Iceland Ireland told to recall UK products 'of animal origin'
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has directed the withdrawal of frozen foods of an animal nature.
2023-06-16 05:19
US State Department identifies 'rapidly growing and troubling trend' of forced labor linked to cyber scams
The US State Department identified a "rapidly growing and troubling trend" of "forced labor as a result of cyber scam operations," as it launched its annual human trafficking report, US Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer said Thursday.
2023-06-16 02:48
Relatives searching for loved ones after Greek migrant boat disaster, as hundreds more feared dead
Kassem Abozeed had arrived in Kalamata to try to find his wife and brother-in-law, as relatives poured into the Greek port city on Thursday, searching for their loved ones missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast, killing dozens of people.
2023-06-16 00:47
U.S. House Republicans target deeper spending cuts, raising shutdown threat
By David Morgan WASHINGTON U.S House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday adopted government spending targets for the next
2023-06-15 22:21
Closing arguments set to begin in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday morning in the trial of the gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.
2023-06-15 20:49
World Bank's new chief wants 'better bank' before pushing for bigger bank
By David Lawder MANDEVILLE, Jamaica World Bank President Ajay Banga wants to focus on improving the development lender
2023-06-15 20:25
Los Angeles nonprofits assist as Texas sends dozens of migrants to California by bus
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that some migrants in the state have been sent by bus to Los Angeles and arrived on Wednesday evening, marking the state's latest push against federal border immigration policies that has been decried by critics as a stunt.
2023-06-15 15:58
Glory to Hong Kong: Protest anthem removed from iTunes, Spotify
It comes as authorities push to ban the unofficial song of the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
2023-06-15 15:56
A Hong Kong protest song has started disappearing from Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms
A popular song from Hong Kong's democracy movement has begun to disappear from several major music streaming sites -- including in some locations overseas -- days after the Chinese business hub's local government filed an injunction to ban the tune.
2023-06-15 15:26
As Beijing's intelligence capabilities grow, spying becomes an increasing flashpoint in US-China ties
For the second time this year, concerns of Chinese spying on the United States have cast a shadow over a planned visit to China by the US' top diplomat as the two superpowers try to improve fractured ties while keeping a watchful eye on each other.
2023-06-15 13:22
Ukraine war: The challenges of training F-16 pilots
The BBC goes to a Nato air exercise to see the challenges in training Ukrainians on F-16 fighters.
2023-06-15 13:18
Sudan refugee family stuck in Oxford hotel make plea for help
Rayan Bashir says she is struggling after being left in hotels for weeks since arriving from Sudan.
2023-06-15 13:17