It’s Musk’s last day – what has he achieved at the White House?
The tech billionaire and Doge have spearheaded dramatic changes in the US government and Washington. Read More
Suspect in South African student’s murder killed in police shootout
The main suspect in the murder of Olorato Mongale was found by police on Friday morning. Read More
US government health report cited non-existent sources, academics say
Authors of several studies cited in the report told news outlets they did not write them and the studies did not exist. Read More
Gaza subjected to forced starvation, top UN official tells BBC
Tom Fletcher, the under-secretary general of humanitarian affairs, says “we’re seeing food set on the borders and not being allowed in”. Read More
FBI to probe effort to impersonate top Trump advisor, sources tell CBS
Impersonators accessed the personal phone of Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, sources told the BBC’s US partner CBS. Read More
Polish knife-edge presidential vote pits liberal mayor against conservative
Opinion polls say Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki are running neck and neck ahead of Sunday’s vote. Read More
Five musicians murdered in suspected Mexican cartel killing
Nine alleged members of the Gulf Cartel have been arrested. Read More
Hamas official says it rejects new US Gaza ceasefire plan backed by Israel
The US says Israel has “signed off” on envoy Steve Witkoff’s plan and that it is waiting for a formal response from Hamas. Read More
Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries – until a roaring glacier wiped it out
Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide. Read More
How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine
Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine. Read More