Watch: James Comey’s 8647 post “meant assassination”, says Trump Former FBI director James Comey has been interviewed by the US Secret Service after he shared then deleted a social media post that Republicans alleged was an incitement to violence against US President Donald Trump. Comey voluntarily participated in the questioning at the law enforcement agency’s … Read more
Catherine Snowdon BBC News BBC Catherine Snowdon is still puzzled by her experience on a trip to Madrid An extraordinary thing happened to me on a recent flight to Madrid: I unwittingly travelled under the wrong identity, becoming a potential security issue, and no one realised. I was packing for a short business trip to … Read more
Watch: The BBC’s Nada Tawfik on how Diddy’s lawyers used freak-off texts against Cassie Cassie Ventura has wrapped up four consecutive days of explosive testimony in the criminal trial of her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs. Breaking down in sobs, the singer told a New York court on Tuesday that she would give back a $20 … Read more
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai BBC The museum contains artefacts and furniture from prominent Parsi families Tucked away in a lane in the southern end of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, is a museum dedicated to the followers of one of the world’s oldest religions, Zoroastrianism. The Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum documents the history and legacy … Read more
Katy Watson Australia correspondent Watch: How snakes and spiders are milked for venom With a pair of bright pink tweezers in hand, Emma Teni is delicately wrestling a large and leggy spider in a small plastic pot. “He’s posing,” the spider-keeper jests as it rears up on its back legs. It is exactly what she’s … Read more
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Sarah Louise Bennett / Alma Bengtsson / Getty Images Bookmakers have tipped them for success (L-R): Erika Vikman, Kaj, Louane, JJ and Claude The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final on Saturday night in Basel, with 27 countries fighting for the coveted glass microphone trophy. This year’s contestants are the … Read more
Flames ripped through a former plantation house in Louisiana, which was built in 1859, destroying much of the historic structure. The fire started on Thursday afternoon, when two employees saw smoke coming out of a room in the second floor. Between 30 to 40 firefighters attended at the scene, but weren’t able to control the … Read more
Getty Images Moody’s warned in 2023 that the US’ triple-A rating was at risk The US has lost its last triple-A credit score from a major ratings firm after being downgraded by Moody’s, which cited growing federal debt over the past decade. In lowering the US rating to ‘Aa1’, Moody’s noted that successive US administrations … Read more
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Getty Images Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has so-far stalled on Capitol Hill. In a setback for Donald Trump, his fellow Republicans in House of Representatives have failed to pass the president’s “big, beautiful” package of tax breaks and spending cuts, starkly exposing the party’s budgetary divisions. The 1,116-page … Read more
After a tense first week, Sean “Diddy” Combs lawyers finished their cross-examination on the prosecution’s star witness, his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Combs faces charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The rapper has denied all of them. The BBC’s Nada Tawfik explains what happened when lawyers brought up old text … Read more