Botswana declares public holiday for ‘historic’ World Athletics Championships men’s relay victory
Botswana has declared a public holiday to celebrate the country’s victory in the men’s 4×400 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, the first African nation to win the…
European airport disruption continues after weekend cyber-attack
EPA Flight disruption across Europe is set to continue, with Brussels airport in Belgium asking airlines to cancel nearly half of their flights on Monday. Several of Europe’s busiest airports…
What Trump’s $100,000 visa means for India and US industries
Soutik Biswas and Nikhil InamdarBBC News Getty Images Trump has stunned the tech world by announcing an up to 50-fold hike in the cost of skilled worker permits Panic, confusion…
UK warns Israel not to retaliate against Palestinian statehood push
Watch: BBC speaks to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper about Britain’s recognition of Palestinian statehood Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says she has warned Israel not to annex parts of the West…
Anger in Australia after telecom outage linked to deaths
Australian officials have promised telecommunications giant Optus will face “significant consequences” over a systems outage linked to multiple deaths. The incident last week left hundreds of people across more than…
Thousands evacuate in Philippines as storm nears
Thousands have been evacuated in the Philippines as the nation braces for a super typhoon that has been described by regional authorities as potentially “catastrophic”. Super typhoon Ragasa, packing 230km/h…
Prayer, tears and a Trump-Musk handshake at Kirk memorial
Tens of thousands of people gathered at State Farm Stadium for Charlie Kirk’s memorial in Glendale, Arizona. President Donald Trump, Vice-President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Health…
Trump hails Charlie Kirk as ‘American hero’ as thousands fill memorial service
Robin Levinson-King and Sarah SmithNorth America editor in Arizona Watch: Key moments from Charlie Kirk’s memorial service US President Donald Trump hailed the conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a “great…
Is America divided? Charlie Kirk supporters weigh in
Tens of thousands of Americans gathered at State Farm Stadium in Arizona to attend the memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The event was expected to draw over 100,000…
Global conflicts drive demand for war risk insurance
Padraig BeltonBusiness reporter Alina Kalcheva Natalia Grishko’s balcony, top right, was badly damaged by the blast from a Russian missile With conflict continuing in Ukraine and the Middle East, a…