Trump signs order to begin dismantling US education department
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Watch: President Trump signs order to shut education department ‘once and for all’ US President Donald Trump has signed
Zelensky says lasting peace achievable this year after he and Trump hail ‘positive’ call
US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a “very good” hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after
Putin agrees in Trump call to pause Ukraine energy attacks but no full ceasefire
Tom Bateman BBC State Department Correspondent Reporting fromat the White House Watch: The BBC’s Tom Bateman unpacks Russia’s ceasefire conditions President Vladimir Putin has rejected
Israel conducting ‘extensive strikes’ on the Gaza Strip
The Israeli military says it is carrying out “extensive strikes” in the Gaza Strip. A spokesperson for Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence agency – the strip’s
Death toll from US strikes on Yemen rises to 53, Houthis say
Watch: US begins Yemen strikes The death toll from US strikes on Yemen has risen to 53, including five children, the Houthi rebels’ health ministry
Donald Trump launches wave of air strikes on Yemen’s Houthis
Watch: US launches air strikes towards Houthi rebels in Yemen The US has launched a “decisive and powerful” wave of air strikes on Houthi rebels
South African ambassador ‘no longer welcome’ in US, Rubio says
The US is expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying he is “no longer welcome in our great country”.
High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch moment
Caroline Hawley BBC diplomatic correspondent Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has rejected the idea of negotiations with the US over its nuclear programme
Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa, Blessed Geza and the drama of succession
Shingai Nyoka BBC News, Harare Blessed Geza / Facebook Blessed “Bombshell” Geza has gone into hiding and been expelled from the ruling party for his
More than 100 passengers rescued from militant train attack
Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying more than 400 passengers and taken a number of them hostage, military sources told