Will GrantBBC’s Cuba correspondent in Havana
From sunrise, throngs of military personnel, government officials and civilians lined the route between Havana’s airport and…

Will GrantBBC’s Cuba correspondent in Havana
From sunrise, throngs of military personnel, government officials and civilians lined the route between Havana’s airport and…

Iranian and US officials traded barbs at UN Security Council meeting on deadly protests in Iran and amid threats of attack by Washington.
The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency meeting to discuss deadly protests in Iran amid…

In the middle of the night on Monday, Rachel Bloor stirred in her bed to find a heavy weight curled up on her chest.
Half asleep, she reached out for her dog – and instead found herself petting a smooth, slithering object.
As Bloor retreated…

The accounts, shared in short voice messages over encrypted apps between 13 and 15 January, come from two people in Tehran—a journalist and a business owner—and an engineer in Isfahan.
All three are political activists who have been present…

(260116) — WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gestures during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 15, 2026. U.S. President Donald Trump is keeping…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of a Gaza “board of peace,” a key phase two element of a US-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory.
“It is my Great Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been…

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has travelled to Washington, DC, to meet with United States President Donald Trump at the White House, following the abduction of her political adversary, Venezuelan President Nicolas…
Jan 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is backing “a newly appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government” in Gaza.
“As Chairman of the Board of Peace, I am backing a newly appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government,…

US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to quell unrest over federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.
He threatened to send in troops following a night of protests and vandalism in the…

Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIn November 2025, India approved a 73bn-rupee ($800m; £600m) plan that could help it to cut its dependence on China in one of the most strategic corners of…