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Kenya’s leader backtracks after comments mocking Nigerians’ English
Kenya’s President William Ruto has been forced to respond to the backlash over his recent remarks suggesting Nigerian-accented English was incomprehensible. His clarification came at a mining conference in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, attended by Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Henry Dele Alake, who...
Shell profits double as oil prices rise due to Iran war
Shell’s profits for the second quarter of the year have more than doubled after the Iran war pushed up oil prices. The oil giant’s profits for the April-to-June period reached $9.84bn (£7.37bn) – up from $4.26bn at the same point last year.= The price of oil has soared since the outbreak of the US-Israel war […]
Trump’s face to feature on commemorative US passports
The US will release a limited number of passports that feature a portrait of US President Donald Trump, the White House has confirmed. First reported by Fox News, the passports will be released as part of celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence in July. An administration official ha...
‘Crazy’ phone call between Trump and Netanyahu complicates Iran talks
Donald Trump has become the latest US president to find himself at odds with Benjamin Netanyahu, after reportedly clashing with the Israeli prime minister over military action in Lebanon that has thrown Washington’s Iran diplomacy into crisis. Tehran responded to Israel’s strikes on Lebanon by threatening to suspend ta...
Trump’s new spy chief Jay Clayton confirmed by US Senate
Jay Clayton has been confirmed as the next US director of national intelligence (DNI), after President Donald Trump’s original choice was rejected by lawmakers. On Tuesday, the US Senate voted 51 to 47 to install Clayton, replacing the acting DNI Bill Pulte. Pulte was Trump’s original pick but faced backlash for being...
Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC
At the Moscow offices of newspaper Novaya Gazeta, the corridors are silent. There is an overwhelming sense of emptiness. “There is no newspaper anymore,” former chief editor Dmitry Muratov tells me in an exclusive interview, published on the BBC News YouTube channel. Mr Muratov co-founded Novaya Gazeta more than 30 yea...
Prince Harry begins his UK visit with court verdict
The Duke of Sussex will begin a week of engagements having returned to the UK, starting with an event in London for the Invictus Games, his charity for injured military veterans. On Tuesday, he will also find out the result of a court case that the prince and others brought against Associated Newspapers, the publisher...
UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks
A new vaccine to tackle Ebola will now be tested on people after the UK regulator gave permission for trials to take place. Scientists at the University of Oxford started developing the vaccine eight weeks ago when a public health emergency was declared on 17 May. It is the first – out of four vaccines […]
Charlie Kirk’s family attends hearing for suspect charged with his murder
The family of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk came face-to-face on Monday with his alleged killer as prosecutors laid out their evidence for the murder case against Tyler Robinson, 23, in a preliminary hearing. Kirk, a key Trump ally and founder of youth organisation Turning Point USA, was fatally shot on 10 Sept...
Pet owners hit with steep bills after EU passport rule change
Pet owners hoping to travel to the EU with their animals have complained of being hit with steep costs after a change to the rules for required travel documents. From Wednesday, British pet owners are no longer able to travel with their animals using the EU pet passport scheme and must instead obtain a new […]
Colombia to close down embassy in Ghana
Far-right candidate and President-elect of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, has announced that he will close the Colombian embassy in Ghana. In a post on their Threads handle on Monday, 27 July 2026, The NovaTimes reported that President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella also indicated that embassies in Algeria, Azerba...
Tech CEOs blame AI as mass layoffs hit Google, Meta, Amazon and others
Massive job cuts at major tech companies have become almost routine, but the reasons executives give for workforce reductions have shifted sharply in 2026. Instead of citing efficiency, over-hiring, or bloated management structures, tech leaders now point to artificial intelligence (AI) as the driving factor behind the...