How a joke about rice cost a Japan cabinet minister his job
Soaring rice prices are a powerful trigger in Japan, where shortages have caused political upsets before. Read More
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UK signs £101m-a-year deal to hand over Chagos Islands
Under the deal, the UK will lease back the Diego Garcia military base from Mauritius. Read More
Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cuts
The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them. Read More
Investigating Israel’s strike on Gaza’s European Hospital
BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal experts to examine how one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals came under Israeli attack. Read More
US House passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill
The bill’s passage is a victory for the White House, which warned that failure would be a ‘betrayal’. Read More
Public sector workers offered up to 4.5% pay rises
Ministers accept recommended pay awards above the 2.8% they previously budgeted for. Read More
Inflation surprise suggests the outlook could be gloomier than we thought
Bills, food prices, and service costs are all rising – but there is some good news Read More
Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false. Read More
White crosses shown by Trump not graves, says South African who erected them
The US president had said the crosses were evidence of attacks on white farmers in South Africa. Read More
Top Maoist leader killed as India cracks down on rebels
Twenty-seven rebels are reported to have been killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh. Read More