Manish Pandey BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Pictured in 2022, LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith on happier terms A courtside showdown, verbal swipes and accusations of lying. Sports pundits annoying players with comments is nothing new, but the viral beef between Los Angeles Lakers legend LeBron James and basketball analyst Stephen A. Smith has seemingly … Read more
Germany has said it “will not give in” and that Europe must “respond firmly” as US President Donald Trump targets imported cars and car parts with a 25% tax in his latest tariffs. Other major world economies have vowed to retaliate, with France branding the move “very bad news”, Canada calling it a “direct attack”, … Read more
Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Watch: Firefighters race to battle South Korea wildfire Firefighters in South Korea are racing to save lives and ancient artefacts from the largest wildfire in the country’s history. At least 27 people have been killed so far, according to the country’s interior ministry – making the blaze also South Korea’s deadliest. … Read more
Firefighters are racing to battle the largest wildfires in South Korea’s history, which have so far killed 27 people. Dry weather and strong winds have proved to be a deadly combination in exacerbating the fire. The BBC’s Rachel Lee explores how the fire is spreading and the damage it has caused to the country. More … Read more
Getty Images Strong wind, dry land and pine trees are a dangerous combination for wildfires, experts say Strong winds, dense forest and unusually dry weather – that’s the deadly combination that experts say is fuelling the largest wildfires in South Korea’s history. The inferno in the south-east has burned through 35,810 hectares (88,500 acres) as … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of making “hollow promises” on a ceasefire in Ukraine. The prime minister is co-hosting a summit of allies in Paris to present plans, devised by senior military chiefs, that seek to deter future Russian aggression against Ukraine, including potentially posting troops there. The so-called “coalition of … Read more
Fresh out of law school in 2022, Rachel Rothschild wrote a memo laying out the legal justification for a new strategy to fight climate change: States could force oil and gas companies to pay for the damage caused by extreme floods and wildfires that are made worse by the use of their products. Ms. Rothschild’s … Read more
A post from Elon Musk last month trumpeted a supposedly startling discovery by his team of government cost-cutters: The Federal Emergency Management Agency had provided $59 million to house undocumented immigrants in New York City. The money, he declared, was “meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for … Read more
South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar, a long-time rival of the country’s President Salva Kiir, has been placed under house arrest, his party says. An armed convoy led by top security officials, including the defence minister, entered Machar’s residence in the capital, Juba, and disarmed his bodyguards late on Wednesday, said the Sudan People’s Liberation … Read more
Ever found yourself speechless in the presence of overwhelming cuteness, like your baby nephew or the cat video you saw on Instagram? There’s now a word for it: gigil. Gigil is part of a list of “untranslatable” words, or those that do not have English equivalents, that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.. … Read more