Sarah Keith-Lucas Lead Weather Presenter Watch: How people on the US East Coast are coping with extreme heat Dozens of people have been hospitalised for heat-related illnesses as the summer’s first major heat wave descends on eastern North America. More than 150 people fell ill at an outdoor school graduation ceremony in Paterson, New Jersey … Read more
Customers check out vegetables and other groceries at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put … Read more
The Marine veteran son of a California gardener seen in a graphic video being repeatedly struck on the head by a masked Customs and Border Patrol agent and chased at gunpoint is pushing back against government statements that his father attacked agents with a weed trimmer. The arrest of Narciso Barranco, 48, in Santa Ana … Read more
Sofia Bettiza World Service, Global Health Reporter Reporting fromMedellín, Colombia Jorge Calle / BBC Keiny, now 20, started working as a webcam model when she was 17 One afternoon, as Isabella left school for the day, someone thrust a leaflet into her hand. “Do you want to make money with your beauty?” it asked. She … Read more
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “The Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on June 24, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday emphasized the central bank’s commitment to keeping inflation in … Read more
One of the most talked-about staff members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has left the federal government, continuing a stream of DOGE-related departures. Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old nicknamed “Big Balls” who joined DOGE as one of its original staffers, has left his job and the administration entirely, a White House spokesperson said … Read more
US President Donald Trump was seemingly on the fence about getting involved in the Iran-Israel conflict – and then he suddenly took a gamble and carried out strikes against three of Iran’s nuclear facilities. His involvement and his pressure to ensure a ceasefire have been unpredictable and unprecedented. The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann lays out the … Read more
A review on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented on Thursday to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s outside vaccine committee cites a study that does not exist, according to the scientist listed as the study’s author. The report, titled “Thimerosal as a Vaccine Preservative” published on the … Read more
Chinese Premier Li Qiang spoke at the World Economic Forum’s annual “Summer Davos” event in 2024, which was held in Dalian, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images TIANJIN, China — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday called on other countries to collaborate on trade, despite rising tariffs and other barriers. “Globalization will not be … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Vance says U.S. followed ‘Trump doctrine’ during Iran strikes 01:02 Now Playing Cuomo concedes NYC mayoral primary to Mamdani 01:43 UP NEXT Initial intel report: Iran’s nuclear program not destroyed 02:49 Israel-Iran ceasefire appears to hold 02:07 Steve Kornacki explains … Read more