Ethar Shalaby BBC News Arabic Noura’s family archive Noura and Mohamed at their home in Gaza City before the war began, where they hoped to raise a family “My nerves are shattered,” says Noura, a 26-year-old Palestinian woman, explaining that she has been “left with nothing”. After years of IVF treatment, she became pregnant in […]
Stephanie Scarbrough/Associated Press This is Part 2 in our series on manufacturing in America. Part 1 asked why Americans aren’t filling the manufacturing jobs that are already here. Subscribe to the Planet Money newsletter for the next installment. As always, our podcast is here. Politicians in both big political parties have been trying to reengineer […]
Joe Crowley / BBC Kate Pryke is campaigning to prevent new housing being built in a village where sewage facilities are over capacity On the edge of Buckingham in southern England, the quiet and leafy village of Maids Moreton, dotted with thatched cottages, is at the heart of a dilemma. There is a plan – […]
Anna Meisel BBC File on 4 Investigates BBC Nicola Packer was recently found not guilty of illegally taking a substance with the intent to miscarry A secret recording, leaked to the BBC, reveals a senior police officer had serious concerns over the controversial arrest of a woman who took abortion pills when about 26 weeks […]
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News EPA Nicolás Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores – who likes to be called ‘First Warrior’ rather than ‘First Lady’ – was photographed casting her vote Venezuela’s ruling party is celebrating what it has described as “an overwhelming victory” in regional and parliamentary elections, which were boycotted by the majority of opposition parties. […]
Spain hosts key European and Arab nations to pressure Israel to halt Gaza assault. The Madrid Group has convened in Spain’s capital for a fifth time, in a meeting attended by major European and Arab nations. Pressure on Israel this year has been ramped up, with Spain calling for an arms embargo on Israel and […]
Uganda’s army has announced the suspension of all military cooperation with Germany after accusing its ambassador, Mathias Schauer, of being involved in “subversive activities” and of being “wholly unqualified” to be in the East African state. The army did not back up its claim but its decision signals a sharp deterioration in relations between the […]
Iraq war veteran Irving Webb moves his belongings as sanitation workers clear the sidewalk, where he spent some nights in April, outside the Los Angeles VA campus. Quil Lawrence/Newsportu hide caption toggle caption Quil Lawrence/Newsportu On a cool weekday morning last month, just steps away from some of California’s fanciest boutiques and bistros, Irving Webb […]
US president continues to fuel global economic uncertainty with erratic trade policy. United States President Donald Trump has backed away from launching a trade war with the European Union, two days after threatening to impose punishing tariffs. Trump said on Sunday that he has agreed to extend trade negotiations with the EU to July 9 […]
Ethics issues for President Trump have come to a head. The U.S. government accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar for the Air Force One fleet, and he headlined a dinner for top Trump meme coin investors. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Two ethics issues for President Trump have come to a head this week. The first, […]