Kelly Ng & Juna Moon Reporting fromSingapore and Seoul NEWS1 Park Han-shin, who lost his brother in the Jeju Air crash, has been accused of being a “fake bereaved family member” A plane crash in South Korea last December left Park Geun-woo an orphan. The 22-year-old had barely found space to mourn his parents when […]
Imogen Foulkes Geneva correspondent, BBC News Badrutt’s Palace Hotel Swiss hotels, such as Badrutt’s Palace in St Moritz, attract the world’s wealthiest people The world is a very insecure place right now – conflict, climate change, and fears of recession dominate the headlines. But for some people, things are going rather well – the wealthy. […]
A former boss of Barclays, who was ousted from the bank over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will seek to clear his name in court this week. Jes Staley was forced out in November 2021 after UK regulators ruled he had failed to accurately disclose the nature and length of his relationship […]
Voice of America, the federally funded broadcaster to the world, has long prided itself on serving as an accurate and fair source of news and on being independent of whichever president and party are in power in the United States. Since the election of President Trump, that independence is increasingly being tested. In recent months, […]
US President Donald Trump has revealed the names of five cryptocurrencies that he says he’d like to be included in a new strategic reserve to make the US “the Crypto Capital of the World”. The market prices of the five coins he named – Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana and Cardano – all swiftly jumped after […]
The opening week of the landmark trial of Greenpeace in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by Energy Transfer over the Dakota Access Pipeline protests did not bode well for the defense. Lawyers for Greenpeace said so themselves in a petition filed in North Dakota’s Supreme Court. They asked the court on Thursday to move the trial out […]
In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an infectious disease emergency, its top health official has shied away from one of the government’s most important tools, experts said on Sunday: loudly and directly encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, was widely criticized […]
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has told his players to expect a number of departures at the end of the season as part of an overhaul of the squad. United’s financial position means any new signings in the summer will have to be funded by outgoings. And Amorim says he’s ready to be “honest” with […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At this point, describing Jalen Brunson in the clutch is like explaining to a friend why you watch “Law and Order.” You know how it’s going to end. You’re just along for the ride to the conclusion. When a basketball game is tight, the New York Knicks’ star guard sends crowds home […]
President Donald Trump, left, gestures as is escorted by Air Force Col. Angela Ochoa, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, center, as he walks from Marine One before boarding Air Force One, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Luis M. Alvarez/AP hide caption toggle caption Luis M. Alvarez/AP WASHINGTON — The head […]