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H-1B: Trump attaches $100,000 fee for skilled worker visa applicants

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers.Trump's...

Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force

A global agreement designed to protect the world's oceans and reverse damage to...

Trump says Xi approves of TikTok deal as leaders plan South Korea meeting

US President Donald Trump has said he and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping have...

Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace

Three Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace have been intercepted by Nato, the...

Judge dismisses Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times

A US federal judge has struck down Donald Trump's $15bn defamation lawsuit against...

New Nato mission to bolster eastern flank after Russia drone incursion

More Nato countries will move troops and fighter jets eastwards after more than a dozen drones entered Polish airspace on Wednesday.Denmark, France and...

Nigerian chef attempts to make world’s largest pot of jollof rice

Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has attempted to make the world's largest pot of jollof rice, a popular...

‘Israeli forces took over my home and then they set it on fire’

Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, TulkarmBBCWhile Nasser Faratawi is back in his home, he wonders how he will ever renovate it. He estimates that...

Nepal gets first female PM after deadly unrest

Nepal's former Supreme Court chief justice Sushila Karki has become the country's interim prime minister after deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government.Karki, 73,...

As Russian forces advance, Ukrainians in Donbas must choose to stay or go

Quentin SommervilleBBC News, reporting from Bilozerske in eastern UkraineNow they are living, temporarily, in a borrowed house in Sviatohirsk. It isn't much better....

Ukraine launches massive drone attack on Russia as two killed in Sumy

Russia says it downed 221 Ukrainian drones launched on its territory overnight, in one of the largest aerial assaults since May.More than half...

Beauty and the Bester: South African rapist Thabo Bester loses bid to block Netflix film

Convicted South African rapist Thabo Bester has lost a court bid to block Netflix from broadcasting a documentary about his life - including...

Charlie Kirk: What we know about fatal shooting of conservative US activist

In June, Minnesota's top Democratic legislator and her husband were murdered in their home.In 2022, the husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was...

Nato strengthens defences after Russian drones shot down over Poland

However, experts' opinions are split on whether Moscow intended to launch the drones into Poland. On Thursday, Nato's top military commander Alexus Grynkewich...

Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro found guilty of coup plot

The former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been found guilty of plotting a military coup.Brazil's Supreme Court reached the majority of three...

Riek Machar: South Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason

South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear could...

RTÉ: Ireland threatens to withdraw from Eurovision if Israel participates

RTÉ will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest "if the participation of Israel goes ahead", the Irish broadcaster has announced.In...

Charlie Kirk killing lays bare America’s bloody and broken politics

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Manhunt intensifies for suspect who killed Charlie Kirk

Regan Morris in Orem, Utah & Max MatzaBBC NewsGetty ImagesHeavily armed policed are searching door-to-door for the suspect who fatally shot influential conservative...

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