Three things we’re looking out for on Budget daypublished at 11:22 GMT 11:22 GMT Thomas CopelandBBC Verify Live journalist Our fact-checking team has been busy preparing for Budget day. Here’s what they’re keeping an eye out for today: Will income tax thresholds be frozen? It’s being reported that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will freeze income tax … Read more
Jamaicans across the island are bracing for the worst hurricane the country has seen. In Montego Bay, Glendevon Primary school is being turned into a shelter. Shelter manager Sandra Simon Clarke and her team have laid mats across desks and the floors, turning classrooms into makeshift bedrooms. “I have seen and heard that it is … Read more
More than two dozen countries were represented at the Gaza summit in Egypt on Monday, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders signed a ceasefire deal. According to a list obtained by CNN from a White House official, the summit drew participation from key global and regional players, including the Arab League secretary … Read more
Hope and fear in Gaza as Israel begins partial pulloutpublished at 07:53 BST 07:53 BST Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent, reporting from Istanbul The mood in Gaza has quickly changed from celebration to unease, as Israeli forces begin a partial withdrawal from parts of the territory following the announcement of a ceasefire and prisoners-hostages exchange deal with … Read more
‘He was afraid of being buried if he fell asleep’published at 06:06 BST 06:06 BST We’ve just gotten in touch with a woman in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, whose husband had found himself stuck in the snowstorm. On 27 September, her husband had set out on a 12-day trek on the eastern slope … Read more
Live updates: Delegates walk out on Netanyahu speech at UN General Assembly CNN Trump administration live updates: Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly; James Comey indicted, will face trial NBC News Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech prompts walkout at U.N. MSNBC News At U.N., amid jeers and cheers, Netanyahu says Israel ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza NPR UN delegates … Read more
Live Updates: Itamar Ben-Gvir calls to settle Gaza Strip The Jerusalem Post Katz promises Israel will strengthen hold over Jerusalem, including Temple Mount The Times of Israel Itamar Ben-Gvir ascends Temple Mount, calls for Gaza sovereignty The Jerusalem Post Temple Mount sees surge in Jewish visits and open worship JNS.org ‘Not for sharing’: The brewing conflict over one of … Read more
President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves drew worries from Wall Street as stocks slumped Friday and Treasury yields fell sharply. Trump signed an order Thursday night imposing steep tariffs on 66 countries, the European Union, Taiwan and the Falkland Islands to go into effect on Aug. 7, after he originally threatened them for April but … Read more
Verifying footage of strikes on Ukrainepublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 10:11 BST Richard Irvine-BrownBBC Verify journalist We’re reviewing images out of western Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, following reports of overnight drone and missile strikes killing six people and injuring dozens. President Volodymyr Zelensky and Kyiv mayor Vitality Klitschko are among those sharing images from the … Read more
There has been speculation over the succession plan for the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader. The Dalai Lama has said that he hopes to live for another 40 years until he is 130 years old, on the eve of his 90th birthday, days after he sought to assuage rife speculation over his succession by saying he … Read more