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. […]
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
Andy Verity, Tom Beal & Will DahlgreenBBC News BBC The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run its armed security, a BBC investigation has found. BBC News has confirmed the identities of 10 members of […]
Emma Heming Willis talks about husband Bruce's diagnosis and care
The actor, well known for his roles in the Die Hard franchise, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia – a condition his family publicly disclosed in 2023. Emma Heming Willis spoke with CBS Mornings host Gayle King about her husband and her new book, which she hopes will help fellow caregivers. source
Trump is used to shaking off criticism – but the Epstein story is different
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent BBC Donald Trump has called the Jeffrey Epstein story a “dead issue”. But in a week of blockbuster new revelations, Epstein’s criminality – and its consequences – continue to haunt many of his former associates. The so-called birthday book of wishes given to Epstein in 2003, that was publicly released on […]
Trump temporarily blocked from firing Fed governor
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from sacking Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who is part of the board responsible for setting US interest rates. The ruling is a win for the central bank in an unprecedented legal battle with the White House over the independence of the Fed. Last month, Trump […]
Video of US missile fired at mystery orb shown at UFO hearing
A video clip showing what appeared to be a “missile being launched” at an orb in Yemen was shown for the first time on Tuesday during a Congressional hearing on “unidentified anomalous phenomena”. In the air, the sightings of these phenomena are commonly referred to as UFOs, or unidentified flying objects. While being questioned, UAP […]
Aerial video shows toppled shipping containers floating in California harbour
Aerial footage shows several shipping containers in the water the Port of Long Beach in California after they fell from a cargo vessel originating from China. The footage captured by local media shows the containers scattered across the harbour, as boats start to move some. Port officials say no injuries have been reported, and the […]