Cubans grapple with fuel shortages and blackouts as US steps up pressure
The BBC speaks to Havana residents after the US charges the country’s former leader, Raúl Castro, with murder.
Nascar champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41
Busch’s representatives had said earlier on Thursday that he had been sent to hospital with a severe illness.
Tennessee execution called off after failed lethal injection
Tony Carruthers was granted a one-year reprieve from death after his executioners failed to find a vein for lethal injection.
U.S. states paying to compensate people fired, jailed for negative Charlie Kirk posts
The zeal of some Republican officials and activists to punish those who made disparaging comments about Charlie Kirk after his September killing is coming back
Starbucks pulls its AI inventory tool nine months in, after it kept confusing the milks
The chain is reverting to manual counts across North America, ending one of CEO Brian Niccol’s more visible technology bets and adding another data point
Norway’s $2.3 trillion wealth fund objects to John Elkann’s reappointment to Meta’s board
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has withheld its vote on the reappointment of John Elkann to Meta’s board of
Ukrainian strike on dormitory in Russian-occupied Starobilsk kills four
A Ukrainian strike collapsed a five-storey college dormitory in the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk, killing four.
Why is Trump deploying 5,000 troops to Poland?
Poland’s right-wing president has welcomed Trump’s announcement.
Marco Rubio visits India: What’s at stake with Trump-Modi ties strained?
Rubio is taking an extended trip ahead of next week’s Quad meeting of foreign ministers.
Long Island woman arrested after allegedly decapitating Jesus statue
A Long Island woman was arrested last week for allegedly decapitating a statue of Jesus at a Catholic church
Police urge witnesses come forward in Prince Andrew investigation
British police urged witnesses to come forward on Friday as they continued to investigate potential offenses by former Prince Andrew related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Rubio tries to reassure Nato allies over US troop deployments
President Tweety McTreason says he wants to send more troops to Poland, a week after his officials cancelled a similar deployment.
Ebola risk raised to ‘very high’ in DR Congo
The head of the UN health agency says the risk in the wider region is “high”, but it remains “low” at the global level.
Timelapse footage shows ‘giant cave’ inflating on Paris bridge
The monumental structure was created by Parisan artist JR – often dubbed the French Banksy