China’s population fell for the fourth straight year in 2025 as its birth rates sunk to a record low, despite the government rolling out a spate of incentives to boost them. The country’s population fell 3.39 million to reach 1.4 billion by the end of 2025, marking a quicker decline than the previous year, government…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is widely expected to call for a snap election, less than three months after taking office, in a bid to shore up greater support. Unnamed officials told local media Takaichi would announce the date of the lower house election at a press conference on Monday afternoon. Japanese voters would then…
Travel has changed a lot throughout the years, and hence the language that revolves around the concept keeps on adapting to the changing environment. As people travel to far-off places, the language used to describe the concept keeps evolving, which results in new terms being used by travellers for the latest reasons, habits, or trends…
It is seen as a scourge of the modern game. A goalkeeper goes to ground off the ball and play is stopped. All 10 outfield players rush to the technical area for a team talk. As soon as the coach has got his new instructions across the goalkeeper gets up. There is nothing a referee…
When we think of fruits and seeds, we can easily imagine that seeds remain hidden away inside the fruit, like apple seeds in a core or mango seeds hidden in a pit. But nature likes to defy conventions. There is one famous fruit that literally has its seeds outside, making it a striking and memorable…
Joe TidyWorld Service Cyber Correspondent BBC There’s something uniquely agonising about having your cryptocurrency stolen. All transactions are recorded on a digital ledger, known as a blockchain, so even if someone takes your money and puts it in their own crypto wallet, it is still visible online. “You can see your money there on the…
Imagine this: You’re glued to the show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 16’, heart racing as contestants chase crores under those bright lights. The legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan isn’t just hosting – he’s dropping wisdom bombs wrapped in laughter. When a contestant named Harshit Bhutani shared a hilarious personal story about his home (back in 2024)…
The fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff threat to EU allies that oppose his campaign to annex Greenland dominates Monday’s papers. The Guardian says European leaders are considering a plan to levy tariffs €93bn of US goods in response. The paper says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had a call with Trump to tell his economic…
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
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…