Under the deal, the UK will lease back the Diego Garcia military base from Mauritius.
Year: 2025
Two people dead after small plane crash in San Diego neighbourhood
A home was destroyed and cars caught fire after the private aircraft crashed, forcing the evacuation of 100 people.
Trump administration ends Harvard’s ability to enrol international students
The move escalates the administration’s row with America’s oldest university over hiring, admissions and teaching practices.
On the South African road incorrectly identified as a ‘burial site’ by Trump
The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.
Investigating Israel’s strike on Gaza’s European Hospital
BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal experts to examine how one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals came under Israeli attack.
Top Maoist leader killed as India cracks down on rebels
Twenty-seven rebels are reported to have been killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh.
Nike to raise US prices as firms face tariffs uncertainty
The US sportswear giant says its price increases are part of “seasonal planning”.
White crosses shown by Trump not graves, says man who erected them
The US president had said the crosses were evidence of attacks on white farmers in South Africa.
US House passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill
The bill’s passage is a victory for the White House, which warned that failure would be a ‘betrayal’.
Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.