Public opinion is split as US marks 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing | Nuclear Weapons News
On August 6, 1945, the United States became the first and only country in history to carry out a nuclear attack when it dropped an…
Brazil requests World Trade Organization consultation over Trump tariffs | Donald Trump News
The government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has petitioned the World Trade Organization for consultations to help alleviate the steep tariffs imposed on…
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil. That will raise…
M23 rebels killed 319 civilians in east DR Congo in July, UN says | News
UN rights chief Volker Turk says the violence resulted in ‘one of the largest documented death tolls’ despite a truce.Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least…
White House says Apple to invest billions in US manufacturing | Business and Economy News
The White House is expected to announce the new deal as early as Wednesday.Apple will pledge $100bn for manufacturing in the United States that will…
Ghana’s defence, environment ministers killed in helicopter crash | News
A helicopter crash has killed 8 people including the nation’s defence and environment ministers, according to Ghana’s government.Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister…
Horizon victim Lee Castleton sues Post Office and Fujitsu for £4m
Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondentBBCActor Will Mellor (left) portrayed former sub-postmaster Lee Castleton in a TV drama about the Post Office scandalFormer sub-postmaster Lee Castleton is suing…
Video: Israel bombs Gaza clinic as blood banks run dry | Gaza
NewsFeedGaza’s health system is in a state of collapse as Israel continues its attacks on medical facilities. A strike on Tuesday hit a UN clinic…
Russia eyes Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’ after fall of Chasiv Yar | Russia-Ukraine war News
During a difficult week in Ukraine’s ground war, Russian troops completed their conquest of Chasiv Yar, a high ground in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, and…
Airbnb host suspended after rejecting Cwmbran guests because they are Welsh
Jemma Louise GoughJemma Louise Gough had requested to stay at the Airbnb in Manchester ahead of her visit for a gig Two women were left…
At least 20 Palestinians killed after aid truck overturns in central Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Vehicle overturned after Israeli forces directed it down an ‘unsafe road’, local officials tell WAFA news agency.At least 20 Palestinians have been killed and many…
Son Heung-min completes Los Angeles transfer from Tottenham | Football News
Son Heung-min left the Spurs squad on their tour of his native South Korea on Tuesday to fly to Los Angeles.Son Heung-min has agreed to…
Russia, China naval forces to carry out joint Asia Pacific patrol: Report | Military News
Russian Pacific Fleet says joint patrol with China in the Asia Pacific will follow naval drill in the Sea of Japan.Russian and Chinese naval vessels…
Rachel Reeves must raise taxes to cover £41bn gap, says think tank
Taxes must rise in the autumn if Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to meet her self-imposed borrowing rules, according to an economic think tank.The National Institute…
Trump says four candidates in running for Fed chair, rules out Bessent | Business and Economy News
US president says the Treasury secretary wishes to stay in his current role.United States President Donald Trump has ruled out Secretary of the Treasury Scott…
US crime rates dropped in 2024, new FBI report shows | Crime News
A new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found that crime in the United States decreased in 2024, continuing a trend of…
Trump to host Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders for peace talks: Report | Border Disputes News
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s leaders met in the UAE last month, but no breakthrough in their decades-long conflict was reached.United States President Donald Trump will host…
Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral decline on record
Getty ImagesParts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the largest annual decline in coral cover since records began nearly 40 years ago, according to…
UN says nearly 60,000 displaced by heavy fighting in northern Mozambique | Conflict News
Escalating attacks in Cabo Delgado are taking place amid major cuts in international aid.Nearly 60,000 people have fled Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province in two…
Colombia’s President Petro accuses Peru of annexing disputed Amazon island | Border Disputes News
The island of Santa Rosa sits in the Amazon River between Colombia and Peru, with the government in Lima recently naming it a federal district.Colombian…