Canada strikes back at Trump with retaliatory tariffs as US trade war escalates
Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbours escalated…
SpaceX to build $100 billion rocket launch facility in southern Louisiana
SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build its largest rocket launch complex yet in southern Louisiana, a $100 billion effort to transform coastal wetlands into a critical base for the company’s Starship and AI satellite launch ambitions. The…
Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear agreement to Congress for review
President Donald Trump has submitted to Congress for review an agreement with Saudi Arabia aimed at bolstering the kingdom’s civilian nuclear program, but continues to insist that it won’t move forward if Saudi Arabia doesn’t normalise…
What do locals think of IndyCar in Washington DC?
US President Donald Trump was among hundreds of people who gathered to see the IndyCar race through the streets of Washington DC on Sunday. But some spectators were left disappointed, telling the BBC they couldn’t actually see any cars go by. Full…
Japan: 1,800 people pull 360-tonne Hirosaki Castle keep by hand
About 1,800 people came together in northern Japan to pull a 360-tonne castle keep by hand. The Hirosaki Castle keep was moved in 2015 so its earthquake-damaged stone wall could undergo repairs. Now, using hikiya, a technique that places buildings on…
Divorce, smartphones and control – BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan
His superior, Abdul Samad, shows us an unmarked graveyard, saying his father is buried here, killed fighting for the Taliban. The area is one of the most deprived in a country where the UN says three in four people cannot provide for their basic needs.…
Beloved US country music icon Dolly Parton dies at 80
In her six decades recording and defining country music, she was so much more. The American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist didn’t seem to mind being mistaken for a ditzy blonde all too eager to play up her looks, after…
China’s humanoid robots are stealing the show, but a quieter machine revolution is unfolding
On a factory floor in the southern city of Chengdu, the old and and the new are working side by side. An assembly line of around 30 middle-aged men and women is screwing, drilling and polishing CRP Technology’s signature product: a robotic arm…
Bundelkhand: Caste divides make scorching summers harder in a parched corner of India
A couple of months ago, just after sunrise, 40-year-old Mamta began the first of as many as 10 journeys she would make that day. Carrying three empty plastic buckets, she walked a few hundred metres to the nearest handpump in her village in Jalaun…
Oil prices fall for second day as US shifts from Iran strikes to sanctions
Oil prices fell for a second day on Tuesday as tradersjudged the risk of renewed military strikes on Iran to have receded, after the United States instead threatened broader economic sanctions. Although Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the White…