US officials say President Biden has approved the redeployment of US troops in Somalia, reversing a decision by his predecessor Donald Trump. The deployment was requested by the Pentagon to support the fight against militant group al-Shabab. President Trump withdrew about 700 US troops from Somalia in 2020. The move to re-establish a military presence […]
The man suspected of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, deliberately sought a site with a high black population, authorities say. The suspect, Payton Gendron, 18, drove more than 320km (200 miles) to carry out the attack, police say. The attack is being investigated as an act of racially motivated […]
US abortion debate President Biden has criticised a protest by pro-choice activists outside the homes of two conservative Supreme Court justices this weekend. A group of about 100 people marched from the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Maryland to that of Chief Justice John Roberts on Saturday night. Separately, an anti-abortion centre suffered […]
Russia-Ukraine war The US provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink the Moskva, Russia’s flagship Black Sea missile cruiser, several US media report. Unnamed officials said Ukraine had asked the US about a ship sailing to the south of Odesa. The US said it was the Moskva and helped confirm its location. Ukraine then struck […]
US police are searching for an escaped inmate who is facing murder charges, and a guard who disappeared with him. Inmate Casey White and corrections officer Vicki White were last seen on Friday morning at the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama. Ms White said she was taking him to a mental evaluation, but officials […]
Russia-Ukraine war President Biden is asking Congress for $33bn (£27bn) in military, economic and humanitarian assistance to support Ukraine – although he insisted that the US was not “attacking Russia”. Mr Biden said it was “critical” for US lawmakers to approve the deal, which he said would help Ukraine defend itself. The proposal includes more […]
By Holly Honderich BBC News Florida lawmakers have voted to strip Walt Disney of its special self-governing status amid a political clash between the company and the governor. The status gave Disney powers to levy tax, build roads and control utilities on the lands of its theme park. The move is widely seen as retribution […]
Coronavirus pandemic A federal judge in Florida has struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of public transit, calling it unlawful. US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the national public health agency had exceeded its legal powers in issuing the mandate. The US transit authority said it would now […]
By Meryl Sebastian BBC News, Delhi Merle Oberon, a Hollywood star of the black and white era, is a forgotten icon in India, the country of her birth. Best-known for playing the lead in the classic Wuthering Heights, Oberon was an Anglo-Indian born in Bombay in 1911. But as a star in Hollywood’s Golden Age, […]
Sixteen people have been injured in a shooting during the morning rush hour at a New York City subway station. The unidentified attacker detonated a smoke bomb and opened fire at Brooklyn’s 36th Street station at 08:30 local time (12:30 GMT), police said. Images from the scene showed bloodied passengers lying on the floor of […]
