Kim Jong Un slams ‘serious accident’ at warship launch
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has condemned a “serious accident” during the launch of a new warship on Thursday, calling it a “criminal act” that could not be tolerated.…
Nike to hike prices as it faces tariffs uncertainty
Nike says it will raise the prices of some products from 1 June, with the increases hitting everything from shoes to clothing. The sportswear giant says it is making the…
Cattle washed onto beaches in widespread Australia floods
A natural disaster has been declared in New South Wales, Australia, as widespread flooding has prompted nearly 50,000 people to evacuate. Footage captured in the Mid North Coast shows cattle…
Ramaphosa keeps cool during Trump’s choreographed onslaught
Watch: ‘Turn the lights down’ – how the Trump-Ramaphosa meeting took an unexpected turn Three months into Donald Trump’s second term, foreign leaders should be aware that a coveted trip…
Ramaphosa survives Trump ambush over ‘white genocide’
Watch: ‘Turn the lights down’ – how the Trump-Ramaphosa meeting took an unexpected turn Donald Trump has proved to be the political Rottweiler of right-wing Afrikaner groups, taking their fight…
Call for NHS to give women with dense breasts extra cancer scans
Getty Images Women with very dense breasts should be offered additional scans as part of the UK’s NHS breast screening programme to help detect more cancers and save lives, researchers…
UK to sign Chagos deal with Mauritius
Sir Keir Starmer is due to sign a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on Thursday. Under the terms of the deal Mauritius would gain sovereignty of the islands…
Apple designer Sir Jony Ive joins OpenAI
Legendary British designer Sir Jony Ive, who helped create the Apple iPhone, is joining forces with OpenAI, as the artificial intelligence (AI) firm sets its sights on developing hardware. OpenAI,…
How a joke about rice cost a Japan cabinet minister his job
Mariko Oi Business reporter Reuters Taku Eto’s comments that he never had to buy rice caused outrage When Japan’s farm minister declared that he never had to buy rice because…
Judge rules US deportations to South Sudan violate court order
A federal judge has said the deportation of eight men to South Sudan “unquestionably” violated his order that migrants must be allowed to challenge their removal to third countries. Judge…