Ukraine’s president says North Korean forces have returned to the front line in Russia’s western Kursk region, after reports they were withdrawn last month due to heavy casualties. In a video address on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky said the Russian army had “brought back in North Korean soldiers” who were carrying out “new assaults” in the […]
A young member of Elon Musk’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) unit has resigned after being linked to a racist social media account. The White House confirmed on Friday that Marko Elez, 25, had resigned, though it did not specify why. Media reports tied Elez, 25, who had previously worked for Musk’s SpaceX […]
Joel Gunter Reporting from Orebro BBC A picture of Salim Iskef, one of the victims of Tuesday’s attack, at a memorial service for him held in Orebro this week. The victims of Sweden’s worst mass shooting were seven women and three men aged between 28 and 68, police said on Friday after completing the identification […]
EPA US President Donald Trump has suspended tariffs on small packages from China, after his sudden order ending duty-free treatment for shipments worth less than $800 left the US postal service and other agencies scrambling to comply. The postal service temporarily stopped accepting packages from China as a result of the order, only to reverse […]
Hamas has released the names of the next hostages to be freed in Gaza on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. They are male civilians Eli Sharabi, 52, Ohad Ben Ami, 56, and Or Levy, 34. Eighteen hostages have been freed since the ceasefire began on 19 January. Israel has released 383 […]
Sweden’s government has announced plans to tighten its gun laws, days after the worst mass shooting in the country’s history. A gunman who killed 10 people and himself at an adult education centre in Orebro on Tuesday had four legally-owned rifles, three of which were found at the school, police said. Sweden’s centre-right coalition said […]
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Job growth in the US slowed last month but unemployment remained low, in a sign of a solid, if more subdued economy. Employers added 143,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate slipped to 4% from 4.1%, according to the Labor Department report. The figures set the […]
US authorities are looking for a small plane carrying 10 people that has been reported missing in the state of Alaska. The US Coast Guard for the Alaska region said a Cessna Caravan craft was 12 miles (19km) offshore on a flight from Unalakleet to Nome when “its position was lost”. The two cities are […]
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House Getty Images Trump previously sanctioned ICC officials during his first term in office in 2020 The International Criminal Court (ICC) has vowed to continue its judicial work after US President Donald Trump signed an order to impose sanctions on its staff. The ICC said it “stands firmly” by […]
Getty Images Investigators had earlier last week said they had found evidence of a bird strike on the Boeing 737-800 plane All South Korean airports will need to install bird detection cameras and thermal imaging radars, after an air crash in December last year killed 179 people. The rollout is set to happen in 2026. […]