Image of Gaza airstrike survivor wins 2025 World Press Photo of the Year
A poignant image of a nine-year-old amputee from Gaza is the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.
Deadly, sombre Good Friday as 58 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Palestinian Christians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are holding temperate gatherings leading up to Easter.
Did Xi Jinping succeed in winning support against Trump’s tariff war?
Chinese president visits three Southeast Asian nations amid global uncertainty.
Nearly 300 scientists apply for French academic program amid Trump cuts in U.S.
Nearly 300 U.S.-based researchers have applied to one program that promises “scientific refugee status” for those fleeing Trump’s academic funding rollbacks. (Image credit: Robyn Beck)
Into dudes who drum? You might be a female fiddler crab
The male European fiddler crab attracts his mate by performing a courtship dance. New research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology says that dance
Karoline Leavitt didn’t debate Stephen Colbert on ‘The Late Show’
Versions of the claim featured in several YouTube videos marked as “altered or synthetic content.”
What we know about claims Trump admin wanted UK to remove LGBTQ+ protections before trade deal
U.S. Vice President JD Vance chastised European leaders for lacking commitment to free speech during an address in Germany in February 2025.
Yes, RFK Jr. said autistic children will never pay taxes, hold a job, play baseball or write a poem
The U.S. health secretary was giving a press briefing about CDC findings on the growing number of autism diagnoses, calling them “preventable.”
Trial of nearly 200 people opens after Turkey protests
Students and journalists are among the 189 people on trial in Istanbul after protests last month.
Yes, a Chick-fil-A franchisee was arrested over alleged sex crime with minor. Here’s what we know
And no, it wasn’t on a Sunday, as many posts claimed.
What we know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia and MS-13 allegations
BBC Verify looks at the evidence behind allegations that the Salvadoran mistakenly deported to a mega-prison was a dangerous gang member.
Zelensky accuses Trump’s envoy of spreading ‘Russian narratives’
Steve Witkoff appeared to suggest that a peace deal hinged on the status of five Ukrainian regions.
Heavy snow blocks Alpine resorts in Switzerland and France
A Swiss ski resort is cut off and people have been told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes.
Barabak: Alaska Republican speaks truth about Trump: ‘Retaliation is real. And that’s not right.’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks honestly and candidly of the fear Trump has instilled with his rogue presidency. She’s a rare, brave voice among Republican politicians.