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Oil prices jump after US launches new attacks on Iran
Oil prices have jumped after the US carried out new attacks on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city.
US stocks slump as fears over Big Tech shake Wall Street
Stock markets suffered a sharp drop on Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq index undergoing its biggest one-day drop since April 2025.
Bolivian president warns country at ‘breaking point’ after month of protests
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz has warned the country is “at breaking point” after a month of anti-government protests that have led to seven deaths and hundreds of arrests. Demonstrators led by unions and indigenous groups have set up roadblocks across Bolivia, causing serious shortages of basic goods and paralysing...
Jill Biden says she thought husband was having a stroke during 2024 debate
Former US First Lady Jill Biden says she thought her husband, President Joe Biden, was having a stroke during his infamously faltering presidential debate in 2024. “I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never,” Jill Biden told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. “I don’t know what [...
China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritises use of Mandarin language
China passed a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups on Thursday
Jill Biden says she thought husband was having a stroke during 2024 debate
Former US First Lady Jill Biden says she thought her husband, President Joe Biden, was having a stroke during his infamously faltering presidential debate in 2024.
‘A World Cup for them not us’: Fans’ anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions
When Iraq's football team qualified for the World Cup at the end of March, Abdulla Adnan bought tickets for his country's matches against Norway and France, which will be played in the US cities of Boston and Philadelphia this month.
Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending grows
Meta will cut thousands of jobs next month as it spends more than ever on artificial intelligence (AI) projects.
Five people injured in stabbing at New York City’s Penn Station
Five people have been injured in a stabbing at New York City’s Penn Station, officials say.
Pope Leo says AI must be ‘disarmed’ in first major teaching
Pope Leo has presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be "disarmed".
South Africa expresses regret, promises probe into xenophobic attack on Ghanaians – Ablakwa
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the Government of South Africa has expressed regret over recent xenophobic attacks involving Ghanaian nationals and has assured Ghana of investigations into the incident.
Giant hissing cockroaches among $200,000 worth of illegal insects seized in Australia
More than 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches - some as big as the palm of a hand - have been seized by Australian authorities from a commercial breeder in New South Wales.