Category: World
‘A great honor’: Key takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Colombia’s Petro
Despite months of clashing over US military attacks and drug trafficking, the two leaders shared a ‘terrific’ meeting.
Bus crashes in Brazil’s Alagoas state, killing at least 16 people
Survivors, including a seriously injured child, taken to hospital as state governor declares three days of mourning.
Palestinian women recount ‘journey of horror’ at Gaza’s Rafah crossing
Palestinian women tell of harrowing experience at hands of the Israeli military at reopened Rafah crossing in Gaza.
X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok
Elon Musk’s X and Grok platforms are facing increased scrutiny from authorities on both sides of the channel.
BBC on the front line with Colombia’s war on drugs
BBC Senior international correspondent Orla Guerin joined a special operation over Colombia’s cocaine heartland, tasked with destroying crude cocaine labs hidden deep in the jungle.
Bus carrying pilgrims overturns in Brazil killing 15 on board
Three children are among those who died in the accident, which happened on the return leg of their journey.
Two arrested over attempted sabotage of German naval vessels
Two port workers are accused of trying to damage military ships, including by dumping gravel into an engine.
French police raid X offices as they investigate Elon Musk’s social media platform and AI chatbot Grok
French prosecutors raided the Paris offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child
Survivors of Epstein’s abuse condemn US government’s handling of files
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse have condemned the US Department of Justice’s release of files about the disgraced financier, with one saying “a five-year-old could
Jill Biden’s ex-husband charged with murder
The ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with first-degree murder after the death of his wife.
Collision between Greek coastguard vessel, migrant boat kills at least 14
Greece’s coastguard says 26 other people have been rescued from Aegean Sea as search-and-rescue operations continue.
US House passes $1.2 trillion spending package to end government shutdown
The spending package only funds the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, through February 13.
Who was Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the man once seen as Libya’s next leader?
Saif al-Islam, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in the west of the North African country.