Nikhil Inamdar BBC News, Mumbai Getty Private sector expenditure in overall investments in India’s economy dipped to a decadal low What will it take for India’s private companies to begin investing in building new factories and firms? It’s a question that’s confounded policymakers for years. As a share of gross domestic product (GDP), private investment … Read more
Watch: ‘Why did they invite me?’ – Goldberg says Trump officials should accept mistake When Jeffrey Goldberg published a bombshell story outlining how some of the most senior US officials had mistakenly shared sensitive information with him, he obtained the biggest scoop of the year. The Atlantic editor also became the prime target for every … Read more
Jeffrey Goldberg has told the BBC that top Trump officials who accidentally added him to a group chat discussing bombings in Yemen, should accept their mistake. Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, has released the full exchange from the Signal group chat. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday “someone made a big mistake” inviting … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the BBC that he’s not sure how he’ll be remembered after the Ukraine-Russia war, but would like to see his children walk the streets “without hiding”. Zelensky was speaking during a panel interview in Paris with journalists from across Europe. When asked by the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen if he’ll … Read more
Getty Images The world’s most populous country is ranked 90th in the men’s Fifa world rankings – just ahead of Curaçao and Luxembourg On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China’s national football team hit its lowest ebb. With a minute left on the clock and trailing Japan 6-0, Chinese defenders were likely wishing … Read more
The Atlantic magazine released new screenshots of messages showing Pete Hegseth sharing information about US air strikes on Yemen with other top US officials on the Signal messaging app. Despite the release of the screenshots, Trump administration officials still claim the information was not classified. The BBC’s Nomia Iqbal takes a closer look at the … Read more
Canadian investigators have formally identified a missing indigenous woman who was murdered by a serial killer in 2022. Ashlee Shingoose, 30, was the first of four people killed by Jeremy Skibicki in Manitoba. She had been known only as Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe (Buffalo Woman) until her identity was discovered by investigators and revealed on Wednesday. Police … Read more
Jeremy Bowen International Editor in Paris Watch: BBC asks Zelensky about Russian conditions for a ceasefire deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes the US will “stay strong” in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Moscow said a maritime truce announced … Read more
By his own recognition, Gérard Depardieu acts in a world that is no longer his own. On day three of his sexual assault trial in Paris, the French cinema star admitted that he was given to “rude” and “vulgar” language no longer regarded as acceptable. It got to the point a few years ago, he … Read more
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said his government will temporarily suspend the right of migrants arriving in Poland via its border with Belarus to apply for asylum. Tusk made the announcement after the controversial bill, which will allow Polish authorities to suspend this right for up to 60 days at a time, was signed … Read more