Jaroslav Lukiv and Kayla Epstein BBC News Reuters Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 US presidential election US President Donald Trump revoked security clearances from his previously defeated Democratic election rivals, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, as well as a number of other former officials and critics. Trump said in February he was […]
Getty Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has told the BBC she believes Canada can win the trade war which was sparked by a series of tariffs ordered by US President Donald Trump. “We are the biggest customer of the US,” Joly told the BBC’s World Service Weekend programme. “We buy more from the Americans than […]
The Trump administration is planning to import eggs from Turkey and South Korea and is in talks with other countries in hopes of easing all-time high prices for the American consumer, officials confirmed. “We are talking in the hundreds of millions of eggs for the short term,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters at the […]
Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Getty Images Boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman has died aged 76. Known as Big George in the ring, the American built one of the most remarkable and enduring careers in the sport, winning Olympic gold in 1968 and claiming the world heavyweight title twice, 21 years apart – the […]
Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for an international force to support a ceasefire in Ukraine has been dismissed as “a posture and a pose” by Donald Trump’s special envoy. Steve Witkoff said the idea was based on a “simplistic” notion of the UK prime minister and other European leaders thinking “we have all got to be […]
Orlando Police Orlando police have recovered two sets of earrings worth a combined $769,500 (£597,000) after an alleged thief swallowed them more than two weeks ago. Jaythan Gilder, 32, swallowed the Tiffany & Co. diamond earrings around the time he was taken into custody on 26 February, police said. Mr Gilder was monitored by detectives […]
Family handout Athena Rowley and her son Robert received unexpected gifts after going trick or treating Readers have told the BBC about strangers’ random acts of kindness, following research that found people underestimated the good intentions of others. In an experiment by the University of British Columbia, researchers deliberately lost wallets to see how many […]
The number of measles cases in west Texas and New Mexico is rising, new data shows – even as officials work to contain an outbreak that sprang up two months ago. There have been more measles cases in the US during the first three months of 2025, than in all of 2024, according the Centers […]
Getty Images Columbia University has agreed to several demands from the Trump administration after $400m (£310m) in federal funding was pulled over accusations the university failed to fight antisemitism on campus. Columbia says face masks used for the purpose of concealing identity are no longer allowed, and anyone involved in a protest must, when asked, […]
Bernd Debusmann Jr & Nadine Yousif BBC News Video shows alleged gang members deported by US in El Salvador mega-jail A US federal judge has reprimanded government lawyers as he questioned President Donald Trump’s invocation of rarely used powers to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. Judge James Boasberg repeatedly clashed with justice department attorney Drew […]
