Today’s Headlines

For all the latest Current Affairs, Sports, Health, Weather, Entertainment, Business and Travel News from around the world. Vatican: Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital on Sunday Pope Francis…

Middle East: Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire

Israel says it has hit dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command centre in southern Lebanon after rockets were fired from there into Israel for the first time since…

USA: Trump rescinds order targeting law firm after it makes $40m promise

President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order targeting a prestigious international law firm after it promised to abandon diversity policies and provide $40m (£31m) worth of free legal work…

UK: Government borrowing higher than expected in February

UK government borrowing was higher than expected in February, adding pressure to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her Spring Statement next week. Borrowing – the difference between spending and income…

Turkey: Hundreds arrested in third night of protests

Turkish authorities say 343 people were arrested during a third day of protests across the country on Friday. The protests began after the arrest of a key opposition figure –…

India: Elon Musk’s Grok is kicking up a storm

It all started with one question. A query last week from an X (formerly Twitter) account called Toka was enough to propel Elon Musk’s built in-chatbot called Grok 3 into…

UK: The British embracing Korean pop

Six years ago, Amber Clare was a devoted One Direction fan. Scrolling through Twitter for information about the band’s solo projects, she saw a reply that said “Listen to Icy…

UK: ‘Chubby filter’ pulled from TikTok after user backlash

A viral filter which made people appear overweight has been removed from TikTok, after the BBC reported it had sparked a wave of user criticism. Known as a “chubby filter”,…

S Korea: Court rules against K-pop group NewJeans in record label dispute

A South Korean court has ruled against chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans which had sought to cut ties with its record label Ador. The court said the band, which had renamed…

USA: Family sues Boeing over whistleblower death

The family of a Boeing whistleblower who took his own life last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company. The complaint alleges that John Barnett was subjected…