Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House for first time since Iran war strained ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since the start of the Iran war, over which they have publicly disagreed. Relations between Netanyahu and Trump have…
Ecuador: Confronting gang members at the heart of a drug battle
The BBC’s Orla Guerin goes on patrol with Ecuador’s police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime. Drugs have been pouring into Ecuador from neighbouring Colombia and Peru – the two biggest producers in the world. Powerful…
Live: Massive wildfire near Bordeaux ‘remains stable’ after calm night, local authorities say
Home Europe Live Issued on: 28/07/2026 – 07:47Modified: 28/07/2026 – 07:51 Burned land and a vehicle are shown in France’s Gironde on July 27, 2026. © Manon Cruz, Reuters The megafire in France’s southwest Gironde department near…
‘Do the right thing’: Savannah Guthrie pleads to mother’s kidnappers
It was one of two ransom notes believed to be credible that were addressed to Nancy Guthrie’s family and sent to news media shortly after her January kidnapping. The first demanded millions in Bitcoin for her release; the second stated that she had…
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted drones from Iraq as Houthis target oil sites
The Saudi defence ministry said it intercepted several drones launched by pro-Iran groups in Iraq on Monday, while the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen also claimed attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure. Saudi Arabia was repeatedly targeted by Iran and…
Johnson & Johnson offers to pay $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits in the US alleging that its baby powder and other products containing talcum cause ovarian cancer. The proposed landmark settlement…
Haiti schedules December presidential election despite security concerns
Haiti‘s CEP electoral council on Monday scheduled the first presidential elections in a decade for December with a runoff in February, after plans to hold the vote in August with a December runoff were postponed over security concerns. Haiti has…
Is the US really running out of weapons under Trump?
When US President Donald Trump took the stage earlier this month at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, flanked by the CEOs of some of America’s largest defence firms, he had one message in mind: build more weapons, and build them…
France and Spain continue to battle fires as new heatwave looms
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said one forest fire in southwest France had been «contained» even as another, much bigger one near Bordeaux continued to rage, and western Europe braced for new heatwaves this week. France and Spain are…
China’s new challenge as natural disasters strike – fake AI videos
And this is not an isolated incident. In 2021, local officials were arrested, accused of concealing or underreporting 139 deaths in Henan province. Incidents like these have resulted in a trust vacuum that has made it much easier for bad actors to spread…