Senator Ted Cruz says FCC acted like ‘mafioso’ on Jimmy Kimmel
US Senator Ted Cruz has accused the head of America’s broadcast regulator of acting like “a mafioso” in the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel – the sharpest attack yet…
Portugal says it will recognise Palestinian state
Portugal says it will recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, making it the latest Western nation preparing to shift policy as the war in the Gaza Strip shows no sign…
Eight arrested for alleged electoral fraud
Reuters Malawians voted in presidential, parliamentary and local elections on Tuesday Police in Malawi have arrested eight people for alleged electoral fraud as the country waits for the final results…
Son of British couple held by Taliban ‘ecstatic’ as they return to UK
Watch: Their daughter Sarah was visibly emotional as she spoke to reporters in Doha ahead of the reunion The son of an British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan…
Trump attaches $100,000 fee for skilled worker visa applicants
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers. Trump’s order…
US vaccine panel no longer recommends Covid-19 jab to adults
Getty Images The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices makes recommendations on the use of vaccinations in the United States A key US vaccine advisory committee has voted to stop recommending…
Intervision 2025 – Russia’s answer to Eurovision has less kitsch, more Kremlin
Steve RosenbergRussia editor in Moscow BBC Shohruhmirzo Ganiyev is representing Uzbekistan at Intervision At a Moscow concert hall, Shohruhmirzo Ganiyev is crooning about love and his motherland, Uzbekistan. “Put your…
US forces strike third alleged drug vessel killing three, Trump says
President Donald Trump has said US forces carried out a “lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel which he said was trafficking drugs, and the attack killed three “male narcoterrorists” on…
Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force
A global agreement designed to protect the world’s oceans and reverse damage to marine life is set to become international law. The High Seas Treaty received its 60th ratification by…
Harjit Kaur’s ICE arrest stirs Sikh community
Manjit Kaur Harjit Kaur’s age and sudden arrest have generated an outpouring of sympathy and support The visiting room of the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Centre in Bakersfield, California, is…