Barry O’ConnorBBC News NI PA Media/RTÉ Bertie Ahern and Joanna Donnelly had both been hopeful of running in the Irish presidential election Former taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern and former Met Éireann meteorologist Joanna Donnelly have both confirmed they have withdrawn from the race to be the next Irish president. Ahern had hoped […]
Angela Rayner’s resignation prompts broader cabinet reshuffle, with House of Commons leader and Scotland secretary sacked. Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025 The United Kingdom’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has stepped down after a probe found she violated the ministerial code for underpaying tax on her flat, prompting a broader cabinet reshuffle and […]
National Guard Troops stand outside Union Station on Sept. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images A little more than three weeks ago, President Trump placed the Washington, D.C., police under federal control and put the National Guard on the city’s streets to crush crime and “clean […]
Vancouver, Canada: Nearly three weeks after flight attendants went on strike against Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada workers are voting on a contract to resolve the dispute, which galvanised the country’s labour movement. Roughly 10,500 flight attendants launched a three-day strike on August 16, during the country’s peak month for air travel. After a day […]
Emily AtkinsonBBC News and Mark LowenBBC News Watch: Emergency crews surround derailed Portugal funicular At least 15 people have been killed and 18 others injured after a carriage on Lisbon’s famous Gloria funicular derailed and crashed, emergency services said. Portugal’s emergency medical service authority said that five of those injured were in a serious condition. […]
Market statistics are displayed on a screen as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on June 13 in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images A bipartisan group of House members has unveiled new legislation that […]
Tessa WongBBC News, Asia Digital Reporter Reuters China has unveiled a range of new weapons, drones and other military hardware in a massive parade that many see as a clear message to the United States and its allies. The event saw Xi Jinping host more than 20 foreign heads of state, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin […]
BBC Sarah and Jack Hawkins, who lost their baby daughter, said there should be disciplinary action over the comments Staff working for a scandal-hit NHS trust allegedly made “heartless” criticisms about families involved in the largest-ever maternity review and claimed relatives are taking part so they can seek compensation. Families also said they have been […]
Some people spent Labor Day weekend in the United States soaking up the last of the summer’s rays. Others took to social media to speculate that President Donald Trump was at death’s door, or worse. On X, the hashtags #trumpisdead and #whereistrump trended. Millions of people made or watched videos on TikTok speculating that Trump […]
A landslide has killed at least 370 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan’s Darfur region, a UN official has told the BBC. Antoine Gérard, the UN’s deputy humanitarian co-ordinator for Sudan, said that it was hard to assess the scale of the incident or the exact death toll as the area was […]