World
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has emerged from a snap election with a commanding mandate, but the decisive victory now brings sharper focus on whether she can deliver the economic revival that has eluded the country for decades.Takaichi and her Liberal Democratic Party won 316 of the 4...
Europe’s security outlook is under renewed scrutiny as leaders prepare to gather for the Munich Security Conference this week, with the legacy and ongoing impact of US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy casting a long shadow over transatlantic relations.It has been a year since US V...
Palestinians, several Arab countries, Israeli anti-occupation groups and the United Kingdom have strongly condemned newly approved Israeli measures in the occupied West Bank, warning that the steps amount to a de facto annexation of Palestinian land.The measures were announced by far-right Israeli F...
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer questions during a US congressional deposition on Monday, repeatedly invoking her constitutional right against self-incrimination.Maxwell appeared virtually in a closed-door session before the House ...
Britain’s King Charles has expressed “profound concern” over new allegations linked to his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as police consider whether to open an investigation connected to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.In a statement issued on Monday, a Buckingham Palace spokespers...
The United States military said on Tuesday that it shot down an Iranian drone after it “aggressively approached” a US aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.US Central Command spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said an F-35C fighter jet launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln shot down the dron...
Palestinians have begun passing through the Rafah border crossing linking the Gaza Strip and Egypt following its reopening for passenger movement.The crossing had been mostly shut since May 2024, after Israeli forces took control of the Palestinian side.The long-awaited reopening forms a central ele...
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Monday said he agreed with Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s admission that she had shown “poor judgement” in maintaining contact with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as newly released US court files rev...
Science & Technology,Space & Universe
A growing number of teenagers and young adults in the UK are forming emotional bonds with artificial intelligence (AI) companions, raising concerns among experts about potential mental health risks.BBC Wales journalist Nicola Bryan reported her experience with an AI avatar named George, which intera...
Veteran British politician Lord Peter Mandelson has resigned from the Labour Party, saying he does not want to further embarrass the party following renewed controversy over his past links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a letter to Labour’s general secretary, Mandelson s...
Newly verified videos from Iran show bodies stacked inside a hospital, armed men positioned on rooftops and surveillance cameras being destroyed, offering rare glimpses of a sweeping crackdown on anti-government protests as authorities enforce a near-total internet blackout.BBC Verify said it has au...
Leaked files from Interpol have revealed that Russia has allegedly been abusing the international policing agency’s wanted lists to pursue critics living abroad, including political opponents, journalists and business figures, according to an investigation by the BBC World Service and French o...
World,Weather
A powerful winter storm sweeping across the United States has left hundreds of thousands of households without electricity, disrupted air travel and caused multiple deaths, as authorities warned of life-threatening conditions from Texas to New England.Snow, ice and freezing rain have affected a vast...
National,World,Media
Sir Mark Tully, the BBC’s renowned correspondent often hailed as the “voice of India,” and a veteran journalist who reported on key events across South Asia including the liberation of Bangladesh has passed away at the age of 90.Tully’s distinctive and warm voice became...
World,ICT,Science & Technology
Belfast City Council is set to suspend its use of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, amid concerns over the misuse of its AI tool Grok to create sexualised deepfake images.The council’s strategic and resources committee decided on Friday to halt posting on its X account and in...
British military veterans and families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan have expressed anger over remarks by US President Donald Trump, saying his comments downplayed the role of Nato allies in the war.Trump said in a recent interview that America’s Nato partners sent “some troops&rdquo...
China is no longer the top security priority for the US, according to the Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy.The document, published once every four years, instead says that the security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere is the department's chief concern, adding that Washington...
European Council President Antonio Luis Santos da Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be chief guests at India's Republic Day celebrations next Monday.Besides state banquets and the ceremonial pomp of the event, the two leaders will have a more pressing item on thei...
Science & Technology
The dream of having a robot butler handle household chores is inching closer to reality as Silicon Valley prepares to launch the first multi-purpose domestic robots this year. Robots like Eggie, NEO, Isaac, and Memo are being trained to fold laundry, load dishwashers, water plants, and clean, promis...
US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, saying she could face consequences “probably bigger than Maduro” if she fails to cooperate with Washington, as deposed President Nicolás Maduro prepared to appear in a ...
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