The trade in US body parts that’s completely legal
Luke MintzBBC News BBC Harold Dillard was 56 when he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer around his abdomen in November 2009. Within weeks the former car mechanic and handyman…
China and India attempt to repair strained ties
Suranjana TewariBBC Asia business correspondent Getty Images Modi and Xi last had a bilateral meeting in 2017 India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in China this weekend with the sting…
Trump administration moves to fire most Voice of America staff
The Trump administration has moved to terminate more than 500 employees at the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the federal body that oversees government funded broadcasters. The majority of…
The best looks from the Venice red carpet so far
Celebrities have donned their best gowns and suits on the red carpet for this year’s Venice Film Festival. The multi-day event, which began on Wednesday, saw actress Julia Roberts beaming…
Three killed and dozens injured in train derailment
Three people have been killed and 103 others injured due to a train derailing while en route to the Egyptian capital Cairo, the country’s health ministry has said. The train…
AI stethoscope could detect heart conditions in seconds
Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, researchers say. The original stethoscope, invented in 1816, allows doctors to listen to the internal…
Houthis confirm their prime minister killed in Israeli strikes
Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement has confirmed that its self-proclaimed Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi was killed in Israeli air strikes earlier this week. The Iran-backed group said several other…
What happens next after court rules them illegal?
Getty Images A federal appeals court has ruled that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are an overreach of his use of emergency powers as president. The so-called reciprocal tariffs –…
Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine, as Kyiv hits oil refineries
Russia launched a “massive” overnight attack on Ukraine’s southern and central regions, authorities said, as Kyiv struck Russian oil refineries. One woman was killed in Zaporizhzhia and 28 people were…
Prominent Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv
Former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy has been shot dead in Lviv, Ukrainian authorities have said. Police received reports of the shooting in the Frankivsk district of Lviv, western Ukraine,…