An “unbelievably rare” piece of Mars – the largest ever found on Earth – sold at a New York auction on Wednesday for a $4.3m (£3.2m) bid. The meteorite known as NWA 16788 weighs 54lb (24.5kg) and is nearly 15in (38.1cm) long, according to Sotheby’s. It was discovered in a remote region of Niger in […]
'Not our war' – Trump's Nato weapons deal for Ukraine sparks MAGA anger
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News Watch: Trump to hit Russia with secondary tariffs in 50 days if no peace deal Some conservative members of Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement have reacted angrily to the president’s plans to sell weapons to Nato, arguing it is a betrayal of his promise to end US involvement […]
US seeks one-day prison for officer convicted in Breonna Taylor shooting
The Trump administration is asking for a one-day prison sentence for a former Kentucky police officer convicted in connection with a raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor, a black woman, in her home. A federal jury had convicted former officer Brett Hankison of violating Taylor’s civil rights by using excessive force – […]
Watch: Why is Donald Trump asking Coca-Cola to change its recipe?
US president Donald Trump has said Coca-Cola has agreed to change its recipe. Trump wants corn syrup to be replaced by cane sugar, but what would that mean for the popular fizzy drink? Coca Cola has not confirmed any recipe change, and posting on social media on Wednesday, defended corn syrup – saying it was […]
Mother and son rescued in California forest after leaving handwritten notes
A mother and her nine-year-old son lost in the rocky mountain forest of Sierra Nevada in the US state of California were rescued thanks to a trail of handwritten notes they left behind – after getting stranded for more than 24 hours. A search and rescue team found the pair on 12 July after discovering […]
Trump's voters want to see the Epstein files – but have faith in their president
Kayla Epstein BBC News Reporting fromWest Pittston, Pennsylvania Watch: Trump calls out “stupid Republicans” in Jeffrey Epstein files saga West Pittston, just outside of the industrial centre of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has a classic smalltown-American look. There are clapboard houses, a main drag with businesses bearing charming vintage patina and lampposts bearing flags of the town’s […]
Watch: Flash flooding sweeps through New York City subways
Subway passengers in New York City were left stranded inside carriages after torrential rain caused flood waters to gush onto platforms. Video footage from the platform of 28th Street Station showed passengers watching from inside the train as water poured into the station. Other videos showed passengers kneeling on their seats to avoid the water […]
Prosecutor in Diddy and Epstein cases fired by US justice department
Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu BBC News, Washington DC Reuters Maurene Comey worked at the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York since 2015 The US Department of Justice has fired a veteran federal prosecutor who worked on the cases against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and hip hop mogul Sean […]
Ramaphosa struggles to mend fences with Trump
Getty Images The Trump administration is treating South Africa almost like a pariah, blacklisting its envoys, refusing to send top-level officials to meetings it hosts, and threatening to hit the nation with such high tariffs that its economic crisis is likely to deepen. The latest sign of this came with the revelation by the second-biggest […]
How Trump woke me up for surprise interview – and the key takeaways
Gary O’Donoghue Chief North America correspondent The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue shares the story behind his exclusive telephone interview with Donald Trump. Donald Trump makes a habit of calling reporters out of the blue. The US president seems to prefer an off-the-cuff telephone conversation to a sit-down interview on camera. On Monday evening it was my […]