Coronavirus pandemic President Joe Biden says North Korea has not responded to a US offer of Covid vaccines, as the country battles its first acknowledged outbreak. Nearly 2.5 million people have been sickened by “fever” in North Korea and it is under a nationwide lockdown, according to the country’s state media. It is thought […]
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has denied claims that he groped and exposed himself to an employee at his SpaceX rocket company six years ago. A report in the Business Insider news outlet on Thursday alleged SpaceX paid the ex-flight attendant $250,000 (£200,000) to settle the claim. “Those wild accusations are utterly untrue,” he […]
Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul in support of the leading opposition figure, Canan Kaftancioglu. Kaftancioglu, who heads the secular Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Istanbul branch, smiled and waved to the cheering crowds. She has received a criminal conviction for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish […]
Russia-Ukraine war The war in Ukraine can only be resolved through “diplomacy”, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Speaking on national TV, he suggested his country could be victorious against Russia on the battlefield. However, he added that the war could only come to a conclusive halt “at the negotiating table”. Meanwhile, heavy fighting is […]
Coronavirus pandemic A US judge has blocked plans by Joe Biden’s administration to lift a policy allowing migrants to be swiftly expelled at the Mexico border over concerns about spreading Covid. District Judge Robert Summerhays granted an injunction to Republican state attorneys challenging the halting of checks known as Title 42. The policy, introduced […]
By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Australia election 2022 Anthony Albanese is set to become Australia’s next prime minister after leading the Labor Party to its first election victory in more than a decade. One of the country’s longest-serving politicians, he promised voters “safe change” as he worked to kick out the conservative Liberal-National […]
By Anne Soy Senior Africa correspondent With the pink paint on its walls fading, the Rouge by Desir hotel is about a 10-minute drive from the centre of Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. The six-storey hotel has 72 rooms with views of the hilly city. It is set in a residential area with a mix of stand-alone […]
By Ben Tobias BBC News Parts of Spain are experiencing their hottest May ever with temperatures of more than 40C in some places, according to the state weather agency, AEMET. The agency issued heat warnings in 10 regions for Saturday, saying it could be “one of the most intense” heatwaves in years. The city of […]
More than 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in at least 12 countries. The World Health Organization has said another 50 suspected cases are being investigated – without naming any countries – and warned that more cases are likely to be reported. Infections have been confirmed in nine European countries, as well as the […]
By Tom Spender BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Russia claims to have used laser weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, although the US says it has seen no evidence of this and Ukraine has derided it as propaganda. What are laser weapons and how effective could they be in the conflict? Yury Borisov, the deputy […]
