It is still several steps from becoming law, but marks a major victory for Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Category: World
Billion Indians have no spending money – report
India’s population is 1.4 billion but its consuming class is only 140 million, or about as big as Mexico.
Ukraine official says minerals deal agreed with US
Donald Trump says the deal would give Ukraine “the right to fight on” in its war with Russia.
BBC Verify: How much has the US spent on aid to Ukraine?
US President Donald Trump claims the US has outspent Europe on aid to Ukraine by over $200bn. BBC Verify’s Nick Eardley fact-checks Trump’s claims.
Regrets, executions and coups: Four takeaways from former Nigerian military ruler’s book
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, known as IBB, has got Nigeria talking about the past and what might have been.
Chile power outage leaves millions without electricity
An area covering most of the country is being impacted by an ongoing power outage.
Couple’s trauma after body placed next to them on flight
Cabin crew placed the body of a passenger who died mid-flight in an empty seat beside the pair.
‘They took all the women here’: Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak
Women recall being raped in prison in DR Congo, as chaos broke out after rebels advanced on Goma city.
Six babies have died from cold in Gaza over two weeks, medics say
Five newborns and a two-month-old have reportedly died, with doctors blaming a lack of shelter and heating.
German politics froze out the far right for years – is this about to change?
Germany’s main parties refuse to work with the far right, but the AfD wants to tear the firewall down.