In Donald Trump’s White House, it matters less what you screw up than how hard you fight back. The uproar over operational details of military strikes on Yemen posted on a group chat among top administration officials is highlighting this fundamental rule of life in the president’s orbit. Naive and sloppy behavior by top Trump

Getty Images Strong wind, dry land and pine trees are a dangerous combination for wildfires, experts say Strong winds, dense forest and unusually dry weather – that’s the deadly combination that experts say is fuelling the largest wildfires in South Korea’s history. The inferno in the south-east has burned through 35,810 hectares (88,500 acres) as

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Tensions flared anew in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, as police clashed with student protesters early Thursday, deploying pepper spray, plastic pellets, and water cannons. This latest confrontation threatens to reignite

King Charles meets local media journalists at Buckingham Palace. Picture: PA Media Journalists from Elgin to Exeter were honoured last night at a lavish Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate the work of local media across the UK. Both the King and Queen were present and spent time circulating and meeting many of the 400 guests

Tessa Wong, Hosu Lee and Jean Mackenzie BBC News News1 The commission’s chairperson Park Sun-young (left) comforted adoptee Yooree Kim (right) during an emotionally charged press conference South Korean governments committed numerous human rights violations over decades in a controversial programme that sent at least 170,000 children and babies abroad for adoption, a landmark inquiry

Mar 27, 2025 12:21 PM IST Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to hit the European Union and Canada with more tariffs if they work together “to do economic harm” to the US. US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to hit the European Union and Canada with more tariffs if they work together “to do

Juna Moon & Fan Wang Reporting fromSeoul and Singapore Watch: Hanni got emotional as the group reacted to court ruling “It took a huge amount of courage to speak out,” NewJeans have told the BBC in their first interview since a court blocked their attempt to leave their record label, in a case that has

Abdujalil Abdurasulov BBC News BBC The Raybird can fly non-stop more than 1,000km to spy and hit targets deep inside Russia At a secret location away from prying eyes, Ukrainian engineers test a long-range drone called Raybird. The machine, which looks like a mini plane with wings, is placed on a launchpad, stretched like an

Nikhil Inamdar BBC News, Mumbai Getty Private sector expenditure in overall investments in India’s economy dipped to a decadal low What will it take for India’s private companies to begin investing in building new factories and firms? It’s a question that’s confounded policymakers for years. As a share of gross domestic product (GDP), private investment

Jack Lau Global China Unit, BBC World Service Getty Images Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have taken control of two major cities in eastern DR Congo in the past two months China’s efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied by a careful policy of maintaining neutrality – but the conflict in the

Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House Watch: How the Signal group chat fallout unfolded in 36 hours A discussion by high-ranking US security officials about US air strikes on Yemen has been published in full by the Atlantic magazine. The group chat on the Signal app mistakenly included the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg. After

Getty Images The world’s most populous country is ranked 90th in the men’s Fifa world rankings – just ahead of Curaçao and Luxembourg On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China’s national football team hit its lowest ebb. With a minute left on the clock and trailing Japan 6-0, Chinese defenders were likely wishing