Minutes into his trial, Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump, got cut off by the judge for veering off topic. “Modern trials seem to eliminate all that is human,” Routh, who is defending himself, told jurors as he began his opening remarks on Thursday. He opened with a “history” of […]
A rooftop figure, gunfire, then panic – how Charlie Kirk shooting unfolded
Hundreds of people had gathered to hear right-wing activist Charlie Kirk speak at the Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The conservative activist and influential Trump ally was shot and killed while speaking. BBC Verify has been piecing together a timeline of how the incident unfolded. Merlyn Thomas reports. Produced by Michael Cox. Graphics by Mesut […]
Putin and Netanyahu present twin challenges to Trump's diplomacy
Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent ‘Not thrilled’: Trump on Israeli air strike in Qatar Into the two big foreign policy arenas sucking up much of the Trump administration’s time and effort come two major challenges in less than 24 hours. Israel’s air raid on the offices of Hamas in Doha and a Russian drone incursion deep into […]
Klarna valued at $19bn in debut on Wall Street
Getty Images Shares in buy-now, pay-later lender Klarna jumped on their first day of public trading in the US, giving the firm a market value of more than $19bn (£14bn). It marks a significant milestone for the Swedish lending giant, which has cast itself as a challenger to credit cards and traditional banks. Founded in […]
Killing of Trump ally lays bare America's bloody and broken politics
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Students flee as Charlie Kirk is shot while speaking to a crowd of hundreds Moments before the crack of a gunshot changed everything, thousands of students had gathered under clear blue skies at an idyllic Utah college to hear from a man considered a rock star in conservative campus politics. As […]
Harris calls Biden's re-election bid reckless in new memoir
Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris has delivered her sharpest criticism yet of her former boss, calling Joe Biden’s decision to seek a second term “recklessness” in an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir. “‘It’s Joe and Jill’s decision.’ We all said that, like a mantra, as if we’d all been hypnotized,” Harris writes in her book. […]