Mahmoud Khalil is shown on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist Saturday who played a prominent role in Columbia University’s protests against Israel, a significant escalation in […]
PA Media Rupert Lowe has been accused of making threats of violence against Reform UK’s chairman – which he denies A senior lawyer appointed by Reform UK to independently investigate allegations against MP Rupert Lowe and his team has denied making comments he has attributed to her. The Great Yarmouth MP was suspended by Reform […]
Ben King and Robin Levinson King BBC News Reporting fromLondon, UK and Toronto, Canada Watch: Key moments on Mark Carney’s journey from banker to Canada’s PM The former Bank of England boss, Mark Carney, will be Canada’s next prime minister, at least for now. He will need all his experience handling global economic crises as […]
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 9, 2025, 02:52 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti defended Real Madrid’s performance in their 2-1 LaLiga win over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, pointing to the struggles of a number of teams balancing Champions League football with domestic duties. Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior put Madrid 2-0 up in the first half […]
Jessica Murphy BBC News, Ottawa Trump has put unjustified tariffs on Canada – Mark Carney Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister and Liberal Party leader. Carney, 59, who easily beat three rivals, will lead the Liberals into the next general election, which […]
Rowan Bridge and Emily Holt BBC News Chase Chase’s new Sapphire Lounge at New York’s La Guardia Airport offers cardholders a luxurious space I’m standing in what feels like a suite in a posh hotel – all soft lighting, marble counter tops, plush seating and parquet-style flooring. An ornate platter of food catches the corner […]
Avocados are true superfoods: dense, buttery scoops of vitamins, fat and fiber, all in a hand-size package. We worked for a long time to make them this way. According to a paper published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people in what we today call Honduras made avocados a part of […]
For the past two days, under the soft lights of chandeliers in a Marriott basement a block from the White House, energy ministers and tech founders from across Africa gathered to discuss how best to bring electricity to more than 600 million people on the continent who have none. Much of their hope, and fear, […]
The railroad tracks that slice through downtown Freehold, N.J., used to be lined by dozens of men, waiting for work. Each morning, the men — day laborers, almost all from Latin America and undocumented — would be scooped up by local contractors in pickup trucks for jobs painting, landscaping, removing debris. In recent weeks, the […]
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The chancellor will give an update on her plans for the UK economy when she gives a statement alongside an economic forecast on 26 March. Rachel Reeves has previously ruled out further tax rises, but faces difficult choices because of the performance of the UK economy and […]