Midwife's Ukraine work inspires Eurovision winner Sandie Shaw
Singer Sandy Shaw was inspired by the midwife after hearing her on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
2023-05-16 13:59
Rate-Cut Bets Are Surfacing Across Emerging Asia on Policy Pivot
Traders accustomed to aggressive interest-rate hikes across Asia are now seeking to gauge when the region’s central banks
2023-05-16 13:54
Russia targets Kyiv with 'exceptional' missile strike, military official says
Kyiv was targeted by an exceptionally dense attack of Russian drones, cruise missiles and possibly ballistic missiles early Tuesday in the eighth assault on the Ukrainian capital this month, a senior city military official said.
2023-05-16 13:50
New Zealand hostel fire: At least six dead and more missing in Wellington
Wellington fire commander Nick Pyatt says the blaze is the city's "worst nightmare".
2023-05-16 13:45
Vladimir Kara-Murza's mother speaks to the BBC
Elena Gordon's son Vladimir Kara-Murza was convicted of treason for criticising Putin's war in Ukraine.
2023-05-16 13:22
China’s Waning Economic Recovery Spurs Calls for Policy Action
China’s economic recovery is losing momentum after an initial burst in consumer and business activity early in the
2023-05-16 13:17
Marijuana harms babies in first trimester of pregnancy, study finds
Even marijuana use in early pregnancy can significantly harm a developing fetus, a new study found, putting children at risk for developmental delays, higher rates of ADHD and learning disabilities, and higher rates of emotional problems.
2023-05-16 12:26
Trump weaponizes FBI-Russia report he demanded to keep fighting the election that never ends
A long-awaited report by Republican-appointed special counsel John Durham failed to find the "crime of the century" that ex-President Donald Trump said targeted him at the center of the Russia investigation. But it delivered him a potential political payoff nonetheless.
2023-05-16 12:18
The demographic makeup of the country's voters continues to shift. That creates headwinds for Republicans
Demographic change continued to chip away at the cornerstone of the Republican electoral coalition in 2022, a new analysis of Census data has found.
2023-05-16 12:16
Ukraine war: Kyiv comes under missile attack
In video circulating on social media, air defence systems can be seen shooting down missiles.
2023-05-16 10:57
US court halts ruling blocking Obamacare for some preventive healthcare
A U.S. appeals court has temporarily halted a federal judge's ruling that struck down the Affordable Care Act's
2023-05-16 10:50
DeSantis nears presidential campaign launch far from peak popularity but signaling a new readiness to take on Trump
Once seen as ascending toward a presidential campaign with momentum in his favor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finds himself on the cusp of an announcement that many of his supporters wished was already behind him.
2023-05-16 10:22