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. […]
Panama has denied making changes to allow US government vessels to transit the Panama Canal for free, following White House claims it had agreed to such a move. The State Department said in a statement on X that its government vessels “can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees, saving the US government millions […]
Reuters Thousands of displaced Palestinians made the journey from south Gaza to the north of the strip following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in January US President Donald Trump has restated a vision in which the US would take over Gaza, after officials in his administration appeared to contradict his earlier comments. “The Gaza […]
A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Santorini after days of consecutive earthquakes. It comes after a magnitude 5.2 tremor was recorded at 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT) on Wednesday between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, making it the strongest in recent days. It is estimated to have […]
Reuters Almost 70% of Gaza’s buildings are estimated to be destroyed or damaged following 15 months of war Israel’s defence minister has told its military to prepare a plan to “allow any resident of Gaza who wishes to leave to do so”, in line with President Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to take over […]
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports. The order provides guidance, regulations and legal interpretations, and it will enlist the Department of Education to investigate high schools thought to be non-compliant. Republicans say it restores fairness to sports but LGBT advocacy and […]
Ed Habershon BBC News, Johannesburg Ed Habershon / BBC Ed Habershon / BBC The view from the top of Ponte Tower, which is one of the tallest residential buildings in South Africa Ponte Tower was at one point a hub of criminal activity The view is spectacular from the top of Ponte Tower, one of […]
Joel Gunter & Paul Kirby In Orebro and London Reuters Candles and flowers have been left outside the school in memory of the victims of Tuesday’s attack Syria’s embassy to Stockholm says Syrians were among the 10 victims of a gunman who carried out the worst shooting in Swedish history, at a school in Orebro […]
Paul Adams Diplomatic correspondent Watch: Trump says US could ‘take over’ Gaza and rebuild it Donald Trump has shocked the world by suggesting the US could “take over” and “own” Gaza, resettling its population in the process. The US president later repeated elements of the proposal on social media, saying Gaza would be “turned over” […]