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Santorini has been hit by a powerful, shallow 5.3 magnitude earthquake, which is the strongest to strike the Greek island during recent seismic activity in the area. The tremors were felt in Athens on Monday evening and measured a focal…

Dharshini David Chief Economics Correspondent BBC President Trump’s sweeping set of tariffs are intended, in part, to protect American industries, raise money and – as we’ve seen – be used as a bargaining chip. The Republican has already imposed tariffs…

Google Plates London was founded by chef Kirk Haworth and his sister Keeley A vegan restaurant in London has become the first ever to be awarded a Michelin star. Several other restaurants, including one serving The Ritz hotel in London,…

Katy Ling BBC Eye Investigations X Eden Knight took her own life in 2023 after returning to Saudi Arabia with lawyer Bader Alomair When a prominent Saudi trans woman posted her suicide note on X, her friends and followers were…

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed by former President Joe Biden, who had called plastic pollution…

Ed Butler BBC World Service Reporting fromTamale, Ghana AFP Burkina Faso’s military is struggling to defeat jihadists who have taken control of much territory Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and…