Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state, in what represents a significant change in government policy. In a video statement on X, the prime minister…
USA: Trump clashes with Australian journalist over business deals in office
Donald Trump has accused an Australian journalist of “hurting Australia” after he was asked about his business deals while in office. John Lyons from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) asked…
AUSTRALIA: Doctor penalised for calling mushroom murderer ‘disturbed sociopath’
An Australian doctor who raised the alarm about Erin Patterson has been sanctioned by the medical regulator over disparaging comments made about the triple murderer. Chris Webster was a key…
USA: Chipmaker Nvidia to invest $5bn in rival Intel
Nvidia, the leading manufacturer of artificial intelligence chips, said it will buy a $5bn (£4bn) stake in Intel – a lifeline for its struggling rival on the heels of a…
MEXICO: Canada and Mexico agree to deepen ties amid Trump trade war
aCanada and Mexico have agreed to deepen ties, vowing closer co-operation on trade and security, as both countries grapple with rising economic pressure from the US. Following a meeting in…
INDIA: Regulator rejects US firm’s fraud claims against Adani Group
India’s stock market regulator has dismissed some allegations of stock manipulation and financial fraud against billionaire Gautam Adani and his group of companies, made by US short-seller Hindenburg Research. The…
CHINA: Trump and Xi discuss future of TikTok in US
US President Donald Trump has said that he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping approved a deal on the future of TikTok’s US operations during a phone call on Friday,…
ARGENTINA: Painting looted by Nazis recovered
A long lost painting looted decades ago in Nazi occupied Europe has been recovered in Argentina, officials have said. Portrait of a Lady, by Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi, had been…
MEXICO: At least 10 dead after train crashes into bus
At least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a freight train crashed into a double-decker bus in central Mexico, authorities have said. The incident happened…
COLOMBIA: Court rules Meta was wrong to bar porn star’s Instagram account
Colombia’s highest court has ruled that Meta violated a porn star’s right to freedom of expression when it deleted her Instagram account. The South American nation’s Constitutional Court said on…