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US president Donald Trump says he will sue New York Times for $15bn
US President Donald Trump has said he will sue the New York Times for $15bn (£11bn) over what the US president calls defamation and libel."The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for...
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Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit
The world's fourth-biggest company, Google owner Alphabet, has announced a £5bn ($6.8bn) investment in UK artificial intelligence (AI).The money will be used for infrastructure and scientific research over the next two years - the first of several massive...
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Israel says Gaza City ground offensive against Hamas underway, as Rubio says time
After a night of heavy airstrikes, the Israeli military announced Tuesday that its expanded operation in Gaza City "to destroy Hamas' military infrastructure" has begun, and warned residents to move south. Israeli military spokesman Avichay...
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Trump’s tariffs: India-US seek breakthrough in day-long trade talks
Anahita SachdevBBC News, DelhiAFP via Getty ImagesIndia and the US are holding a day of trade talks, sparking hope that stalled negotiations on a bilateral agreement will soon resume.A team led by US trade negotiator Brendan Lynch is in...
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Jeremy Bowen: UN genocide report a blunt indictment of Israel’s actions in Gaza
Jeremy BowenInternational editorAFP via Getty ImagesThe report is intended to be detailed and damning, presenting evidence it says shows that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It says that Israel has breached the Genocide Convention that was passed in...
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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says
A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.A new report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out...
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Malawi 2025 elections: Voters to choose next president as cost-of-living bites
Wedaeli Chibelushi andPeter JegwaLilongweAFP via Getty ImagesWhat has happened in previous elections?Malawi was governed by the MCP from its independence in 1964 until the country's first multi-party poll in 1994.Since the shift from a one-party state, the United Democratic...
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Nigeria’s Hilda Baci breaks world record for largest jollof rice dish
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice in Lagos last week.Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed the achievement on social media, saying Ms Baci's concoction of the popular West...
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‘Tinder Swindler’ con artist Simon Leviev arrested in Georgia
A convicted con artist who was the subject of a popular 2022 Netflix documentary, The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested in Georgia, local officials said.Israeli Simon Leviev was taken into custody at Interpol's request after arriving at Batumi airport...
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US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years
The Trump administration on Monday added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in almost 30 years, a stinging rebuke to a traditional U.S. ally...
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Shutdown: Congressional leaders remain deadlocked ahead of vote
Democratic and Republican leaders remain far apart on how to end the partial shutdown of the US government as...