USA: 100,000 eggs stolen from one grocer as bird flu drives up prices

Thieves in the US state of Pennsylvania have stolen more than 100,000 eggs – worth $40,000 (£32,000) – from a single grocer. The heist targeted the back of a lorry at…

India: US military plane carrying deported Indians lands in Punjab

A US deportation flight carrying about 100 Indian nationals accused of entering the country illegally has landed in the state of Punjab. The military aircraft, which left Texas late on…

USA: Postal Service halts China parcels after Trump tariffs

The US Postal Service (USPS) said it has stopped accepting parcels from mainland China and Hong Kong until further notice. Letters will not be affected by the suspension, said the…

USA: Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons

Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, is no longer promising that it will never use artificial intelligence (AI) for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools. The…

Israel: Netanyahu seeks strong backing from Trump, as first foreign leader to visit

Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to become the first foreign leader to meet President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term on Tuesday, at a…

USA: Sovereign wealth fund could buy TikTok, Trump says

US President Donald Trump has taken the first step towards setting up a sovereign wealth fund for the United States, and suggested that it could end up buying TikTok. The…

USA: I don’t want to think of being associated with Zuckerberg- Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg, who starred as Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in 2010 film The Social Network, has told BBC News he no longer wants to think of himself “as someone…

USA: RFK Jr clears first vote towards Senate confirmation

Robert F Kennedy cleared the first hurdle needed to be confirmed as US health secretary when his nomination was approved by a Senate committee Tuesday. The vote split along party…

USA: Turmoil as Trump and Musk take aim at top US aid agency

The Trump administration reportedly intends to merge the US government’s main overseas aid agency with the state department, as workers were asked to stay out of its Washington headquarters. Secretary…

South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa calls Musk to calm Trump land row

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to defuse a row with the new US administration over a new land law by speaking to Elon Musk. Mr Musk is a…