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Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni has welcomed leaders of the world’s seven richest nations at the G7 summit in Italy. The members – Canada, France Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States – meet throughout the year to discuss global events, with one set-piece summit a year. They are expected to discuss a number of issues, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. The group cannot pass laws – but some of their past decisions have had global effects, including backing a deal in 2021 to tax multinational companies. This year, the summit is expected to agree a plan…
Joe Biden has become the first president in almost 60 years to abandon a campaign for re-election. The president announced the news on social media and stated that he would be supporting the vice-president Kamala Harris in the race to become the Democratic Party’s nominee. Ms Harris said “my intention is to earn and win this nomination”. Mr Biden has long faced questions about his ability to serve a second term as president. A disastrous stumbling TV debate with the Republican candidate Donald Trump brought the criticism to a head and had led to pressure from senior Democrats for Mr…
Four Russian naval vessels – including a nuclear-powered submarine and a frigate – have arrived in Cuba, in what is seen as a show of force amid tensions with the West over the war in Ukraine. The vessels are anchored at the Havana Bay – some 90 miles (145km) from the US state of Florida. Russia’s defence ministry says the Admiral Gorshkov frigate and the Kazan submarine are both carriers of advanced weapons, including hypersonic missiles Zircon. They earlier conducted missile drills in the Atlantic. But Cuba’s foreign ministry says none of the vessels has nuclear arms on board, and…
There has been a lot of debate around the world about ultra-processed food and some studies have suggested it is linked to poor health. But, what exactly is ultra-processed food and is it harmful for us? Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news source
The government of Haiti declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison, leading to the killing of at least 12 people and the escape of about 4,000 inmates. Gang leaders said they want to force the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is currently abroad. The groups aiming to oust him control about 80% of Port-au-Prince. Violent gang wars have killed thousands in the country since 2020. #Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Haiti #BBCNews source
More than 150,000 people have fled the Gazan city of Khan Younis since Monday, two UN agencies have said. Khan Younis has been the focus of a new Israeli military offensive, which it says is aimed at combating “efforts by Hamas to reassemble its forces there”. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued an evacuation order for eastern parts of Khan Younis on Monday. It also reduced the size of the designated humanitarian zone which it claimed was being used by Hamas fighters to carry out “terrorist activity and rocket fire”. At least 80 Palestinians have been killed in the area…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to reject any sanctions on the country’s military, after reports that the US plans to cut aid to one unit. It comes after the Axios news site reported that the US would target Israel’s Netzah Yehuda battalion over alleged human rights violations in the occupied West Bank. The BBC understands any move would come under a US ban on aid to foreign units credibly implicated in violations. To date, the US – Israel’s main ally – has never suspended aid to an IDF unit before. “I will fight it with all my strength,”…
Nationwide protests are taking place in Nigeria, as the country experiences its worst economic crisis in a generation. Annual inflation is at its highest in almost three decades, with food prices having risen even faster. The planned protests have commanded the Nigerian government’s attention. President Bola Tinubu made an appeal through Information Minister Mohammed Idris Malagi, asking organisers to shelve the plan and urging them to be patient. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Nigeria #Africa #BBCNews source
President Joe Biden has addressed the Pro-Palestinian protests that are continuing at universities across the US, saying students have the right to protest but not “cause chaos”. Dozens of college campuses across the US have been taken over by students protesting against the war in Gaza, demanding institutions boycott companies and individuals with ties to Israel. More than a thousand demonstrators have been arrested, as universities struggle to deal with encampments, days before graduation ceremonies. Meanwhile, national politicians have called on colleges to do more, highlighting reports of antisemitism at some of these protests. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis…
Russia is showcasing Western arms captured in Ukraine to coincide with its Victory Day celebrations, commemorating the end of the Second World War. The month-long exhibit in the capital, Moscow, features vehicles from 12 different countries and Nato equipment. Russia said it is a demonstration of their power and success in Ukraine. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Russia #Ukraine #BBCNews source