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‘Maybe he’s a racist’ – Trump critical of JamesUnited States President Donald Trump said LeBron James might be “a racist” when asked if the basketball star is the “best ever” to play the sport.4 hrs agoBasketball
LIVEIndia’s education minister resigns after weeks of ‘cockroach’ protestsThousands of young people had been out on the streets demanding Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
How do Manchester City manage the Rodri dilemma?BBC Sport looks at what City’s new-look midfield could be like and whether it is time to cash in on Rodri.3 hrs agoMan City
Watch: Inside the room as Trump reattempts press dinnerThe BBC’s Bernd Debusmann Jr attended the rearranged dinner after the first was disrupted by a gunman.1 hr agoUS & Canada
ReutersA vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, OmanSaudi Arabia launched airstrikes on Houthi targets in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida and a nearby island on Friday, after the Iran-backed group announced a maritime blockade and attacked Saudi ships. Saudi authorities later issued emergency alerts for the province of Jizan as the Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack on the city of Jizan.Early on Saturday, the Houthis’ Ansarollah media said on Telegram that a “Yemeni missile strike” had caused fires in the Saudi city of Jizan. Meanwhile in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military…
AFP via Getty ImagesWARNING: Readers may find details in this article distressing.Texts between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old he is accused of murdering, reveal she had been pregnant and had had an abortion before her death. The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, should go on trial for the teen’s death last year.”What [if] the first abortion didn’t work?” Celeste texted Burke in June 2024, according to prosecutors. She was 13 years old at the time and he was 19. In an…
Watch: ‘The show must go on’ says Trump at second White House correspondents dinnerUS President Donald Trump has poked fun at the media at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, a night that celebrated press freedom after the first event was cancelled by a shooting three months ago.The president sat as reporters from outlets he has sparred with and even sued, including the New York Times, CNN and the Wall Street Journal, came up to be honoured with awards.The outgoing WHCA head said she would “refuse to let an act of violence have the final word”, referring to the…
AFP via Getty ImagesThe new army divisions will lead to better co-ordination and faster response times, the government saysNigeria’s president has approved the country’s largest military expansion in recent times – an attempt to tackle the slew of security challenges plaguing the nation.Bola Tinubu has greenlit the recruitment of 28,000 extra soldiers and the creation of four new army divisions, which will take the total number up to 12.Nigeria’s government is under intense pressure to curb the violence perpetrated by a variety of armed groups, including militant Islamists, separatists and gangs who kidnap civilians for ransom.Over the past week, an…
Getty ImagesThe Immokalee Statue of Liberty by Kat Rodriguez inside the Smithsonian American History MuseumPresident Donald Trump has ordered signs to be placed outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, to caution visitors about exhibits his administration views as “inaccurate”.The order directs the Department of Interior to issue the warnings, and also to direct people about where they can find “accurate information regarding America’s history”.The Trump administration has often accused the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest research museum, as well as other academic organisations of harbouring an anti-American bias.The Smithsonian did not immediately respond to the BBC’s request for…
BBCTaking one of the UK’s biggest grocery chains to an employment tribunal was something that Ryan Toghill says almost took over his life.”It was all I could think about for 18 months and more,” he says.The deputy store manager at Lidl, who’d told his bosses he’d been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), was called to a disciplinary meeting after breaking company rules by using equipment he hadn’t been trained to use. After that meeting, Ryan was dismissed for gross misconduct.He successfully appealed the decision and was offered a lower-paid role. He rejected it and took his case to…