The president of Somaliland has held separate talks with his Israeli counterpart and the second son of the US leader, as the breakaway region continues to seek international recognition and foreign investment. Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi met Isaac Herzog and businessman Eric Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. ”Our discussions focused […]
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Aoife Walsh,Washingtonand Olivia Ireland Watch: Video shows moments around fatal shooting in Minneapolis Federal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, the second person to be fatally shot in the city during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown this month. Local officials identified the man as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a US citizen […]
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EPA US President Donald Trump has announced there is a “framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland”. Wednesday’s statement came as a surprise after days and weeks of mounting tensions – even a threat to use military force to seize the semi-autonomous territory of Nato ally Denmark. So what could this deal entail […]
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A severe winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures. Regions that could see more than a foot of snow stretch from Colorado to West Virginia, New York City and up to Boston, according to the National Weather Service. More than 10,000 US flights were cancelled […]
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has weighed in on a separatist movement in Alberta, saying the western Canadian province is a “natural partner for the US”. “Alberta has a wealth of natural resources, but they won’t let them build a pipeline to the Pacific,” Bessent told an American right-wing commentator in an interview on Thursday. […]
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Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota closed on Friday and thousands of protesters turned out in severely cold weather to demonstrate against the ongoing immigration crackdown in the state. The widespread rallies come after organisers encouraged residents to skip work or school and refrain from shopping in a show of opposition to US Immigration and Customs […]
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Before President Donald Trump left the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, he announced the creation of the Board of Peace and called it a “new international oversight body”, though several key US allies were not present at a charter-signing ceremony. Trump also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Elon Musk appeared at the […]
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“I think it’s a monumental and game-changing moment right now. I can’t even describe in words what it feels like.” Bonmati, winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2023, 2024 and 2025, was reportedly the highest-earning female player before this news. Rodman’s agent claims this multi-million US dollar contract will make her the highest-paid female player […]
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More than 20 countries have accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his new Board of Peace. So, what actually is it? The BBC’s Washington Correspondent Daniel Bush answers key questions about the newly established charter. Video by Meiying Wu source
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TikTok’s new US joint venture has made changes to its privacy policy that include expanding the type of location data the company can collect from its 200 million American users. The new policy was published after investors closed a deal with TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance on Thursday to run the popular short-form video app’s business […]
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