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  • Horse carriages in New York City expected to be outlawed

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3e1d/live/a5f6fb90-c73f-11f1-9085-f95bdc648acc.jpg”] Getty Images Horse-drawn carriages have a long history as a tourist attraction – but people have raised concerns for years New York City Council is expected to outlaw horse-drawn carriages starting in June 2028, a ban that also has the support of the mayor. The legislation follows the death of a teenager…

  • Missiles intercepted near Riyadh after Saudi coalition hits Yemen fuel depot

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/eff9/live/16b445b0-c720-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] EPA The Houthi-run Yemen Petroleum Company assured residents of Sanaa that it had sufficient fuel supplies Missiles and drones have been intercepted over Riyadh after the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen struck a fuel depot near the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, its spokesperson says. Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki said projectiles targeting the Saudi…

  • Trump ousts Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece after corruption allegations

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8f6d/live/ecd9e6d0-c73a-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] Getty Images President Trump told reporters earlier this week he was “not happy” with the allegations against Guilfoyle. President Donald Trump’s administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her position as US ambassador to Greece, according to White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia. Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host, was facing…

  • Duane “Keffe D” Davis sentenced to 40 years for rapper Tupac Shakur’s murder

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/37f6/live/8c0f8020-c73b-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] Watch: Moment Duane Davis is sentenced to 40 years for Tupac Shakur’s murder Former gang boss Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to at least 40 years in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur. A jury found Davis, 63, guilty in September of one count of murder with a…

  • Cornell cancels fraternity parties over sexual assault case

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0bfb/live/6e2d8910-c738-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg”] Getty Images State officials and others have criticised how Cornell and local prosecutors handled the case Cornell University is banning all parties at fraternity houses as the school faces backlash over its handling of an alleged sexual assault on campus two years ago. Last month, a woman known as Jane Doe filed…

  • Argentina targets UK in legal claim over Falklands oil exploration

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c36b/live/a481bb50-c72c-11f1-b881-4391ac746e04.jpg”] Mehmet Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images The Argentinian government has begun legal action seeking to stop the exploration of oil and gas fields north of the Falkland Islands in an escalating row with the UK. Buenos Aires said in a statement the request lodged with the International Tribunal for the Law of the…

  • Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ccec/live/9e543840-c71b-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] Reuters Pope Leo arrived at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital ahead of his surgery on Tuesday Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican has said in a medical bulletin. The 71-year-old underwent a90 minute surgery on Tuesday…

  • World Cup 2030: Netflix wins rights to show matches in Spain

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/c70f/live/a3cff650-c712-11f1-9a5a-91141f7a4b0e.jpg”] Netflix secures 2030 World Cup TV rights in Spain Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Spain won their second men’s World Cup this year ByFreya Sweet BBC Sport Journalist Published 13 October 2026 Streaming platform Netflix has secured the rights to broadcast the 2030 World Cup in Spain and Andorra. It is the…

  • Is Zelensky right to say data centre strikes have taken down Russian bots?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f908/live/67b69200-c708-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png”] BBC Claims that Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres reduced Kremlin-linked bot networks have spread widely online, but experts have told BBC Verify there is no evidence the attacks have significantly reduced them. Viral social media posts have claimed there has been a significant drop in influence operations in recent days, with…

  • Three things we’ve learnt about the UK economy from the IMF

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9039/live/426755d0-c6fd-11f1-b4dd-e786ec6f11b1.jpg”] Getty Images Countries around the world have had their future economic prospects assessed by influential body, the International Monetary Fund (IMF). What the IMF says matters – it aims to keep the global economy stable and its twice-yearly forecasts are one of the most authoritative looks at what is really going on…