Death toll in war surpasses 5,000, according to human rights groupspublished at 00:31 BST 00:31 BST The number of deaths in the US-Israel war against Iran has passed 5,000 according to the latest reports compiled by various agencies, and reported by Reuters. The BBC has not independently verified these numbers. Iran – 3,519 US-based rights

As soon as President Donald Trump last evening mentioned attending argument in the birthright citizenship case in Trump v. Barbara today, some Supreme Court reporters were dubious. After all, he had floated the idea of attending the big tariff case in December before deciding against it (or being talked out of it). And his own

The move would make Musk the first ever person to lead two publicly traded companies worth more than $1 trillion. AUSTIN, Texas — Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX appears to be taking a major step towards going public. According to reporting from Bloomberg, the Texas-based company confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange

Top 10 Richest Billionaires Q1 Scorecard With Magnificent Seven stocks and the overall stock market facing heightened volatility and geopolitical concerns in the first quarter, the net worth of many billionaires around the world has declined. Here’s the current top 10 richest, ranked by Bloomberg, with their net worth at the end of the first

Warren Buffett made his legendary investing career by finding, buying, and holding great companies. One example is Visa (V 1.23%), which he first bought for Berkshire Hathaway in 2011. The stock has compounded at 18.5% since its IPO in 2008, including capital gains and dividends reinvested, for a total of nearly 2,300%. It has outperformed

Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos (Getty Images) Amazon Web Services leads today’s review of real estate and digital infrastructure news from around the region, pledging an additional $4.6 billion in South Korea as DigitalBridge completes a Japan data centre deal and Singapore’s private home prices ease to 0.3 percent growth in the first

Oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, have concluded, but the conversation isn’t over. Listen now to a special live broadcast of the Advisory Opinions podcast about what the justices said and what could happen next. Advisory Opinions host Sarah Isgur is joined by

“Do governments have to do more? Absolutely,…without question. There is a gap between ambition and policies that’s large. It needs to close.” – Mark Carney, United Nations Climate Action & Financial Special Envoy.  Now-Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke those words in 2021, commenting on news that the six largest Canadian banks had joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)

US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. | Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping has a change of heart when it comes

Several famous people are among thousands who have signed an open letter calling for the ‘immediate closure’ of an ICE detention facility. This is the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas where people who have been detained by ICE, including children and families, are held. At the time of writing, the petition on Change.org has

I am lead counsel in the challenge to Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. As I and my team help the ACLU legal director, Cecillia Wang, prepare for the supreme court argument in this case on Wednesday, we are poring over legal minutiae and sharpening our arguments. But the larger questions that loom over the

Tesla isn’t the brand it used to be. The company’s stocks have plummeted, and many customers have lost faith in Tesla cars. However, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, thinks he will impress drivers with an upcoming vehicle, which he said in a post on X on March 25 will be

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is on a trade mission to China, an attempt to woo a crucial trading partner as Canada looks to shore up friends and strengthen the country’s economy.  The visit by Champagne builds on a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the country in January, according

Zendaya is heading into one of the busiest years of her career, with multiple major releases and a highly anticipated TV return. During a recent interview with Fandango, she shared that she plans to step back and “go into hiding” for a while. Her decision highlights a growing conversation around rest, balance, and staying grounded

President Trump’s latest executive order seeks to restrict vote-by-mail by creating a national list of U.S. citizens eligible to vote. SALEM, Oregon — Oregon elections officials, Democratic lawmakers and voting rights advocates are mounting swift opposition to a new executive order from President Donald Trump, saying it would interfere with states’ authority to run elections

Warren Buffett said he regrets Berkshire Hathaway’s past sale of its Apple stake, saying it was sold too early. Buffett said Apple remains the largest position in his portfolio, but stressed that now is not the time to buy back a large amount. Buffett said Berkshire, holding $370 billion in cash and Treasury securities, is

Iran’s foreign minister acknowledges receiving messages from US envoy Iran’s foreign minister has acknowledged receiving direct messages from US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. He told Al Jazeera that the messages didn’t constitute negotiations. US president Donald Trump has repeatedly described Iran and America as having talks over the war, while Pakistan has been a

McKenzie said, “When [my husband, Patrick Tatopoulos, and I] were driving home, I was shocked because I remember looking forward at the cars ahead of me, and all of a sudden, I could see sky above me that I couldn’t see before. Because the filler was so heavy in my brow, I couldn’t see. And