UK: Jet fuel from tyres factory to create 100 jobs

A new factory turning old tyres into jet fuel will create more than 100 jobs, its owners have said. The £100m facility in Sunderland would produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)…

UK: Union welcomes 200 Indian nurses but warns of shortages

A deal to recruit 200 nurses and doctors from India has been welcomed, but a union estimates Wales is currently short of 2,000 nurses. Welsh Health Secretary Jeremy Miles said…

India. Five years since deadly Delhi riots, many police cases are falling apart

Five years after deadly religious riots engulfed India’s capital Delhi, there is no legal closure in sight for the people involved. A BBC Hindi analysis has found that more than…

India: Free trade deal with India could come this year – EU Commission chief

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said EU and India were pushing to get a free trade agreement during this year. “I am well aware it…

LIVE UPDATES: USA- Ukraine relations in limbo

Summary Oval Office became the venue of an unprecedented spat Voices were raised, eyes rolled, aspersions cast – and all in front of the world’s TV cameras. The reaction was…

India: Dozens missing in Himalayas avalanche

At least 41 road workers have been trapped after a massive avalanche struck a remote border area in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials say. Police spokesperson IG Nilesh…

Cook Islands: China deal riles allies as West’s grip loosens

The Cook Islands may be small but the ambitions of its leader are mighty. A range of deals Prime Minister Mark Brown signed with China without consulting the public or…

New Zealand: High Court throws out Volcano owners’ conviction over deadly eruption

The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, have had their conviction over the disaster thrown out by the country’s High Court. Whakaari Management…

USA: Washington-London trade deal could mean tariffs ‘not necessary’- Trump

A trade deal between the US and UK could happen “very quickly”, President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking during the prime minister’s…

USA: Measles outbreak kills child for first time in a decade

A rapidly spreading outbreak of measles in Texas has killed one person, health officials said on Wednesday. It marks the first mortality from measles in the US in nearly a…