BBC News of Donald Trump’s return to power in the White House has made global headlines. His so-called ‘America First’ foreign policy could see a withdrawal of US involvement in areas of conflict around the world. Five BBC correspondents assess the effect it could have where they are. Trump seen as respite on Ukraine frontlines…
Reuters People search through rubble following a strike in the town of Al-Ain in the Baalbek region on Wednesday At least 40 people were killed in Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to the Lebanese health ministry. An Israeli official said the strikes, in the governorates of Baalbek and Bekaa, targeted operatives of…
AFP Over 3,000 refugees are currently seeking protection for different reasons in Kenya, a rights group says Once regarded as a safe haven for refugees, Kenya is slowly becoming a hostile place for some of those seeking protection from political persecution and war, rights groups say. Their concerns come after masked men abducted at gunpoint…
Germany’s governing coalition is in crisis after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired a key minister and said he would call a vote of confidence in his government early next year. Scholz said he had no trust in Finance Minister Christian Lindner, who leads a rival party that has been part of the coalition along with Scholz’s…
The Malaysian government may be poised to relaunch the underwater search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The aircraft, carrying 239 people, vanished 10 years ago. Anthony Loke, the country’s Transport Minister, confirmed that the government remains in advanced talks with a US-based marine exploration company about the possibility of restarting the search. Ocean Infinity has…
For the last 17 years, a worldwide army of online sleuths obsessively tried to figure out the title of what has been dubbed “the most mysterious song on the internet.” Now, they have the answer after a chance discovery by one intrepid researcher who triumphantly reported his breakthrough on online forum Reddit: it is called…
Kamala Harris has yet to concede the 2024 election to Donald Trump, and the pressure on her to do so is mounting as her dour numbers keep rolling in. As it stands, the vice president is on track to do worse than Hillary Clinton‘s 2016 presidential election. She could even be on pace to have…
Brian Lawless/PA Wire Conor McGregor denies sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel room A woman who has accused Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor of raping her has told a court he choked her three times and she thought she was going to die. Nikita Hand has taken civil action against Mr McGregor…
Surrey Police Sara Sharif’s body was found at her home in Woking on 10 August last year A stepmother accused of killing 10-year-old Sara Sharif was “possessed” like “someone has done black magic on her”, a court has been told. Sara’s body was found with dozens of injuries at the family’s home in Woking, Surrey,…
Up to 135 more redundancies could be made at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen in a bid to save millions of pounds, it has been announced. A total of 130 staff left through a voluntary redundancy scheme earlier this year. Now RGU has informed all staff of proposals, subject to consultation, that contain the…
