Vicky Wong

London

Digital Journalist at BBC

Articles

SAS names and ranks reportedly available online for a decade

1 month ago | bbc.com | Vicky Wong

SAS names reportedly available online for a decadePA MediaThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said the safety of personnel is of "paramount importance" after it was reported the identities of serving members of Britain's special forces were published online for more than a decade. The Sunday Times reported that the security breach saw the names and ranks of at least 20 elite soldiers listed in documents that were publicly available online.
Senior Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow

1 month ago | bbc.com | Vicky Wong

Senior Russian general killed by car bomb in MoscowTelegramVideos and photos circulating on Telegram show a car in flames outside a block of flatsA senior Russian general has been killed in a car bomb attack in Moscow, officials have confirmed. Russia's Investigative Committee (SK) - the main federal investigating authority in the country - confirmed Gen Yaroslav Moskalik died when a Volkswagen Golf car exploded after an improvised explosive device stuffed with pellets went off.
Warhol print accidentally thrown away by Dutch town hall

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Vicky Wong

A Dutch town hall has admitted that it "most likely" accidentally disposed of 46 artworks, including an Andy Warhol print of the former Dutch queen, during renovation works last year. Maashorst municipality said the works, including a 1980s silkscreen print of Queen Beatrix worth about €15,000 (£12,800), disappeared during work on a town hall last year.
One dead after protests against KFC branches in Pakistan

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Azadeh Moshiri |Vicky Wong

Police in Pakistan have made dozens of arrests following a string of protests targeting KFC branches across the country which led to one man being killed. Protesters, angry at the war in Gaza, have been urging a boycott of the chain, claiming it's a symbol of the United States and its ally Israel. At least 20 attempted attacks on KFC outlets have been recorded across the country in the past week, Pakistan's Minister of State for the Interior Talal Chaudhry told the BBC.
One dead after protests against KFC branches in Pakistan

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Azadeh Moshiri |Vicky Wong

Image source, EPAImage caption, Police have been stationed outside KFCs across major citiesPolice in Pakistan have made dozens of arrests following a string of protests targeting KFC branches across the country which led to one man being killed. Protesters, angry at the war in Gaza, have been urging a boycott of the chain, claiming it's a symbol of the United States and its ally Israel. At least 11 incidents have been confirmed in major cities such as Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad.
couldn't care less if foreign car prices high

2 months ago | bbc.com | Vicky Wong

Trump says he 'couldn't care less' about higher car pricesGetty ImagesSome analysts have warned that Trump's charges on businesses importing vehicles could lead to the temporary shutdown of significant car production in the US, increase prices, and strain relations with allies. But speaking to NBC News on Saturday, the US president said he hoped foreign carmakers raise prices as it means "people are gonna buy American-made cars. We have plenty".
South Korean man tending relatives' grave probed for starting deadly wildfire

2 months ago | bbc.com | Vicky Wong

Man tending grave probed for starting South Korea firesEPAThe wildfire destroyed national treasures like Goun Temple, a Unesco World Heritage SiteA 56-year-old man is being investigated in South Korea on suspicion of starting a deadly wildfire that killed 30 people. The man, who has not been named, was performing an ancestral rite by a family grave on a hill in Uiseong county, North Gyeongsang province, at the time.
What caused the Myanmar earthquake - and why did it make a tower in Bangkok collapse?

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Esme Stallard |Vicky Wong

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,600 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though the south-east Asian nation is a high risk region for earthquakes, neighbouring Thailand and China - which were also affected by the quake - are not. The Thai capital, Bangkok, sits more than 1,000km (621 miles) from the epicentre of Friday's earthquake - and yet an unfinished high-rise building in the city was felled by it.
Suicides among domestic abuse victims surpasses homicides

2 months ago | bbc.com | Vicky Wong

Suicides among domestic abuse victims surpass homicidesGetty ImagesThe number of victims of domestic abuse who took their own lives in England and Wales surpassed the amount of people killed by their partner for the second year in a row, a report has found. The Domestic Homicide Project found 98 people were suspected to have killed themselves after experiencing domestic abuse in the year to March 2024. During the same period, 80 people were killed by a partner.
Ukraine and Russia to hold parallel talks next week

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Vicky Wong

Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian officials will meet their US counterparts in Saudi Arabia next Monday, after the Kremlin confirmed US-Russia talks there the same day. The latest talks come as the US attempts to broker a ceasefire between the two nations after more than three years of war. The Ukrainian leader said Russia "must stop making unnecessary demands that only prolong the war".