Image copyright Reuters Image caption The girls were flown to Abuja on a military plane The father of a Nigerian schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram has described the pain of losing his daughter again after she was flown to meet the president shortly after her release. He told the BBC he had only been able […]
Image copyright Getty Images The US plans to impose $50bn in tariffs on Chinese goods and limit the country’s investment activity in the US as payback for what it alleges is years of unfair intellectual property theft. The White House said the actions come after years of failed talks about the issue. The move is […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The company at the centre of the row is alleged to have used data from Facebook to profile voters in the US presidential election A US citizen is taking Cambridge Analytica to court to get access to data he says it holds on him. Prof David Carroll filed his […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption An FBI spokeswoman said the agency suspected a link to previous bombings in the state US authorities are investigating whether a parcel bomb that exploded at a FedEx depot in Texas on Tuesday is connected to a suspected serial bomber. The incident occurred at 00:30 (05:30 GMT) in Schertz, 65 […]
Image caption Russian diplomatic staff and their families flew out of the UK on Tuesday Russian diplomats and their families have left the UK in an expulsion following the the Salisbury spy attack. Diplomatic vehicles drove them from the embassy in London to Stansted Airport, where they boarded a plane to Moscow. The UK expelled […]
Media captionHow the Russian election unfolded Vladimir Putin has said he is open to “constructive” dialogue with other states after being re-elected president of Russia with an increased majority. “But of course that doesn’t depend on us alone,” he added. “Just as in love, both sides must show an interest or there will be no […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Police have sealed the area around the scene of the blast Police in Austin, Texas, have said four explosions that have rocked the city, killing two people, are believed to be the work of a serial bomber. The latest explosion on Sunday night, which injured two white men, aged 22 […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Proactiva Open Arms was operating rescue missions in the Mediterranean until its seizure in Sicily Italian authorities have seized a Spanish charity’s rescue ship after it brought 216 migrants stranded off the coast of Libya to Sicilian shores. Proactiva Open Arms picked up the migrants and refused to release them […]
Image copyright Getty Images Facebook shares have fallen sharply as the social network faces questions from US and British politicians about its privacy rules. Facebook is under fire after reports detailing how Cambridge Analytica, which is credited with helping Donald Trump win the US election, acquired and used Facebook’s customer information. Theresa May’s spokesman called […]
Image caption Capt Voloshyn pictured at Mykolaiv airbase in 2016 A Ukrainian military pilot blamed by Russia over the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has killed himself, Ukrainian media report, quoting police. Capt Vladyslav Voloshyn had called the Russian allegation a lie. Dutch investigators concluded that a Russian Buk missile had destroyed the […]
