Alex Boyd

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Alex Boyd |Steve Swann

An art expert who has worked on the BBC's Bargain Hunt has admitted failing to report a series of high-value art sales to a man suspected of financing the proscribed group Hezbollah. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, pleaded guilty to eight counts under the Terrorism Act 2000 of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business, the first prosecution of its kind.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Alex Boyd

US federal prosecutors have filed a formal notice seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead a healthcare boss in New York. Prosecutors argue in the filing that the 26-year-old killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson "to amplify an ideological message" and spark resistance to the health insurance industry. The move was made just hours ahead of his plea hearing on four federal charges later on Friday.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alex Boyd

Six people have died after a tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, a local governor has said. Among 39 others who were rescued, nine were said to have been injured, with four of them in critical condition, after the incident early on Thursday morning near the city of Hurghada. In total, 45 passengers were thought to have been on-board the submarine, called Sindbad, when it sank close to the harbour. AdvertisementHere is what we know so far. Who was on board?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Rushdi Aboualouf |Alex Boyd

Hundreds of people have taken part in the largest anti-Hamas protest in Gaza since the war with Israel began, taking to the streets to demand the group step down from power. Masked Hamas militants, some armed with guns and others carrying batons, intervened and forcibly dispersed the protesters, assaulting several of them.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alex Boyd

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition political parties for provoking a "movement of violence", as protests in the country continue for a sixth night. Unrest began in Istanbul last Wednesday when the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main presidential rival, was detained on corruption charges. Thousands of people gathered once again on Monday. Unrest had escalated on Sunday night, with protesters fired on with tear gas and rubber bullets.