Charlotte Gallagher BBC News correspondent Getty Images Khalid Abdalla has attended several pro-Palestinian demos in London Actor Khalid Abdalla says he has been told to attend a police interview following a pro-Palestinian protest in January. Abdalla, who played Dodi Fayed in Netflix series The Crown, said on social media he had received a letter from … Read more
A group of 10 MPs in Ghana have resubmitted a controversial bill that would impose some of the toughest restrictions on LGBT rights in Africa. The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay, and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates. The legislation was passed by parliament last year, … Read more
The Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a chemical manufacturer accused of releasing high levels of a likely carcinogen from its Louisiana plant, according to two people familiar with the plans. The government filed the lawsuit during the Biden administration after regulators determined that chloroprene emissions from the Denka Performance Elastomer plant … Read more
Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Watch as leaders of Canada, US and Mexico trade warnings over tariff threats Canada is expected to react forcefully and immediately to tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on its products. Trump has said he going ahead with putting a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, starting … Read more
Barbara Plett Usher in Port Sudan & Natasha Booty in London BBC News Unicef Hala (not her real name) is one of countless teenagers raped since the war began Warning: This article contains details of sexual violence that some people may find distressing Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one … Read more
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Reuters Elon Musk has become a source of fierce debate among Royal Society fellows Behind the imposing doors of the world’s oldest scientific academy, the Royal Society, confidential talks have been taking place. The gathering of 150 members on Monday evening … Read more
An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to a deadly shooting at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb that killed seven and injured dozens. It is a surprise reversal for Robert Crimo III, who previously pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and attempted murder charges. Crimo, 23, entered his guilty plea on … Read more
Frank Gardner Security correspondent, BBC News EPA Whatever words are used to frame the plans emerging from Sunday’s summit of 19 mainly European leaders in London – ceasefire, truce or peace plan – the challenges ahead are enormous. The UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, along with French President Emmanuel Macron, hope this will be the … Read more
Oil prices fell on Monday afternoon to their lowest level of the year after the OPEC oil cartel and its allies affirmed plans to gradually increase crude production beginning in April. Opening the taps in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, which have voluntarily throttled supply to prop up prices, increases the risk that … Read more
Video captured from the ground shows a FedEx cargo plane returning to Newark Airport in New Jersey to make an emergency landing. According to a statement from the FAA, the plane took off from Newark en route to Indianapolis when it struck a bird, damaging one of the engine’s on the Boeing 767. The plane … Read more