What to watch for at Super Bowl 59
Shutterstock/Reuters Acrobatic catches and thumping hits are why American football fans watch the Super Bowl but for others the non-sporting spectacle is much more interesting.
Lasers, ladders and a leap: Photos of the week
10 minutes ago A selection of news photographs from around the world. Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters Members of the Mexican National Guard and the Mexican Army
Judge halts Trump’s government worker buyout plan
A US judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s plan offering incentives to federal workers to voluntarily resign before a Thursday midnight deadline. Federal Judge
USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday
Getty Images Thousands of employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be placed on leave from Friday night, the agency says. A
Billionaire and spiritual leader the Aga Khan dies at 88
PA Media Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced.
Queensland floods devastation ‘incredible’, state premier says
Flooding in Australia has inflicted “incredible” devastation on communities across northern Queensland, the state’s premier has said, even though conditions are easing faster than predicted.
Grammys ceremony opens with tribute to Los Angeles
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images “I love you LA,” said Billie Eilish, as she performed her Grammy-nominated hit Birds Of A Feather The 2025
Who should count as African?
Getty Images US musician Chris Brown, along with Nigerian artists, are up for Best African Music Performance this year The Grammy Awards has a dedicated
Venezuela frees six US men after Trump envoy meets Maduro
Venezuela has freed six US detainees after talks in Caracas between President Nicolás Maduro and a senior Trump administration official. The release of the men
What we know about American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC
Joel Guinto and James FitzGerald BBC News BBC Verify analyses the moments before the Washington DC plane crash No survivors are expected after a passenger