Mike Johnson: Republicans got a Speaker elected. Now begins the hard part
Despite the applause as Mike Johnson won the gavel, the party must show it can stop infighting and govern.
2023-10-26 04:20
Russia says it rehearsed 'massive' nuclear strike
The drills come as Moscow pulls out of a treaty banning physical nuclear weapons tests.
2023-10-26 02:56
Gaza's hospitals treating emergency cases only as fuel runs low
A third of hospitals have already shut, the UN says, amid fears of fuel running out within hours.
2023-10-26 02:56
Conservative Mike Johnson elected new House Speaker
Louisiana's Mike Johnson won with 220 votes in his favour in the lower chamber of Congress.
2023-10-26 02:21
Ukraine war: Forced evacuations as Russian attacks intensify
With fighting intensifying in Donetsk and Kherson, officials are forcibly ordering people to leave.
2023-10-26 01:58
Israelis and Palestinians fear worst to come after Gaza violence
The grim old routines that had settled on this conflict have been swept away, says Jeremy Bowen.
2023-10-26 01:27
Carnival cruise firm pays thousands over Covid 'negligence'
An Australian judge orders Carnival to pay medical bills of passenger who caught Covid on board one of its ships.
2023-10-26 00:47
Lianne, Noiya and Yahel Sharabi: Funeral held for mother and daughters killed by Hamas
British-Israelis Lianne, Noiya and Yahel Sharabi were killed during Hamas's 7 October attack.
2023-10-25 22:54
Ethiopian scientist Gebisa Ejeta receives National Medal of Science from US
Gebisa Ejeta, 73, receives the National Medal of Science for developing an improved sorghum hybrid.
2023-10-25 21:56
Israel demands UN chief resign over Hamas attack comments
António Guterres condemned Hamas's deadly attacks but said they "did not happen in a vacuum".
2023-10-25 20:46
Gold One mine 'hostage situation': South African miners tell of escape
Hundreds of workers at a mine in South Africa are caught up in a dispute between two rival unions.
2023-10-25 20:25
Tai chi may slow Parkinson's symptoms for years, study finds
The traditional gentle Chinese exercise showed balance and movement benefits for patients.
2023-10-25 20:19