Fed chair Powell raises hopes of US rate cut
Jerome Powell, the head of the US central bank, has given a rocket boost to expectations that there will be an interest rate cut in September, a move President Trump…
Russia trying to stop meeting on peace and prolong war, says Zelensky
EPA/Shutterstock Ukraine’s leader said he was not afraid of any meetings, unlike Russia Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky has accused Russia of “doing everything it can” to prevent a meeting with…
Gaza mother blames famine for halving daughter’s weight
A mother has told the BBC her five-year-old daughter has lost almost half of her body weight due to the famine in Gaza City. Lamia Hijjeh, whose family has been…
Postal services halt US deliveries over Trump de minimis policy
Postal services around the world are pausing deliveries to the US over confusion around new import taxes that must be paid on parcels from the end of the month. US…
Apple TV+ raises subscription prices worldwide, including in UK
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images Adam Scott stars in the Apple TV+ sci-fi epic Severance Apple TV+ has put up its prices in the UK and worldwide for monthly…
New bodies found near Shakahola Forest
Nine bodies have been exhumed from fresh graves suspected to be linked to Kenya’s notorious starvation cult. In one of the worst ever cases of cult-related mass deaths, more than…
Assaults on public-facing workers should be specific offence, bosses say
More than 100 business leaders have urged the government to make the assault of public-facing workers in any sector, from transport workers to call centre agents, a standalone offence. The…
BrewDog co-founder Martin Dickie leaves craft beer giant
Getty Images Martin Dickie pictured attending an event to mark the 80th anniversary of Esquire magazine Brewdog co-founder Martin Dickie has left the Scottish craft beer giant, saying that he…
Nigeria deports Chinese scammers after sting on ‘foreign-led syndicate’
Nigeria has deported dozens of foreigners, including 50 Chinese nationals, in a major crackdown over the last week on one of the “largest foreign-led cybercrime syndicates”, the country’s anti-graft agency…
‘My youngest child doesn’t know what fruit tastes like’
Residents of the Gaza Strip have described to the BBC the effects that a lack of food is having on their bodies, after a UN-backed report confirmed famine in the…