Getty Images The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices makes recommendations on the use of vaccinations in the United States A key US vaccine advisory committee has voted to stop recommending all adults get the Covid-19 vaccine, which has until now been officially approved for most Americans annually since the pandemic. The Advisory Committee on Immunization […]
Continue ReadingKoh EweSingapore and Riana IbrahimBBC Indonesian, Jakarta Netflix Norma is the tale of a scandalous affair between a woman’s husband and her mother For months, Indonesian movie audiences have been talking about one film: Norma, the story of a seemingly blissful marriage shattered by the husband’s clandestine affair with his mother-in-law. It’s the kind of […]
Continue ReadingA US federal judge has struck down Donald Trump’s $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times newspaper, citing issues with its contents. US District Judge Steven Merryday in his ruling on Friday said Trump had violated a federal rule requiring applicants to outline in a “short and plain statement” why they deserve relief from […]
Continue ReadingThree Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace have been intercepted by Nato, the military alliance has said. Estonia’s foreign ministry in Tallinn condemned the incursion as “brazen”. It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered the airspace of a Nato member “without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” on Friday over […]
Continue ReadingMike Wendling and Shayan Sardarizadeh The BBC’s Nada Tawfik on the key takeaways from Tyler Robinson’s first court appearance The roommate of the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk had one question. “Why?” “I had enough of his hatred,” Tyler Robinson wrote back. “Some hate can’t be negotiated out.” On Tuesday, authorities released messages […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump said he and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping have approved a deal on the future of TikTok’s US operations during a phone call on Friday. The president announced he will meet Xi at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea next month, adding he would travel to China next year. Trump […]
Continue ReadingMore than 70 people have been killed following a drone strike on a mosque in Sudan’s Darfur region, a senior medical source has told the BBC. Friday’s attack in the city of el-Fasher has been blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but the group has not taken responsibility. The RSF and the army […]
Continue ReadingA British couple freed by the Taliban after being detained for nearly eight months have reunited with their family in Qatar. Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, who lived in Afghanistan for almost 20 years, were released on Friday morning through Qatari mediation, and later landed in Doha where they were met by […]
Continue ReadingIan YoungsCulture reporter and Katie RazzallCulture and media editor Watch: Jimmy Fallon among US talk show hosts sharing on-air reactions to Kimmel’s exit America’s late-night TV hosts have rallied behind fellow comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he was suspended by ABC in a row over comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Stephen Colbert […]
Continue ReadingA group of 34 students in Gaza with places at British universities have been evacuated and are due to arrive in the UK within days. It is the first time since the conflict began that people have been helped to leave the Strip in order to study in the UK. They are now in a […]
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