US-Mexico border wall to be painted black to stop climbers
AdminsThe entire US-Mexico border wall will be painted black to make it hotter and harder to climb, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said, crediting the idea to President Donald…
Texas lawmakers approve redistricting map favouring Republicans
Texas legislators have approved new congressional maps designed to give Republicans an edge in next year's elections for the US House of Representatives. After a two-week standoff, where Democrats fled the…
RFK Jr revives task force on childhood vaccine safety
Getty Images The US health agency is reviving a task force on childhood vaccine safety after pressure from anti-vaccine activists to re-establish the panel. In a statement, Health and Human…
Afghans resettled in UK hit by new MoD data breach
Getty Images Thousands of Afghans brought to safety in the UK have had their personal data exposed, after a Ministry of Defence (MoD) sub-contractor suffered a data breach. The names,…
Blackpink: K-pop band make ‘epic Wembley dream’ come true
Live Nation Blackpink are the first K-pop girl band to sell a million albums, and the first to headline Wembley Stadium. South Korean pop band Blackpink reasserted their position as…
In maps: The war-ravaged Ukrainian territories at the heart of the Trump-Putin summit
BBC Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on Friday Speculation has swirled over whether the Trump-Putin summit will result in the map of Ukraine being forcibly –…
US pauses most visa applications from Zimbabwe in another restriction on travelers from Africa
The United States on Thursday announced a pause on all routine visa applications for citizens of Zimbabwe, the latest restriction on travelers from Africa. It came days after the U.S.…
White House now says Trump ‘open’ to meeting Putin without his meeting Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump on Thursday said Russia's Vladimir Putin doesn't have to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in order for him and Putin to meet. "No, he doesn't," Trump…
High temperatures threaten to reignite France’s largest wildfire in decades
Firefighters and local authorities remained on high alert Friday after France’s largest wildfire in decades was contained in the south of the country, amid forecasts of very high temperatures which…
Trump says he’ll meet with Putin next Friday in Alaska
President Donald Trump said on Friday he will be meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin next Friday, Aug. 15 in Alaska. "The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of…