A mural by artist Tene Smith is seen near the entrance of Chicago Women in Trades, a nonprofit dedicated to training and retaining women in the skilled construction trades is photographed April 1, 2025, at the facility in Chicago. Claire Savage/AP hide caption toggle caption Claire Savage/AP WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday struck […]
The FBI has returned a 500-year-old stolen document signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico. The manuscript page was penned in 1527 and is one of 15 pages thought to have been swiped from Mexico’s national archives between 1985 and 1993, the US investigatory agency said. The page – which describes payments made for […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – When four Chinese vessels joined with Russian ships earlier this month in joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, few eyebrows were raised. Moscow and Beijing have been reinforcing their military partnership in recent years as they seek to counterbalance what they see as the United States-led global order. But […]
The NHS waiting list in England has seen a small rise in the past month, with experts warning hospitals are not treating enough patients to keep up with demand. At the end of June, the list stood at 7.37 million, a rise of 10,000 on May. While it is still down on last year’s figure […]
The former diplomat Baroness Valerie Amos has been chosen to lead a rapid review of maternity care in England. In a letter to families who have been failed by poor maternity care, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said she “brings a wealth of experience through her senior leadership roles in national and international organisations”. The other […]
The far-right minister said he will approve 3,000 new homes in the controversial E1 area project, hailing it as ‘Zionism at its best’. Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced he will approve thousands of housing units in a highly controversial and long-delayed illegal settlement project in the occupied West Bank, saying the move […]
Ana Faguy & Mark Poynting BBC News Watch: Timelapse captures rising glacial lakes in Alaska Some Alaskans are evacuating their homes as meltwater escapes a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier – raising fears of record-breaking flooding in the US state’s capital city. Newsportual Weather Service (NWS) office in Juneau has issued a flood warning […]
Adrian Browne Political reporter, BBC Wales News Getty Images Hefin David had been a Labour backbench member in the Senedd Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has led tributes to Welsh Labour politician Hefin David, who has died suddenly, aged 47. Mr David had been Member of the Senedd (MS) for Caerphilly since 2016. Labour leader […]
European leaders are scrambling to convince United States President Donald Trump to use his upcoming summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to amplify pressure on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine on terms acceptable to Kyiv. Trump, who has promised to end the three-year war, plans to meet Putin in Alaska on Friday, […]
Getty Images As temperatures rise across much of the UK, it’s not just humans who feel the heat. What can you do to make sure your pets are cool and comfortable? When is it too hot to walk your dog? The RSPCA says that exercise is the most frequent trigger of heatstroke for dogs and […]