‘Give your money away,’ Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
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Barcelona’s Sagrada Família becomes world’s tallest church
The Gaudí-designed architectural marvel now stands at an impressive 162.91 metres.
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
Communities across the northern Caribbean are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The storm has left many without homes, power or communication.
Five charged in overdose death of Robert De Niro’s grandson
The men are accused of running a drug ring in New York City that sold counterfeit prescription opioid pills through social media.
The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can’t remember
Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.
‘Can’t go back’ – families in violence-hit Indian state fear resettlement deadline
Families displaced by the ongoing ethnic conflict are anxious as a government deadline to shut down relief camps nears.
How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia’s repressive past
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.
Jamaica’s ‘ground zero’ – Assessing hurricane damage in Black River
The southwest of the island bore the full force Hurricane Melissa’s 185 mph (295km/h) winds on Tuesday.
Apple claims ‘tremendous’ global uptake of latest iPhones
Apple’s thinnest iPhone, the Air, plus the latest 17 models helped boost sales in September.
‘We saw people murdered in front of us’ – Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC
Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.
Does Trump’s nuclear testing raise the stakes – or are we already in an arms race?
Experts tell the BBC a US resumption of nuclear weapons testing would be a radical shift and spark a nuclear arms race.
Prince Andrew loses his royal titles and has to leave Windsor mansion
King Charles begins the formal process to strip Prince Andrew of titles. He’ll be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of his titles and evicts him from the Royal Lodge
Buckingham Palace said the king’s brother will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not as a prince, and he will move from his Royal Lodge residence into “private accommodation.”
News24 | DRC’s Goma airport to reopen for humanitarian flights – Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the airport in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will reopen to humanitarian flights months after it was closed when the city was seized by the M23 armed group.
Trump administration sets lowest-ever cap on refugee admissions to U.S.
The lowest cap on refugees since the program was established in 1980 comes as the U.S. prioritizes resettling Afrikaners from South Africa.
Russian activity increasing around key Ukrainian town, army chief says
The capture of Pokrovsk could unlock Russian efforts to seize the rest of the Donetsk region.
Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here’s what that would mean
The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test in over 30 years. Experts say doing one now could make America less safe.
A town in northeast China has shrunk by a third since 2010. Here’s one family’s story
An elementary school in Yimianpo is now a storage yard. The number of children in the town has dropped by half and there are fewer than three births per 1,000 residents in the province — China’s lowest rate.
Hundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre, ‘hero’ doctors abducted
The last hospital in Darfur’s el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken.
What is COP30 and why does it matter?
World leaders will soon gather for the annual UN meeting on how to tackle climate change.
Five ways the government shutdown is hurting Americans
The fiscal fight means US troops could go without pay, while millions may lose heat and food aid.