Italy’s defence minister has condemned what he said was an overnight drone attack by unidentified perpetrators on a flotilla trying to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza to deliver aid. Guido Crosetto also said he had ordered an Italian Navy frigate to head towards the 52 boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which are...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told the United Nations General Assembly that Tehran will “never seek to build a nuclear bomb”, as diplomatic efforts are under way to avert the so-called “snapback” sanctions on Tehran over the country’s nuclear programme. The remarks on Wednesday came as a 30-day process launched by the United Kingdom, France...
The decision by a majority of legislative councillors to vote down the same-sex partnerships bill has been presented by officials as some kind of triumph for the system of government. In fact, it sets us on the road to a slow-burning loss of credibility about our commitment to the rule of law. A total of...
Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondent Watch: South Korean president tells BBC he would accept a Trump-Kim deal to freeze NK’s nuclear programme South Korea’s president has said he would accept a deal between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un under which North Korea would agree to freeze production of its nuclear weapons for now, rather than get...
US efforts to ban TikTok started during Trump’s first term in 2020. Months before he left office, Trump threatened to ban TikTok and another Chinese app WeChat. The Biden administration rescinded Trump’s executive orders on the topic but continued to scrutinize TikTok. The US congress eventually passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications...
Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Sep 21, 2025, 12:10 PM ET Week 4 did not produce...
Murdoch will be part of a group of US investors – including Trump allies – trying to take over TikTok’s US operations. Published On 21 Sep 202521 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump has said media executive Lachlan Murdoch will join a group of American...
Egyptians reacted with outrage this week after officials said that a 3,000-year-old bracelet that had belonged to an ancient pharaoh was stolen from Cairo’s famed Egyptian Museum and then melted down for gold. Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy said in televised comments late on Saturday that the bracelet was stolen on September 9 while...
North Korea has “significantly expanded” its use of the death penalty for a broad range of crimes over the past decade, including carrying out public executions of people caught distributing foreign media such as South Korean dramas, according to a new U.N. report. The 14-page document released by the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner...
When a British diplomat led the first formal trade mission to China to meet the Qianlong emperor in 1792, he brought with him an array of textiles, astronomical models and sword blades. One offering was more audacious than the rest: six vases of jasperware, the blue and white pottery created by Wedgwood. China may have...