Biden clarifies ‘garbage’ comment after fresh US election row
Watch: Joe Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment after Puerto Rico row President Joe Biden has tried to clarify comments that triggered a fresh row, after he was accused of calling supporters of…
These women voters say abortion decided their votes
BBC The 2024 presidential election is the first since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, which protected the national right to an abortion. The gender divide has been prominent…
Ukraine announces mobilisation drive as Russia advances in east
Ukraine is planning to draft another 160,000 troops into its military as Russia gains ground in the east. Russia has been advancing in the eastern Donetsk region and on Tuesday…
Harris pledges ‘different path’ at site of Trump 6 January speech
The night before Kamala Harris sets off on a final multi-day swing through the key battleground states that will decide the 2024 presidential election, she gave one last speech, practically…
Some bodies found in flood-hit regions
Bodies have been recovered after torrential rain caused flash floods in south-eastern Spain, the leader of the Valencia region says. “Dead bodies have been found, but out of respect for…
Communal tensions grow in Beirut as war forces relocations
BBC Nadim Gemayel has organised a neighbourhood watch in Lebanon The sound of war is loud at night in Beirut’s eastern Achrafieh neighbourhood. Residents can hear Israeli air strikes hitting…
China spacecraft launches in mission to space station
The Shenzhou 19 spacecraft has blasted off from the Gobi Desert in north-west China. The spacecraft is taking three taikonauts – China’s word for astronauts – to the Tiangong space…
Trump says New York rally was ‘lovefest’, brushing aside controversy
Trump calls Madison Square Garden rally an ‘absolute love fest’ Donald Trump has said his rally in New York City on Sunday was an “absolute lovefest”, ignoring bipartisan calls that…
China’s youngest-ever astronauts blast off from the Gobi desert
Reuters The BBC was given rare access to Jiuquan Satellite launch centre The ground vibrates beneath us as soon as the countdown ends and the spacecraft takes to the skies.…
Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to life in prison in California trial
The man who broke into the home of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacked her husband with a hammer has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of…