President Donald Trump has been talking about Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit for months, the BBC's Sarah Smith looks at why.
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would ban media outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over what he described as unfavourable coverage in his latest test of the US Constitution's First Amendment protection of press freedom.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement that will see the US develop a significant military presence on the island, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases there, Donald Trump has said.
The US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland's security, resolving a diplomatic dispute sparked by President Donald Trump when he threatened to seize the semi-autonomous territory. The exact terms of the deal remain uncertain but it seems Denmark will maintain its sovereignty while the US will be able to develop a significant military presence on the island, and ban their adversaries from building their own bases on the island. Details by Charlotte Hughes.
Volodymyr Zelensky learned how to deal with Donald Trump the hard way during that first Oval Office meeting.
By: Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent United States President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York with a stark choice regarding the ongoing conflict with Iran. Standing before world leaders during a frequently boastful, roughly 37-minute speech, the American leader revealed he faces a monumental decision on whether to pursue […]
Washington, Tehran and the Gulf states continue to pursue different objectives while searching for a way to end the Iran war.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement that will see the US develop a significant military presence on the island, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases there, Donald Trump has said.
The US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland's security, resolving a diplomatic dispute sparked by President Donald Trump when he threatened to seize the semi-autonomous territory. The exact terms of the deal remain uncertain but it seems Denmark will maintain its sovereignty while the US will be able to develop a significant military presence on the island, and ban their adversaries from building their own bases on the island. Details by Charlotte Hughes.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement that will see the US develop a significant military presence on the island, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases there, Donald Trump has said.
The US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland's security, resolving a diplomatic dispute sparked by President Donald Trump when he threatened to seize the semi-autonomous territory. The exact terms of the deal remain uncertain but it seems Denmark will maintain its sovereignty while the US will be able to develop a significant military presence on the island, and ban their adversaries from building their own bases on the island. Details by Charlotte Hughes.
By: Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent At least 11 people lost their lives in a residential building located in the KwaMakhutha township near the South African city of Durban. Gunmen entered the home shortly before 23:00 local time while 14 individuals gathered inside for a social event. Three armed men stormed the property and […]
Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party has won a record majority in the country's parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes.
Russian citizens are voting in their country's first federal parliamentary election since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The outcome of the vote is not in doubt.
Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday described his CDU party's heavy losses in two regional elections as a "disaster", but vowed to push ahead with a reform drive. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party took first place in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, exit polls showed, and also gained in strength in another election in Berlin.
Dozens of envoys from across the world walked out of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UN in protest at the Israeli leader.
Authorities linked the deaths to disease, but this has been disputed by intelligence reports and relatives of the accused.
Assault survivor Miriam Haley said the "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away".
Sri Lanka's High Court has convicted 14 of the 24 men accused of being directly involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people.
By: Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A 16-year-old student opened fire at a public high school in the southern Philippines on Friday. The rampage left two pupils dead and 8 others wounded before the gunman took his own life. The violence erupted at Banga National High School in the municipality of Banga, located within […]