Kathryn Armstrong

Outgoing US President Joe Biden is considering pre-emptive pardons for prominent critics of his successor Donald Trump, multiple people familiar with the discussions have told CBS, the BBC’s US partner. That is in a bid to shield them from potential […]

Weather worsens in Philippines as Super Typhoon Man-yi gets closer A potentially catastrophic super typhoon has made landfall in the Philippines – the sixth typhoon to hit the country in a month. Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, touched down at

Watch: Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament New Zealand’s parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country’s founding treaty with Māori people.

The Kremlin has denied media reports that US President-elect Donald Trump held a call with Vladimir Putin, in which he is said to have warned the Russian president against escalating the war in Ukraine. The call, which was first reported

TikTok is being sued by seven families in France, who accuse the social media giant of exposing their children to harmful content – leading two to take their own lives. The case alleges the video platform’s algorithm exposed them to

Two artworks by the American artist Andy Warhol have been stolen during an overnight break-in at a gallery in the Netherlands. The incident took place at the MPV Gallery in the North Brabant province. The thieves originally took four silkscreens

A man who allegedly left his dog tied to a post in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty, officials say. The animal was rescued by Highway Patrol near a Florida highway on 9 October.

Twenty-four people have been killed in Haiti after a fuel tanker exploded, according to local authorities. Dozens more people have been left seriously injured – some suffering burns to 80% of their bodies, according to Haitian Prime Minister Garry Coville.

AFP British luxury retailer Harrods has begun selling peaches from Japan’s Fukushima region as part of efforts to restore trust in produce grown there following 2011’s nuclear disaster. The sale of the fruit at Harrods for £80 ($104) per box