Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent Watch: BBC asks Trump if breakup of Nato is price he is willing to pay for Greenland On day one, he put the world on notice. “Nothing will stand in our way,” President Donald Trump declared, to thunderous applause, as he ended his inauguration speech in a cold Washington winter on … Ler mais
Thomas Mackintoshand Guy Hedgecoe Mossos Local police shared an image of emergency services at the scene near Gélida A train driver has been killed and at least 14 people injured after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona, local media report. According to local officials, the Rodalies train collided with a retaining wall which … Ler mais
Usha Vance, the wife of Vice-President JD Vance, has announced she is pregnant with her fourth child. In a post on X, the second lady said she is looking forward to welcoming a boy in late July. “Usha and the baby are doing well,” a statement posted on Tuesday to the second lady’s social media … Ler mais
Getty Images The UK government has defended a deal to give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base, following criticism from US President Donald Trump over its handling. In a post on social media, Trump labelled the move as an “act of great stupidity” and “total weakness”, months after he … Ler mais
AFP About 20,000 people with alleged links to IS are held in al-Hol camp Syria’s government has announced a new ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), after the militia alliance withdrew from a camp holding thousands of people with alleged links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). The SDF said its forces … Ler mais
Jonathan Josephs,Business reporterand Nick Edser,Business reporter Bloomberg via Getty Images The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US tariffs deal agreed in July, according to sources close to its international trade committee. The suspension is set to be announced in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday. The move would mark another escalation in tensions … Ler mais
Reuters Zelensky said repelling Monday night’s attack had cost Ukraine about €80m (£69m) just in terms of air defence missiles A large Russian aerial strike on Ukraine has again left half of Kyiv’s residential buildings without heating or power as temperatures across the country continue to hover around -10C. Drones, ballistic and cruise missiles targeted … Ler mais
Australia’s parliament has voted for sweeping gun law reforms and a crackdown on hate speech, a month after two attackers shot 15 people dead at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach. Both bills passed the House of Representatives and Senate at a special sitting late on Tuesday. The gun reform measures include a national gun … Ler mais
Twelve school pupils have died in South Africa after the minibus they were travelling in collided with a lorry south of the city of Johannesburg. The crash happened on Monday morning at around 07:00 local time (05:00 GMT) in Vanderbijlpark, the local education authority said. The 12 students had died at the scene, the authorities … Ler mais
Israeli demolition teams have begun to tear down the headquarters of the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency, known as Unrwa, in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel says it owns the land on which the compound stands and has accused Unrwa of being infiltrated by Hamas. Unrwa says its premises are protected under international conventions and, while it … Ler mais