Category: World
You have a friend in the White House, RFK Jr tells anti-vaxxers
Robert F Kennedy Jr has told anti-vaxxers they have a “friend in the White House”.
Critics in meltdown over US cheese giant Tillamook halal label
Critics have launched a boycott campaign against US cheese giant Tillamook over its new halal labelling.
Italy to deploy warships to protect shipping through Bab al-Mandeb
Italy’s defence minister warns of severe economic fallout if Bab al-Mandeb becomes impassable, bypassing EU delays.
Drone attacks by Colombian armed groups more than double in early 2026
Civilians are caught in the crossfire of drone attacks between armed groups and government forces.
Canadians dream of Europe as Carney floats longshot plan for living and working in EU
Torontonians are excited by the possibility of moving to the EU, even if it is unlikely anytime soon.
Iran expels Swedish diplomat in retaliatory move
Tehran gives Swedish official 48 hours to leave as Iran says Stockholm is bowing down to outside pressure.
Iran war live: Trump weighs ‘big decision’ on Iran, tanker hit in Hormuz
Trump says he faces a ‘big decision’ on whether to ‘annihilate’ his Iranian foes, adding that ‘anything could happen’.
Migrant crossings to Europe by sea drop sharply amid heightened risks: IOM
More than 2,200 migrants died or vanished at sea in 2026, despite declining crossings into Europe, says IOM.
Driver charged with 2nd-degree murder in L.A. bus crash that news helicopter was covering
Officials say Bailee Lynn Rios was intoxicated and driving against traffic when she slammed into a city bus. A news helicopter covering the deadly incident
Former ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee says he was placed in phone booth-sized cage for 15 hours
For around 15 hours, immigration detention officers kept Raúl Suárez Herrero confined in a cage slightly larger than a phone booth, where he feared snakes
Canadians welcome closer ties with Europe as tensions simmer with US
Toronto residents tell the BBC they are excited by the possibility of working and studying in the EU.
Verified video shows wreckage of Saudi fighter jet shot down over Yemen
BBC Verify tracks down the location of a Houthi video showing the wreckage of an F-15 they claim to have shot down.
Canada welcomes EU proposal to become ‘associate member’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said a Canada-EU alliance would create a “beacon for other democracies”.