US lays out plans to hit Chinese ships with port fees
The Trump administration has unveiled its plan to impose port fees on Chinese ships as it tries to revive shipbuilding in the US and challenge China’s dominance of the industry.…
Ukraine says outline of minerals deal signed with US
Ukraine’s government has announced the signing of the outline of a minerals deal between the war-torn country and the US. Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the memorandum of intent paved…
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen meets El Salvador deportee Kilmar Ábrego García
A US senator has met with a man who Trump administration officials have acknowledged was deported in error from Maryland to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Maryland Senator Chris Van…
Menendez brothers’ resentencing on hold until May
A highly anticipated resentencing hearing for convicted killers Erik and Lyle Menendez kicked off on Thursday before unravelling and being postponed by a judge. The hearing was set to decide…
Hamas formally rejects latest ceasefire offer
Hamas has formally rejected Israel’s latest ceasefire offer, saying it is prepared to immediately negotiate a deal that would see the release of all remaining hostages in return for an…
Canada’s ‘regular’ homes now cost millions. Can a new government fix it?
Nadine Yousif BBC News Reporting fromVancouver, British Columbia Eloise Alanna/BBC Vancouver has been labelled one of the most “impossibly unaffordable” cities in the world for housing Before Donald Trump imposed…
JD Vance heads to Rome
Davide Ghiglione in Rome & Bernd Debusmann Jr in Washington DC BBC News, Washington Getty Images JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019 at the age of 35. When US…
Migrant tents removed from Guantanamo Bay, satellite images show
The US has dismantled large parts of a camp built to house migrants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show. President Donald Trump ordered…
Syrians have more freedom after Assad, but could they lose it?
Lina Sinjab Middle East Correspondent BBC On the morning of 8 December 2024, I waited anxiously at the Lebanese border, hoping to get into Syria as soon as the crossing…
The rise and wobble of India’s EV pioneer Ola
Getty Images Sales of Ola’s electric scooters have fallen sharply It was once the Indian start-up world’s shining star, but Ola is now battling a multitude of crises. Founded in…