Russia has rejected President Trump’s “ultimatum” for Moscow to sign a ceasefire deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days on Tuesday as “unacceptable,” calling for continued negotiations and insisting that the invasion ordered by President Vladimir Putin would continue until its goals are achieved. In response to President Trump’s threat to impose…
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – An AMC in Manhattan is closed after videos posted to social media show the movie theater flooding during Monday’s storms. The location on Broadway and West 68th Street is “temporarily closed” on Tuesday, according to a message on the theater’s website. “We apologize for the inconvenience, but this theatre is…
BBC News grew its global audience by 4 million people in 2024/25. The BBC’s coverage of international conflicts, crises and elections has boosted its international audience year-on-year to reach 418m people on average every week. The total BBC audience, including content made and distributed by BBC Studios, grew by 3m to 453m. Audiences came to…
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of Afghans including many who worked with British forces have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that they could be targeted by the Taliban, the British government revealed Tuesday. The government now plans to close the secret route. Defense Secretary John…
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email In February 2022, sitting in an office not far from the Ministry of Defence‘s Whitehall HQ, a member of the armed forces pressed ‘send’ on…
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Tuesday that she’ll cut red tape for banks and finance firms so that “informed risk-taking” can help kickstart Britain’s sluggish economy. The government is trying to regain the economic initiative after rocky weeks of costly U-turns and figures showing the British economy contracted for two months…
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -The global destruction of wetlands, which support fisheries, agriculture and flood control, may mean the loss of $39 trillion in economic benefits by 2050, according to a report by the Convention on Wetlands released on Tuesday. Some 22% of wetlands, both freshwater systems such as peat lands, rivers and lakes,…
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News Watch: Trump to hit Russia with secondary tariffs in 50 days if no peace deal Some conservative members of Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement have reacted angrily to the president’s plans to sell weapons to Nato, arguing it is a betrayal of his promise to end US involvement…
EU ministers discuss deal with Israel to increase Gaza aid(AP Photo) The European Union is seeking updates from Israel on implementation of a new deal to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to Kaja Kallas, the bloc’s foreign policy chief. Foreign ministers from the EU’s 27-member nations are meeting Tuesday in Brussels in the wake…
NEW YORK (AP) — Nextdoor, the social media site that aims to create connections among neighbors, is trying to shake off an uneven past and a nagging sense it is being underutilized. How? It is turning to professional journalists for help. The company announced a partnership Tuesday with more than 3,500 local news providers who…