Mike Wendling and Laura Blasey BBC News Watch: Trump to ‘equalise’ drug prices between the US and other countries US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to reduce high prescription drug prices – but its details and long-term effects are far from clear. Citing figures that patients in other countries pay … Read more
Warning: This story contains distressing details Prosecutors opened their case by accusing hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of using fame and violence to sexually abuse women, while the rapper’s attorneys defended his “swinger” lifestyle and rejected sex trafficking claims. The 55-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage … Read more
Polish Foreign Minister tells the BBC there is evidence Moscow was behind huge shopping centre fire Poland’s foreign minister says his country has evidence that Russia recruited people on the Telegram messaging service to carry out last year’s massive shopping centre fire in Warsaw. Speaking to the BBC in an exclusive interview, Radek Sikorski said … Read more
Rapper Tory Lanez has been taken to hospital after he was stabbed at a California prison, state corrections officials said. The Canadian hip-hop artist was attacked by another inmate on Tuesday morning in a housing unit at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, about 75 miles (120km) north of Los Angeles. Prison staff “responded, activated … Read more
A man has been arrested after Gardaí (Irish police) seized approximately 90kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1.8m (£1.5m) in County Louth. The 50-year-old was arrested and detained at a Garda station in County Louth on Monday. The seizure and arrest were the result of a joint operation by Irish customs officers … Read more
Hamas has released an Israeli-American hostage held captive for 19 months to Israeli forces as part of efforts to reach a new ceasefire deal, the group said. Edan Alexander, 21, had been serving in the Israeli army on the border of Gaza when he was captured by Hamas militants on 7 October 2023. On Monday, … Read more
Getty Images Rodrigo Duterte giving a speech before his arrest in March Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at The Hague over his drug war that killed thousands, has been elected mayor of his family’s stronghold, according to early, partial results. Two of his most loyal aides – long-time assistant Christopher “Bong” Go … Read more
Six Bulgarian have been jailed for spying on the enemies of Russia’s Vladimir Putin in the UK and beyond. During a lengthy trial, the Old Bailey heard the ring was paid handsomely for their services, including spying on two journalists who had exposed nerve agent attacks on the Russian dissidents Alexei Navalny and Sergei Skripal. … Read more
Poland says it has evidence that Russia was behind a huge fire at a Warsaw shopping centre in 2024. In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Kasia Madera, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski accuses Moscow of recruiting agents in Poland via the messaging app Telegram and paying them to start the fire. “It was by … Read more
EPA Beijing had been negotiating for tariff relief for its consumers China’s defiance as it faced down US President Donald Trump’s tariffs has been a defining image of this trade war. It has prompted viral memes of Trump waiting for the Chinese leader to call. “We will not back down,” has been an almost daily … Read more