Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau became emotional during one of his final press conferences as leader of the country. He reflected on his decade in power, acknowledging both the achievements and challenges. In January, Trudeau resigned, citing ‘internal battles’ in his governing Liberal party.
The South African government has said it will not take part in “counterproductive megaphone diplomacy” following a fresh social media post by US President Donald Trump repeating his claim that Pretoria was confiscating land. Trump extended his invitation to relocate those seeking “to flee [South Africa] for reasons of safety” to all farmers and offered … Read more
EPA Trump signs an executive order to pause some tariffs on Mexico and Canada US President Donald Trump continued to shock allies this week after his fiery exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. His seventh week in office saw military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine paused, while Zelensky sought to … Read more
Several people have died in South Sudan after an attempt by the UN to evacuate members of the national army came under fire, the UN has said. One crew member died when a UN helicopter was shot at, a statement from its mission in South Sudan, Unmiss, said. It added that an injured South Sudanese … Read more
It has been another week of intense diplomacy around the war in Ukraine, especially after last week’s tense exchanges between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. While the US, the UK and the EU all set out their positions, Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine continued. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins takes … Read more
For the past two days, under the soft lights of chandeliers in a Marriott basement a block from the White House, energy ministers and tech founders from across Africa gathered to discuss how best to bring electricity to more than 600 million people on the continent who have none. Much of their hope, and fear, … Read more
Syrian security forces are alleged to have executed 52 people belonging to the Alawite minority in the coastal province of Latakia, according to one war monitoring group. Footage seen by the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights shows dozens of bodies in civilian clothing piled up in the garden of a house in Latakia. An … Read more
Katy Watson & Simon Atkinson Watch: Inside shelter housing homeless during Cyclone Alfred Residents across the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales have been waiting anxiously as Cyclone Alfred crawls towards them, leaving thousands in the dark. Four million people are in the firing line of the region’s first tropical cyclone in more … Read more
Chris Bell BBC News Investigations Tom Beal BBC News Investigations Daniel De Simone BBC News Investigations Correspondent BBC Roman Dobrokhotov is used to looking over his shoulder. The Russian journalist’s investigations into Vladimir Putin’s regime – one of which unmasked the agents responsible for the 2018 Salisbury poisonings – have made him a target of … Read more
Daniel De Simone Investigations Correspondent BBC Vanya Gaberova, Katrin Ivanova and Tihomir Ivanchev were found guilty of conspiracy to spy Three London-based Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what has been described as “one of the largest and most complex” foreign intelligence operations on UK soil. Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya … Read more