition is “really serious”. She was at a dinner in Los Angeles when she experienced elevated…