Silver hit new all-time high following over 6% advance on Monday, as fresh shockwaves from a criminal probe by Trump administration on Fed Chair Jerome Powell struck markets at the start of the week and prompted investors into safety. Unrests in Iran, with threats of uncontrollable escalation, add to growing uncertainty and boost safe-haven demand,…
Nawal Al-Maghafi,Senior international investigations correspondentand Sheida Kiran,BBC Eye Investigations ‘Do you recognise your passport? Now look what will happen to it’, says unseen woman in a video Flames lick around the edges of Omar’s passport. “It’s burning well,” an unseen woman says in Russian in the video. Omar, a 26-year-old Syrian construction worker, had been…
The AI sector continues to grow, and there are plenty of promising ways to invest in it. Artificial intelligence (AI) investing continues to be a huge theme on Wall Street as we turn the calendar to 2026. Although some investors may be getting tired of it, the reality is that it’s here to stay. So…
MILAN: Scott McTominay kept Napoli in touch with Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a brace in Sunday’s entertaining 2-2 draw at the San Siro, after AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina. The Scotland midfielder twice equalized to make sure that the reigning champions would stay four points behind Inter, who…
The actress who plays Diane Miller on General Hospital opened up about her recovery after breaking her leg last year and her return to work. In November 2025, Carolyn Hennesy took to Facebook to reveal that the injury happened after an incident with her dog, Bela Lugosi. She clarified that no one was at fault,…
A US district judge ruled that Trump’s decision singled out states that voted for Democrats in the 2024 elections. Published On 13 Jan 202613 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A United States judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump acted illegally when it cancelled the payment…
An explosion in Manchester was felt more than 1,000 miles away. The decision by Sir Jim Ratcliffe to detonate the Ruben Amorim project shook football. Its blast radius even reached as far as southern Italy. Before his Roma side played away at Lecce last Tuesday, Gian Piero Gasperini received an update about the transfer market….
Hong Kong internet couple “Mr and Mrs Ho” still have no legal representatives in a domestic violence dispute that escalated into a criminal case, which has drawn wide public attention and filled the courtroom. The District Court heard on Tuesday that Ho Huen, 77, widely known as Mr Ho, and his 44-year-old wife, Ye Xiuding,…
Sammy AwamiBBC Africa, Kampala AFP via Getty Images Backers of Yoweri Museveni are hoping for a seventh successive election victory Whether decked in the bright yellow of the ruling party or donning the revolutionary red of the main opposition, young people are dominant among the foot soldiers of Uganda’s election campaign. In crowded public grounds…
A partnership between China’s SciNeuro Pharmaceuticals and Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Monday has revived hopes for treating Alzheimer’s disease. The deal, worth nearly US$1.7 billion, grants Novartis exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialise SciNeuro’s antibody candidates to develop drugs for the progressive brain disease. SciNeuro’s novel amyloid beta targeted antibody programme leverages proprietary…