BBCIn April Donald Trump stunned the world by announcing sweeping new import tariffs – only to put most on hold amid the resulting global financial panic.
Four months later, the US president is touting what he claims are a series of victories,…
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Russia’s Medvedev Mocks Trump’s ‘nervous Reaction’
US President Donald Trump’s angry comments toward Russian officials were a “nervous reaction” and are evidence that Moscow is pursuing the right path, former President Dmitry Medvedev has stated.
Medvedev was responding to a post by Trump…
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Iran drives out 1.5 million Afghans, with some branded spies for Israel
BBC News Afghan & BBC Global Disinformation Unit
BBCSome Afghans in Iran have been accused of espionage in the wake of the 12-day conflict with Israel. Ali Ahmad’s eyes fill with tears as he lifts his shirt to show deep bruises across his back.
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Iran drives out 1.5 million Afghans, with some branded spies for Israel
Abdullah says he’d only been in Iran two months before being detained, despite having a visa.
“They beat us with plastic batons and said: ‘You’re a spy, you’re ruining our country’.”
The four days he was detained “felt like four years”. He…
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Radioactive wasp nest discovered at old US nuclear weapons site
A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times of what is allowed under regulations was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons, federal officials said.
“The wasp nest was sprayed to kill wasps, then bagged as…
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What has been the impact of Trump’s tariffs so far? | Interactive News
United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs are set to come into effect on August 1. They mark a significant escalation in US trade policy, leading to higher prices for consumers and bigger financial hits for companies.
Trump had initially…
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China continues to import Iranian oil using ‘dark fleet’ – CBS
The report reveals how Iranian oil is transferred to ships bound for China through covert ship-to-ship transfers in international waters near Malaysia’s Riau archipelago, often with transponders turned off and identifying details concealed.
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Speak Out, Lose Service: Iran Targets SIM Cards Of Dissenting Voices
Iranian authorities are increasingly disconnecting citizens from mobile services for posting critical content about the Islamic republic on social media, a coercive tactic that links freedom of expression to access to essential digital tools.
The…
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Iran Targets SIM Cards Of Dissenting Voices
Iranian authorities are increasingly disconnecting citizens from mobile services for posting critical content about the Islamic republic on social media, a coercive tactic that links freedom of expression to access to essential digital…
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How a sinkhole revived a debate about migrant workers’ rights in Singapore
Kelly NgBBC News, Singapore
PUBA group of seven Indian workers used a rope to hoist a woman to safety after her car fell into a sinkhole When a 3m (10ft) deep sinkhole on a busy Singapore road swallowed a black Mazda on Saturday, a group of workers…
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