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‘The golden age of America begins right now’ – Trump

Donald Trump has officially become the 47th president of the United States. Mr Trump won the election in November 2024. In America there is then a delay of...

Donald Trump officially becomes new US president

Donald Trump has officially become the 47th president of the United States. In a special ceremony called an inauguration, President Trump took over from Joe Biden...

Pope Francis says Trump’s immigration raids would be a ‘disgrace’

Pope Francis on Sunday criticised President-elect Donald Trump's reported plan to sharply intensify immigration enforcement actions across the U.S. in the days after his inauguration.In...

Trump illegal migrant arrests to start on day one

Raids to detain and deport migrants living in the US without permission are set to begin on the first full day of President-elect Donald...

Trump’s team outlines executive orders ahead of inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump will quickly implement executive actions on immigration, energy policy and federal government operations to check off dozens of campaign policy priorities.Trump on...

Severe cold forces Trump inauguration indoors, first time in 40 years

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will take place inside the U.S. Capitol on Monday rather than outdoors because of severe cold, the first time in...

2 Iranian supreme court judges shot dead

Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country's supreme court.Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were killed after...

Busta Rhymes arrested, charged with assault in New York

Busta Rhymes is in legal trouble. The "Break Ya Neck" rapper, 52, was arrested in northwestern Brooklyn and charged with assault in the third degree on...

Togo commences trial in over $31 million trading scam

In the Republic of Togo, a highly anticipated trial of financial companies accused of fraud and money laundering began on Wednesday, January 15, in...

Pack of ‘hungry’ dogs kill woman in Italy

Patricia Masithela, a 27-year-old originally from Nigeria, met a horrific fate when she was mauled to death by a pack of starving dogs in...

Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies...

Gaza ceasefire deal reached by Israel and Hamas

Israel and Hamas have agreed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, mediators Qatar and the US say. Qatari Prime...

Why India is reaching out to the Taliban now

India's latest diplomatic outreach to Afghanistan's Taliban government signals a marked shift in how it sees the geopolitical reality in the region. This comes more...

South Korean authorities arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean anti-corruption investigators have arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence, after an hours-long standoff with his security staff and supporters. Yoon...

US to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terror list

President Joe Biden is to remove the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a prisoner release deal,...

Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109...

South Korea begins impeachment trial of suspended President

South Korea's Constitutional Court has held its first hearing to decide if suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office after his...

Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents

Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the...

The lawyer risking everything to defend LGBT rights

Despite being vilified, threatened and humiliated in public, veteran Cameroonian lawyer Alice Nkom is determined to uphold the rights of homosexual people in her...

Canadian miner Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized

Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto...

Gay men can train as priests but must be celibate – Italian bishops says

Gay men will be allowed to train as priests in Roman Catholic seminaries, so long as they observe celibacy, according to new guidelines announced...

Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold TikTok ban in US

The Supreme Court seemed inclined on Friday to uphold a law that would force a sale or ban the popular short-video app TikTok in the United...

Nelson Mandela’s grandson among four arrested in hijacking case

Five suspects, including the grandson of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, were arrested following the recovery of a hijacked Uber vehicle at Mandela's...

Trump says meeting with Putin being arranged

Donald Trump has said that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US president-elect gave no timeline for when...

Los Angeles wildfires: in pictures

Wildfires are tearing through Los Angeles, forcing thousands to flee to safety and destroying modest homes and vast mansions. As the fires rage on, powerful...

Inside the UK’s first legal drug consumption room

Welcome to the Thistle - the UK's first and only drug consumption room. After nearly a decade of deadlock and wrangling over drug laws the...

Boeing and Google each give $1m for Trump inauguration

US aviation giant Boeing has told BBC News it is donating $1m (£812,600) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. Google and Microsoft have...

US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela’s President

The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he...

US returns $50m in alleged stolen funds to Nigeria

Close to $53m (£43m) in alleged illicit funds recovered from Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke among others will be used to fund public...

TV model sentenced after admitting making false rape claim against AC Milan star

A TV model has been handed a suspended prison sentence and fined after admitting to making a false rape claim against AC Milan defender...

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to halt hush-money case sentencing

The US Supreme Court has rejected President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute bid to halt his sentencing on Friday in the criminal hush-money case.Trump had urged...

Man with crocodile skull in luggage arrested at Delhi airport

Indian authorities say they have arrested a Canadian man at Delhi airport for carrying a crocodile skull in his luggage. The 32-year-old man was at...

Chad: Attack on presidential palace leaves 19 dead

An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported...

Violent protests in China after student falls to his death

The death of a teenage boy sparked violent protests in a city in north-west China, the BBC has confirmed through verified video. In the videos...

19 killed in attempted assault on Chad’s presidential complex

Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel...

Ghana suspends diplomatic relations with Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

The Republic of Ghana has officially suspended its diplomatic relations with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).According to a statement from the Ministry of...

Pound falls as borrowing costs rise to highest since 2008

The pound has fallen to its lowest level for nine months after UK government borrowing costs continued to rise.The drop came as UK 10-year...

USA: Thousands of acres on fire in Los Angeles; five dead

Los Angeles firefighters are battling a series of rapidly spreading wildfires, leaving thousands of residents forced to flee their homes.As the fires continue to...

Shock as 2 dead bodies are discovered in plane’s wheel

Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane from New York City after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International...

Europe will not allow attacks, says France, after Trump Greenland threat

France has said the European Union will not allow other nations to attack its "sovereign borders" after US President-Elect Donald Trump refused to rule...