More than one million people in south-eastern Ukraine spent hours without heating and water supplies as a result of Russian air strikes, officials have said. The attacks damaged infrastructure across the south-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region – as well as in neighbouring Zaporizhzhia. Russia has recently intensified attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, aimed at paralysing power supplies … Ler mais
Videos posted on social media show large crowds of protesters marching through Tehran and other Iranian cities in what is said to be the largest show of force by the opponents of the clerical establishment in years. Rallies in Tehran and Iran’s second city, Mashhad, can be seen in footage verified by BBC Persian, with … Ler mais
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent How the ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded second-by-second The fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal law-enforcement officer is laying bare the sharp divides in US politics – and threatening to inflame an already contentious debate over immigration policy. The incident took place in broad daylight. There are … Ler mais
Jeremy BowenInternational editor Getty Images Only a few hours after the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was removed from his palace, his job and his country by US special forces, Donald Trump was still marvelling about how it felt to monitor a live feed of the raid from his Mar-a-Lago mansion. He shared his feelings with … Ler mais
AFP/Getty Images Michel Nkuka Mboladinga has won the hearts of Afcon fans with his Lumumba statue tribute Algeria’s football federation has apologised to a Congolese superfan who has become one of the stars of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) being held in Morocco. Michel Nkuka Mboladinga has supported the Democratic Republic of Congo by … Ler mais
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many that work to combat climate change. Nearly half of the 66 affected bodies are UN-related, including the Framework Convention on Climate Change – a treaty that underpins all international efforts to combat global warming. Groups working on development, gender equality … Ler mais
The US has suspended all assistance to the government of Somalia, alleging that officials destroyed a UN World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and seized “donor-funded food aid”. “The Trump administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, theft, and diversion of life-saving assistance,” said a US state department statement on X. The message, posted on the … Ler mais
Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editor EPA/Shutterstock US President Donald Trump has said that his country’s involvement in Venezuela could last for years. He told the New York Times that “only time will tell” how long his administration would “oversee” the running of the South American nation following the seizure by US forces of Venezuelan leader … Ler mais
Ghana’s former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted at home on corruption allegations, has been detained in the US over issues related to his immigration status, his lawyers say. Ghana has previously requested Ofori-Atta’s extradition, but his lawyers are challenging this, saying the allegations against him are politically motivated. Ofori-Atta left Ghana last year … Ler mais
Gabriela Pomeroy, Alicia Curryand Adrienne Murray,in Copenhagen Mia Chemnitz Mia Chemnitz says “the people of Greenland do not want to become American” “The people of Greenland do not want to become American,” Mia Chemnitz tells the BBC. “We are not for sale.” The 32-year-old business owner in the Greenlandic capital Nuuk reflects the sentiments of … Ler mais