Reuters Volodymyr Zelensky stopped off at Shannon Airport in Ireland on Thursday en route to the US US President Donald Trump has said he has a “lot of respect” for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the eve of their talks at the White House. Asked by the BBC if he would apologise for recently calling…
Paul Adams BBC News, West Bank EPA The month-long operation has displaced about 40,000 Palestinians from four camps in the West Bank “The army forced us out. Me, my wife and family. We took nothing with us.” Alaa Ofi is trying to figure out how to manage his drastically changed circumstances. “We left behind our…
Hamas has released six more hostages held in Gaza, in exchange for 602 Palestinian prisoners to be freed later on Saturday. The released hostages included four kidnapped during the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel – Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen and Omer Wenkert. The two other men freed, Avera Mengistu and…
Cupid is calling! Alessia Cara sat down with ET before the highly anticipated release of her fourth studio album, Love & Hyperbole, on Feb. 14 for Valentine’s Day. The singer, 28, spilled her holiday must-haves while celebrating her Made By campaign with Lenovo, which includes her album trailer and accompanying episodic miniseries created with Lenovo Slim…
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Elon Musk is the world’s richest person, and the leader of Tesla, SpaceX, X,…
Kosovo’s ruling party is on track to win the largest number of votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election but fall short of a majority of seats, an exit poll predicts. Vetevendosje, the party of Prime Minister Alvin Kurti, will win 42% of the vote, the Koha News portal says, which would translate to 47 seats in…
Nikita Yadav BBC News, Delhi EPA More than 60% of Delhi’s 15 million registered voters cast their ballots on Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is ahead of its rivals in Indian capital Delhi, where votes are being counted after a tightly-fought election. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 41 seats in the…
Paul Adams BBC diplomatic correspondent Watch: Belongings in hand, thousands of Gazans begin journey home On foot or by car, the trek home has begun. For Gazans displaced for the 15 months, the distance is not far – the Gaza Strip is a tiny place – but today’s journey is just the start of a…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media flanked by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, as they arrive to assess recovery efforts and tour areas devastated by Hurricane Helene, at Asheville Regional Airport in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., Jan. 24, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said he plans to take executive…
Watch: Trump calls abortion activists’ conviction ‘ridiculous’ as he signs pardon US President Donald Trump has pardoned 23 anti-abortion activists, including some convicted of blockading a reproductive health clinic and intimidating staff and patients. The pardons were part of a round of executive orders signed by Trump on Thursday, one of several in the first…
