Victoria Bourne

1 week ago | bbc.com | Victoria Bourne

Judge in Diego Maradona case accused of behaving like an 'actress'Getty ImagesDiego Maradona pictured months before his death in 2020 at the age 60A judge in Argentina has stood down from the trial of Diego Maradona's medical staff after being criticised for taking part in a documentary about the case. Seven members of the legendary footballer's medical team have been charged with negligent homicide relating to his death in 2020. They deny the allegations.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Victoria Bourne

On Sunday, Netanyahu said his country would allow a "basic amount of food" to enter the territory after a 11-week long blockade but it planned to take "control of all of Gaza". The three Western leaders criticised this as "wholly inadequate" as the "denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law". They added the level of suffering in Gaza was "intolerable".

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Victoria Bourne

Russia responsible for downing of MH17, UN body rulesReutersA Malaysian air crash investigator inspects the crash site of MH17 in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in July 2014Russia was responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight, MH17, over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, the United Nations aviation agency has ruled. All 298 people on board the passenger plane were killed when it was shot down by a Russian-made missile.

4 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Victoria Bourne

Germany seized and confiscated the Eventin tanker it believed to be part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' [Havariekommando]The prime minister is set to impose a new wave of sanctions on Russian oil tankers, which are being used to avoid existing sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. Number 10 has said action will be taken against up to 100 vessels which have carried more than £18 billion worth of cargo since the start of 2024.

4 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Victoria Bourne

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, many western countries imposed sanctions on Russian energy, by limiting imports and capping the price of its oil. To get round these penalties, Moscow built up what has been referred to as a "shadow fleet" of tankers whose ownership and movements could be obscured. Downing Street has accused the operation of "bankrolling the Kremlin's illegal war in Ukraine".