Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Getty Images Boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman has died aged 76, according to his family. Known as Big George in the ring, he competed for decades starting in the 1960s, winning gold at the Olympics and numerous title belts, including the world heavyweight title twice. He lost his first … Read more
Hatty Nash BBC World Service Getty Images Kalki Koechlin is a popular Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin has acted in blockbuster Bollywood films, modelled for international beauty brands and appeared on the cover of Vogue India. But in a world that puts such a premium on looking young, she says at times she feels “ugly”. “We … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will revoke the temporary legal status of more than half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Migrants without a legal basis to remain have been warned to leave the country before their work permits and deportation shield are cancelled on 24 April, according to … Read more
The Trump administration is planning to import eggs from Turkey and South Korea and is in talks with other countries in hopes of easing all-time high prices for the American consumer, officials confirmed. “We are talking in the hundreds of millions of eggs for the short term,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters at the … Read more
RTE Rosie O’Donnell accused Donald Trump of using her as a “punchline” Actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell has said it was “very, very surreal” to hear Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin asked a question about her while meeting President Donald Trump in the White House. Mr Martin was in the Oval office for annual … Read more
Barbara Plett Usher BBC News Reuters The recapture of the presidental palace marks a significant victory for the army The scenes of jubilant soldiers in Khartoum mark a significant advance in an offensive that has seen Sudan’s army seize back swathes of territory in recent months. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) lost control of the … Read more
A US federal judge has reprimanded government lawyers as he questioned President Donald Trump’s invocation of a wartime law to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. Judge James Boasberg repeatedly clashed with justice department attorney Drew Ensign during a court hearing in Washington DC, saying he was not used to such “intemperate, disrespectful language” in government … Read more
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The Prince of Wales has taken a ride in a tank while visiting UK troops on the Estonia-Russia border. During his two-day-trip to the region, Prince William visited Ukrainian refugees as well as some of the 900 troops – in what is now the British Army’s biggest operational deployment overseas, defending the Baltic state from … Read more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) will oversee the students loans of some 40 million borrowers, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, a day after he ordered the dismantling of the education department. The move to shutter much of the education agency – a campaign promise from Trump – raised questions about what would happen … Read more