Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent BBC Imad Abdallah sits with other day labourers in a square in central Amman hoping to pick up temporary work Donald Trump is expected to face fierce resistance from Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House today, in their first meeting since the US president proposed moving Gaza’s population to…
The body of a second woman has been found in the search for two sisters who went missing in Aberdeen last month. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32 and originally from Hungary, were last seen on CCTV near the Dee at Aberdeen harbour early in the morning on 7 January, walking towards a path along…
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is interviewed by FOX and Friends at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent subpoenas to eight technology companies asking for more information about their communications with foreign governments over concerns that they seek to “censor…
Jetstar Asia will launch direct flights linking Singapore to Labuan Bajo, the Indonesian town considered the “gateway” to Komodo National Park, the company said. The park, a UNESCO Heritage Site inscribed in 1991, is home to several thousand Komodo dragons, the largest species of lizard in the world, according to UNESCO. Komodo National Park is…
Shedeur Sanders threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, two-way star Travis Hunter had nine catches for 99 yards and a TD and No. 20 Colorado overcame an early deficit to beat Texas Tech 41-27 on Saturday. Sanders was 30-of-43 for 291 yards. Shilo Sanders, the other son of Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders…
Synthesia is a platform that lets users create AI-generated clips with human avatars that can speak in multiple languages. Synthesia LONDON — Synthesia, a video platform that uses artificial intelligence to generate clips featuring multilingual human avatars, has raised $180 million in an investment round valuing the startup at $2.1 billion. That’s more than than double…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC U.S. President Donald Trump’s whirlwind blitz through the bureaucracy, economic policy and geopolitical affairs isn’t ending. As top U.S. officials meet their Russian counterparts for high-level talks, Trump suggested to reporters that Ukraine was somehow responsible…
Dev Ittycheria, CEO of MongoDB Adam Jeffery | CNBC MongoDB shares cratered more than 26.9% for their worst day ever after the database software maker shared weak guidance that signaled a slowdown in growth. For fiscal 2026, the company said it expects adjusted earnings to range between $2.44 to $2.62 per share and revenue of…
Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions borrowed from Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers to trick the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The moment of deceit came in the third quarter of a 34-17 victory, when the Lions faked a fumble and Goff threw a touchdown pass. Goff intentionally stumbled while dropping back. With Detroit…
South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok has ordered the transport ministry to carry out an emergency safety inspection of the country’s airline operation system, local news agency Yonhap reported Monday. Choi was speaking at a disaster control meeting in Seoul, after a Jeju Air flight crashed at the country’s Muan International Airport on Sunday, leading…
