About a dozen of us walked into a US immigration office in Virginia on Saturday morning, people born all over the world excited to take the final step in becoming American citizens. We clutched our naturalisation notices as we filed through security and lined up at the check-in desk. Soon, we would raise our right […]
Woody Allen pays glowing tribute to Diane Keaton
Paul GlynnCulture reporter Bettmann / Getty Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall US actor and filmmaker Woody Allen has paid a lengthy, glowing tribute to Diane Keaton who died on Saturday aged 79. Writing in The Free Press, Allen described Keaton as “unlike anyone the planet has experienced or is unlikely to ever […]
'In an instant, they were gone': Small town mourns after Tennessee explosives factory blast
Kwasi Gyamfi AsieduBucksnort, Tennessee BBC Mourners gather for a vigil at the Maple Valley Baptist Church in Tennessee in memory of 16 people presumed dead after a blast at an explosives factory In Bucksnort, Tennessee, residents have spent a chilly autumn night heeding a simple message spraypainted on a concrete barrier by the side of […]
US calls for China to release 30 leaders of influential underground church
The US has called for the release of 30 leaders of one of China’s largest underground church network who were reportedly detained over the weekend in overnight raids in various cities. The list includes several pastors and Zion Church founder Jin Mingri who was arrested in the early hours of Saturday after 10 officers searched […]
'Painful' job cuts to come if shutdown drags on, warns Vance
US Vice-President JD Vance has warned of further workforce cuts in addition to the thousands of jobs already axed if the government shutdown is not resolved. “The longer this goes on, the deeper the cuts are going to be,” Vance told Fox News. “To be clear, some of these cuts are going to be painful.” […]
Shooting at crowded South Carolina bar leaves four dead
A mass shooting at a crowded bar in the southern US state of South Carolina has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials said. Hundreds of people were gathered at the popular bar on St Helena Island in the early hours of Sunday morning when gunfire broke out, leading multiple victims and […]
'We're in limbo': A town in Trump country where shutdown axe looms
Ana Faguyin Martinsburg, West Virginia BBC Troy Williams, Marcellus Brothers and Jonathan Giba It’s been three months since Jonathan Giba moved into temporary housing for homeless veterans inside a hospital for former members of the US military in West Virginia. He has been waiting for medical and dental consultations, after medications he was previously prescribed […]
Watch: How Trump's relationships helped pull off a Gaza deal
The BBC’s Anthony Zurcher breaks down how the US president’s connections have brought about a breakthrough moment for the Middle East.source