A 78-year-old British widow has told the BBC she is struggling to eat or sleep as the Swedish government threatens to deport her over a late post-Brexit residence application. Joyce Thomas, a retired nurse, moved to Sweden 22 years ago with her husband, who passed away from cancer three years ago. This came after they…
Juicy brown and ripening yellow dates dangle down from the branches of each palm tree at Israeli settler farms in the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank. This year, as Israeli growers get ready for a good harvest, they are also preparing for the impact of new Western sanctions against settlements, which are illegal…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a tranche of 170,000 documents that show officials had concerns about air quality in Manhattan soon after the 9/11 attacks, even as the public was told the air was safe. The mayor said the documents reveal asbestos was found “nearly everywhere” they tested near Ground Zero, the site…
A school in the occupied West Bank has been surrounded by barbed-wire fencing as Palestinian parents fear for their children’s safety due to the rise of Israeli settler attacks in the area. The isolated village of al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah, has been increasingly surrounded by Jewish settler outposts, and regularly blocked by Israeli forces who…
At least two people have been killed after Russia resumed airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, officials said. The attack came after both countries agreed to halt strikes on each other’s capitals for three days while US Donald Trump’s top envoys visited Moscow and Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on…
The British government dismissed Milei’s speech and stressed that its position on the Falklands was “unwavering”. Hopes that Milei’s primetime speech may have been a blip and that he would return to his previous stance of strengthening diplomatic ties with the UK were crushed on Monday, however, when his office announced it would file criminal…
Nepal is cracking down on online abuse directed at survivors of last month’s deadly floods, with Prime Minister Balendra Shah warning that authorities will “show no leniency” to people who “belittle” those who are suffering. Some have taken to social media to appeal for information about their loved ones and to urge officials to step…
Singapore’s government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the world. Lawrence Wong will see an increase of 1.4 million Singapore dollars ($1.1m; £818,000) in his annual pay package. He has said he will donate this…
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on a range of US goods came into effect on Tuesday, with no sign of a trade deal on the horizon. The counter-tariffs will apply to nearly C$28bn ($20bn; £15bn) worth of American products, from steel to furniture to cotton T-shirts, and will be as high as 50%. Fresh fish and lobster…
Australia is set to force social media companies to allow users to easily opt in or out of content recommended by algorithms when they log in. The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about how they feel about social media algorithms, and the Australian government’s planned legislation. Read more on the Australian government’s plans here….