CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One of the toughest drivers in NASCAR history joined one the most enigmatic drivers of the modern era as the newest inductees into the Hall of Fame in a star-studded Friday night ceremony. Ricky Rudd, known as the “Ironman” for his 788 consecutive starts over a 32-year career, was feted for his […]
Nikita Yadav and Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi Getty Images The victory is a shot in the arm for Modi’s BJP Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party will form the government in Indian capital Delhi after 27 years as it scripted an impressive election victory. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won or is leading in […]
Getty Images More than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are preparing to unplug from Russia’s electricity grid and join the EU’s network. The two-day process will begin on Saturday, with residents told to charge their devices, stock up on food and water, and prepare as if severe weather is […]
Getty Images US President Donald Trump has said he is revoking the security clearance of his predecessor, Joe Biden. Writing in a post on Truth Social, Trump said: “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information.” He said his administration would therefore be revoking his security clearances and daily […]
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says North Korean forces have returned to the front line in Russia’s western Kursk region, after reports they were withdrawn last month due to heavy casualties.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 […]