Heavy gunfire and blasts heard near airport in Niger’s capital
The airport houses an air force base and is about 10km (six miles) from the presidential place.
What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios
From regime change to retaliation, the BBC’s Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes on Iran.
China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia
China executes 11 members of the Ming family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.
Indians pay tribute after Arijit Singh retires at 38 as Bollywood singer
Singh has been one of the most loved and recognisable voices of Bollywood for more than a decade.
Did Trump email supporters asking if they were American citizens or if ICE needed to track them down?
A fundraising email from the president’s leadership PAC asked recipients to take a survey confirming their citizenship.
Don’t believe rumor about ‘Operation Iron North’ cartel member arrests in Minneapolis
According to online posts, ICE, the FBI and the DEA collaborated on the mission, arresting more than 5,000 cartel members.
ICE victim seen in earlier clash with agents in new footage
New footage has emerged of Alex Pretti in an altercation with federal agents in Minneapolis, 11 days before he was shot dead.
US plans to check tourists’ social media ‘putting people off travel’
A third of international travellers say they are less likely to visit the US if proposals to scrutinise social media accounts are brought in, according
China warns Australia against taking back control of key port in Darwin
China’s envoy says Beijing will ‘take measures’ to defend Chinese firm’s interests if Canberra takes over Port Darwin.
Venezuela’s police, military pledge loyalty to interim President Rodriguez
Delcy Rodriguez receives loyalty pledge weeks after dozens killed in US military operation to abduct Nicolas Maduro.
County in Virginia opposes sale, conversion of Pattison-owned warehouse to ICE facility
A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration’s
How does US military build-up off Iran compare to the June 2025 strikes?
And could a sudden deployment of major US naval and air force assets indicate a strike on Iran is imminent?
5-year-old detained in Minneapolis last week still in Texas detention facility with his father
Two U.S. Democratic Representatives visited a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas federal detention centre Wednesday, in a case that has stirred
Why China views the UK visit as part of something bigger
Sir Keir Starmer is one of a number of world leaders heading to Beijing