Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed. The visit comes just weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was seized in Caracas by US forces. But Trump declined to endorse Machado, whose movement claimed victory in 2024’s widely contested elections, … Ler mais

Roja Assadiand Sarah Namjoo,BBC Persian Public domain A protester holds up a picture of crown prince Reza Pahlavi in Kaj Square, north-western Tehran on Friday “I saw it with my own eyes – they fired directly into lines of protesters, and people fell where they stood.” Omid’s voice was shaking as he spoke, fearful of … Ler mais

SABC Carolina Cecilia Chirindza and Rosita were lifted to safety by a South African helicopter helping recovery operations She was seen as a “miracle baby” after being born in a tree which her mother had climbed to escape flooding, but nearly 26 years on Mozambican Rosita Salvador Mabuiango has died after a long illness, her … Ler mais

Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Getty Images Former Fed chair and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is one of several economic policy leaders to rally behind Jerome Powell Three former heads of the US central bank have decried federal prosecutors’ criminal investigation into chair Jerome Powell as an “unprecedented” bid to undermine the Federal Reserve’s independence. In … Ler mais

Anti-government protests have been rocking Iran for the past two weeks, with hundreds though to have been killed as the regime cracks down on its opponents. The demonstrations which began in Tehran on 28 December, were sparked by economic turmoil, and fuelled by long-running discontent with the country’s leaders. On Sunday night, President Donald Trump … Ler mais

Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday. In a highly unusual move, Powell disclosed that the US Department of Justice (DoJ) served the agency with subpoenas and threatened a criminal indictment over testimony he gave to a Senate committee about renovations to Federal Reserve buildings. … Ler mais

Adam EastonBBC News Warsaw correspondent Reuters Zbigniew Ziobro says he is a victim of political persecution Hungary has granted political asylum to Poland’s former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro who is facing charges of embezzlement. Ziobro is facing 26 charges related to embezzling money from a fund meant to be spent on crime victims and rehabilitating … Ler mais

Bathers found five decapitated heads displayed on a beach in Ecuador in what appears to be a warning to gang members who have been threatening local fishermen. The gruesome discovery was made on Sunday on the beachfront in Puerto López, a town which has been wracked by gang violence. Next to the body parts, locals … Ler mais

Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Kristy Hallowell Kristy Hallowell was left without electricity at her home in Greenwood Lake, New York for half of 2025 Kristy Hallowell had just lost her job when her energy bill unexpectedly tripled to $1,800 (£1,340) a month. Unable to pay, her gas and electricity were cut off and she, her two … Ler mais

Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland’s Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports. Departures from Lapland’s Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travellers back to places like London, Bristol, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam were all cancelled on Sunday as temperatures did not go above … Ler mais