Samantha Granville BBC News, Los Angeles Getty Images Jay-Z is suing a woman who in February withdrew her legal action accusing the rapper of rape. His defamation action claims she “voluntarily admitted” being pressured into making false claims in what it describes as an “evil conspiracy” to extort money and damage his reputation. The anonymous … Read more
Pope Francis has remained stable after suffering two episodes of respiratory failure on Monday. In its nightly update, the Vatican said the Pope did not present any further episodes of respiratory failure or bronchospasm. “He remained afebrile, always alert, cooperative with therapies and well-oriented”, the statement said. The 88-year-old pontiff has been in hospital since … Read more
After months of drifting, the world’s largest iceberg has come to a halt near the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean. While a “Titanic II” scenario isn’t very likely, and the area’s penguins seem to be mostly safe, the berg may be a symptom of unwelcome change to the Antarctic and the … Read more
Thirty-two migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean have been rescued by an NGO ship after spending several days stranded on an oil platform off the coast of Tunisia. “Women, men and children” were shipwrecked with no food or water, according to Mediterranea, a migrant rescue charity. One person on the platform had died, the charity … Read more
The Supreme Court sided with San Francisco on Tuesday in a challenge to water quality regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency in a ruling that could have sweeping implications for the agency’s ability to limit offshore pollution. The 5-to-4 decision dealt another blow to the agency, which has recently sustained several losses before the … Read more
Irish Defence Forces Brig Gen Rossa Mulcahy has been appointed as the next Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces. Announcing the appointment, the Defence Forces said that Brig Gen Mulcahy has more than 35 years of experience across a variety of roles, both at home and overseas. He has served in deployments to … Read more
Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat who won the US Senate seat in the swing state of Michigan last year, will provide her party’s response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst, Slotkin became the youngest Democratic woman elected to the Senate at … Read more
Caroline Hawley BBC News Reporting fromAmman, Jordan Rami dreams of one day playing football like Cristiano Ronaldo Rami Qattoush’s mother beams with pride, as her nine-year-old son tentatively kicks a football for the first time since his injury. It is a huge milestone in his recovery, since he travelled to Jordan last month after getting … Read more
US President Donald Trump is set to deliver a speech to Congress on Tuesday evening, in which he is expected to discuss new US trade tariffs and the war in Ukraine. The televised address, scheduled for 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT), will be Trump’s first major speech since his return to the White House more than … Read more
A young woman is due to testify in a Spanish court today in a bid to persuade a judge to let her die voluntarily against the wishes of her father, in the first case of its kind. The 23-year-old woman who wants to end her life is paraplegic due to injuries suffered when she tried … Read more