Tessa Wong BBC News, Asia Digital Reporter Getty Images Volunteers rehearsed taking cover in a supermarket basement in an air raid rehearsal in Taipei earlier this month Taiwan’s capital Taipei came to a standstill on Thursday as the island held one of its largest-ever civil defence exercises against possible Chinese invasion. Air raid sirens rang […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to Japan, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to Japan, signed by […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has praised Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models, calling them “world-class” in his trip to the country. His comments come at a time when Nvidia has received the approval to […]
Pacemaker The cricket club in Comber had organised the children’s event There are plans to hold a cross-community sports summer camp at a new venue after an Orange lodge opposed the involvement of a “small group of children from a GAA club”. North Down Cricket Club, based in Comber in County Down, had planned to […]
The Trump administration’s new searchable citizenship data system is designed to be used by state and local election officials to give them an easier way to ensure only citizens are voting. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Three Democratic U.S. senators are raising concerns about a searchable […]
Philippa Roxby Health Reporter Getty Images The review recommends PAs wear a different uniform to doctors Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), who assist doctors in GP surgeries and hospitals, should be known as “assistants” to avoid confusing patients, an independent review says. It recommends PAs and AAs wear standardised clothing and badges to […]
The Senate considers the rescissions package that would strip $9.4 billion for public boradcasting and foreign aid. AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Senate is taking up a package of $9 billion in spending cuts requested by the Trump administration. The cuts target foreign aid programs and public broadcasting. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are […]
Jenny Rees Health Correspondent, BBC Wales News BBC Sian and Rob Channon have long been calling for changes at Swansea Bay’s maternity department, after their own son’s care left him disabled A mother who played a key part in pushing for change in a health board’s maternity care said she felt vindicated following the publication […]
BBC James Canton spent two years sitting beneath an 800-year-old oak tree near his home in Essex, watching acorns fatten and butterflies land on the massive knurled grey trunk. Sometimes he sat in the branches too. Canton, a lecturer at the University of Essex, recalls how it helped him feel a “sense of connection”. “We’re […]
Mike Waltz, former US national security adviser and US ambassador to the United Nations (UN) nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg/via Getty Images Former National Security Advisor Mike […]