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The decades-long conflict in eastern DR Congo has intensified since January when M23 staged an unprecedented offensive, seizing the cities of Goma and Bukavu and sparking fears of a wider regional war. Rwanda has said its forces are acting in self-defence against the Congolese army and allied militias, some of which it accuses of links...
Director of football Richard Montague said: “We’ve been very impressed with Alan since he’s taken over as caretaker head coach for a second time. “It was important that we carried out a thorough and detailed process for appointing our new head coach. “We had to get this decision right, and we are very happy with...
Wicketkeeper Brooke Guest has signed a new two-year deal to stay with Derbyshire until the end of the 2027 season. The 27-year-old has scored 4,665 runs and claimed 225 dismissals across all formats for the East Midlands side since first arriving on loan from Lancashire in 2020. He was Derbyshire’s second top scorer in the...
Faisal Islam Economics editor, BBC News Reporting fromOttawa, Ontario Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Will Canada’s newly-elected PM agree to meet Trump? Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said his country deserves respect from the US and will only enter trade and security talks with President Donald Trump “on our terms”. Speaking exclusively to...
This article was originally published by Public Health Watch, a nonprofit investigative news organization. Find out more at publichealthwatch.org. On August 6, 2012, a corroded, eight-inch pipe at Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond, California, cracked open, sending a white cloud hundreds of feet into the air. The cloud quickly engulfed the 19 refinery firefighters, managers...
Bournemouth technical director Simon Francis says they could “end up being a victim of our own success” this summer with clubs wanting their players. The Cherries are eighth in the Premier League and have had some star performers this season, including defender Dean Huijsen. “There will be bigger teams circling around and looking at some...
Aberdeen are close to finalising a deal to sign Australian forward Nicolas Milanovic from Western Sydney Wanderers. The 23-year-old has scored 12 goals in the A-League this season and set up a further six. Milanovic, who is primarily a right winger but can play along the front line, has a year left on his contract...
Paul Seddon Political reporter Getty Images The government is no longer ruling out a youth visa deal with the EU, ahead of a summit next month to “reset” relations after Brexit. Labour has previously said it has “no plans” for such a scheme, which would make it easier for young people to study and work...
Exeter Chiefs club captain Jack Yeandle has signed a new contract to stay with the Premiership side. The 35-year-old hooker, who is the club’s longest-serving player, has scored 34 tries in more than 300 appearances. The Devon-born forward joined Exeter from Doncaster in June 2012 and has been part of the sides that have won...
Everton head coach Brian Sorensen has signed a new two-year contract with the Women’s Super League club until the end of June 2027. Dane Sorensen, 44, joined in April 2022 and led the Toffees to sixth place in the WSL in his first full season. Everton are eighth this season, level on points with seventh-placed...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signalled the UK could lower tariffs on US car imports as she tries to broker a trade deal with the Trump administration. Reeves said she wants “to see tariff and non-tariff barriers reduced between the UK and the US”. The UK is seeking to lower trade taxes imposed by President Donald...
There is an opportunity for a “big deal” between the US and China on trade, America’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. Asked about an upcoming meeting between the countries, Bessent said there would be an “incredible opportunity” to strike an agreement, if China was “serious” on making its economy less dependent on manufacturing exports....
Yesterday Harvard sued the Trump administration and accepted applause from the left for leading the resistance to the administration’s demands of universities around the country. But it turns out that both sides of this argument have, at various times, been hoping for a compromise which would avoid an all-out confrontation. Initially it was Harvard that...
The Chicago Teachers Union won a tentative agreement in December that, for the first time, addresses climate and environmental justice demands — making healthy green schools a priority in our city. We achieved this breakthrough even while broader contract negotiations stalled. Finally, in April, we ratified the full agreement, which also includes big raises and...