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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean
Nick Davis,Mandeville, Jamaica and Rachel HaganGetty ImagesBut once we arrived in central Jamaica we started to see how severely the island had been hit. The town of Mandeville has been, for want of a better word, flattened. A petrol...
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Dr. Casey Means, Trump’s surgeon general nominee, has hearing delayed
Dr. Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee, is in labor and her confirmation hearing, scheduled for Thursday morning at 11 a.m. ET, has been postponed, according to two people familiar and a HELP Committee spokesperson.Means was expected...
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Signature size and narcissism − a psychologist explains a long-ago discovery that helped establish the link
For years, Donald Trump’s distinctive, large and bold signature has captured the public’s attention. Not only did it recently come to light that his signature appeared in a book that Jeffrey Epstein received for his...
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Sudan war: RSF chief promises investigation as anger mounts over el-Fasher killings
The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has declared an investigation into what he called violations committed by his soldiers during the capture of el-Fasher. The announcement by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, came after...
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Xi and Trump find temporary truce as China plays longer game
Laura BickerChina correspondent Trump's team has found itself dealing with a stronger China compared to his first term. Beijing has learnt lessons too. It spent the last four years finding new trade partners and relying less on US exports...
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Israeli troops kill municipal worker during raid in south Lebanon
Hugo Bachega,Middle East correspondent and Samantha Granville,BeirutReutersOver recent days, Israel intensified its strikes across Lebanon, saying it was targeting Hezbollah positions.A second Israeli operation was reported overnight in the nearby village of Adaisseh, where residents say troops blew...
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Climate change intensified India’s heatwaves in 2024 – Lancet study
Nikita YadavBBC News, DelhiNurPhoto via Getty ImagesIt also found that the average person worldwide was exposed to 16 days of extreme heat last year that would not have occurred without climate change."This paints a bleak and undeniable picture...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks expedited appeal
Sean "Diddy" Combs is asking a federal appeals court to expedite his appeal of his conviction on two prostitution-related charges, arguing he could finish his prison sentence before his appeal is heard on a normal timetable.Combs is appealing his...
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Trump says nuclear weapons testing to resume in US after more than 30 years
Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has called on US military leaders to resume testing US nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China."Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department...
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Americans largely oppose Trump tearing down White House East Wing to make way for his ballroom: Poll
Most Americans oppose the demolition of the White House's East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump's ballroom, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.A 56% majority of Americans oppose the Trump administration tearing...
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The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) and the row over Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes
Todah OpeyemiBBC Africa, Benin CityAFP/Getty ImagesAlso commanding attention is Ndidi Dike's 2016 mixed-media work National Grid, which reflects on...