THE PULSE OF THE PLANET
Siwar Ashour was born into war and hunger and has known nothing else. She is now in real danger of dying without ever having known a moment of peace or contentment. The six-month-old Palestinian girl, whose painfully emaciated body symbolised the deliberate starvation of Gaza when she appeared on the BBC this week, was only…
David Lammy is asking BBC bosses to draw up tens of millions of pounds’ worth of cuts to the World Service as part of the spending review, as the fallout continues from Keir Starmer’s decision to slash the aid budget. Sources have told the Guardian the Foreign Office has asked the BBC to draw up…
The U.S. treasury secretary and America’s top trade negotiator began talks with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland Saturday aiming to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and damage the global economy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer have begun meetings in Geneva…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Leo XIV has been leading the cardinals in the introductory rites of the mass. Share Pope Leo XIV has arrived at the Sistine Chapel, and the service has begun. After the mass, the pope is then expected to have a lunch…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Putin speaks at Moscow parade Russian president Vladimir Putin has just delivered a fairly brief (for his standards) speech at the Victory Day parade in Moscow. From second right: Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rakhmon, Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey begins after two-minute silence The thanksgiving service, marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) at Westminster Abbey, has begun after a two-minute silence was held across the UK. King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales are in attendance, along with UK prime…
