BBC As the sun sets over Bangkok, hundreds of rescue workers desperately search for survivors at the collapsed 30-storey skyscraper on a construction site in Thailand’s capital. Rescuers are trying to reach dozens of workers trapped in the rubble after the skyscraper collapsed. Standing on a bridge a short distance from the scene, under the…
AFP US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened that “all hell” will break loose if the hostages are not released before he takes office The outline of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal currently being discussed by Israel and Hamas at indirect talks in Doha has been on the table since May. So why is…
The Trump administration is making a big bet on Europe’s hard right. Speaking at a conference of Europe’s leaders in Munich on Friday, the US vice-president JD Vance stunned the room by delivering what amounted to a campaign speech against Germany’s sitting government just one week before an election in which the anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim AfD…
Arsenic have been found in the blood of one of three women who died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning in Brazil, a police chief has told local media. The highly toxic substance was also identified in the blood test results of a 10-year-old boy and the woman who made the cake…
The chief constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has retired with immediate effect, on the same day he was given notice he was under investigation for two alleged workplace relationships. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had notified Scott Chilton on Monday morning that he was under investigation for potential…
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, China’s Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, meet on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters…
Tesla will start deliveries of a revamped version of its Model Y SUV in the U.S. in March, according to new listings on the company’s website. The Model Y Juniper has a price tag of $59,990, not including a federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric vehicle purchases. It features a redesigned fascia, front…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday identified what to look out for next week on Wall Street, highlighting earnings from Home Depot, Disney and new consumer price index data from the Labor Department. Cramer also reflected on the Trump-fueled market rally over the past few days, saying there are likely more gains to come. “Stocks are…
Lamar Jackson broke the NFL career rushing record for quarterbacks in Baltimore’s 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans on Wednesday, bolstering his case for MVP as the Ravens moved closer to the AFC North title. Jackson threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 87 yards and another score. He pushed his career…
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 71-year-old former mafia boss on a motorway near Grenoble in south-eastern France. Jean-Pierre Maldera, described by French media as a “godfather” of the local mafia in the 1980s, was reportedly chased in his car and shot as he travelled up the A41 motorway on Wednesday morning. The…
