Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing for a vote on President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill next week, but big hurdles remain inside the GOP. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Of course, this week has been dominated by events in the Middle East, but at home, President Trump presses ahead with his domestic agenda. Senate Majority […]
Clashes with police have left at least one person dead and about 30 injured in a major banana-producing province. Panama has declared a state of emergency in western Bocas del Toro province, where antigovernment protesters opposing a pension reform law are accused of setting fire to a baseball stadium and of looting businesses, including a […]
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent BBC The King with his script for the BBC broadcast to Antarctic researchers King Charles has recorded a warm personal message to researchers in Antarctica celebrating a frozen Midwinter’s Day, with the monarch praising their work in understanding climate change. This marks the 70th anniversary of the BBC’s Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast, […]
United States President Donald Trump has said his director of national intelligence was “wrong” when she testified that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon and that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had not re-authorised the country’s suspended nuclear weapons programme. The comments come after Trump earlier this week cast doubt on Tulsi Gabbard’s March […]
One person is dead after a rockfall struck several hikers in the Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Another three people were injured, as rescuers continue the search for potential survivors. Authorities are yet to say if anyone is missing. The Bow Glacier Falls hiking trail is six miles (9 km) long and runs […]
Despite a heavy downpour and slippery roads, supporters of presidential candidate Tidjane Thiam poured into Abidjan’s streets in the thousands on Saturday to march on the offices of the Ivory Coast electoral commission. Decked in the white and green colours of Thiam’s main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), the demonstrators chanted his nickname […]
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Getty Images During hot weather, it can be easy to overheat. Although heat exhaustion is not usually serious – as long as you can cool yourself down – heatstroke is a medical emergency which requires immediate treatment. What is the difference between heat exhaustion and heatstroke? Heat exhaustion happens when […]
Southern Mexico began a major clean-up on Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Erick, which hit its Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm. The tourist town of Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca state was left without electricity and phone coverage, after the storm damaged infrastructure, including two hospitals, and flooded streets. There have been […]
When the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched in 2022 it included a pilot to offer specialized support to LGBTQ+ kids. The Trump administration is ending that. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is ending specialized suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth […]
Nick Thorpe BBC Budapest correspondent Getty Images The government has had Budapest’s Pride march in its sights for some time Police have banned Hungary’s annual Budapest Pride march later this month, prompting a defiant response from liberal Mayor Gergely Karacsony. “Budapest city hall will organise the Budapest Pride march as a local event on 28 […]