Guatemala Declares State of Emergency to Address Gang Violence
The country has seen a surge of unrest in recent days, including uprisings at prisons and the killing of police officers, which the authorities have blamed on gangs. Source link
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Trump tests boundaries of his power as Minnesota pushes back
Tom BatemanBBC News, Minnesota BBC accompanies ICE observer on the lookout for agents in Minneapolis With 1,500 troops reportedly on standby to deploy to Minnesota, tensions are rising in the state as protests continue against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. US officials say they are targeting the “worst of the worst” but critics warn migrants with…
China hits growth goal despite Trump tariffs turmoil
China’s economy grew by 5% last year, as record exports helped Beijing meet its annual growth target, according to Chinese government figures. But the data also showed economic growth slowed to a rate of 4.5% in the final three months of 2025 compared to a year earlier. Beijing had set a goal of “around 5%”…
Communist Party congress meets to pick new leaders
Gavin Butlerand Thuong Le,BBC News Vietnamese Getty Images Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party is meeting to pick new leaders and set key targets for the young, fast-growing economy. The congress, held every five years, is where the one-party state’s highest-level decisions are made, from economic and foreign policy direction, to the selection of party leaders, including…
Why the US is buying icebreakers from Finland
Adrienne MurrayBusiness reporter, Helsinki Aker Arctic Technology Finland leads the world when it comes to the design and construction of icebreakers As President Donald Trump continues to insist that the US needs to own Greenland, his wider focus on the Arctic region has seen Washington order new icebreakers. For these ships, which can sail through…
China fourth-quarter growth slows to 4.5%, weakest in nearly three years
Pedestrians in the Huaqiangbei electronics market area in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest pace in nearly three years in the fourth quarter as domestic demand softened, though full-year growth matched Beijing’s target despite growing trade frictions with the U.S….
Boy fighting for life after being mauled by shark
A 12-year-old boy in Australia is fighting for his life after being attacked by a large shark while swimming in the Sydney Harbour. The boy and his group of friends were jumping off a six-metre rock ledge at Shark Beach, in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, when the attack happened on Sunday. He sustained critical…
Sir Keir Starmer to give No 10 speech over Greenland row
The prime minister will take to the Downing Street lectern this morning, after another extraordinary weekend of diplomatic turmoil prompted by US President Donald Trump. Sir Keir Starmer knows that people and businesses in the UK will expect him to respond, in front of the cameras, to the prospect of the UK and European allies…
How West African traffickers are trading on QNET’s name
Saidu BahBBC Africa Eye, Makeni BBC Foday Musa has not seen his children for nearly two years Foday Musa looked broken as he listened to the last voice message he received from his son. It is 76 seconds long and the young man sounds desperate. He is crying, begging for his father’s help. “It’s so…
What the U.S.-Taiwan deal means for the island’s ‘silicon shield’
HSINCHU, TAIWAN – APRIL 16: The entrance to a factory of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S.-Taiwan deal aimed at expanding chip production capacity in the U.S. is…