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Getty Images During his election campaign last year, Donald Trump promised Americans he would usher in a new era of prosperity. Now two months into his presidency, he’s painting a slightly different picture. He has warned that it will be hard to bring down prices and the public should be prepared for a “little disturbance”…

Amensisa Ifa BBC News, Arda Jila Badhasa Amensisa Ifa / BBC Thousands of people have been gathering in southern Ethiopia for one of the country’s biggest cultural events. The week-long Gada ceremony, which ended on Sunday, sees the official transfer of power from one customary ruler to his successor – something that happens every eight…

Manish Pandey BBC Newsbeat Eddy Chen/Netflix The comedy covers a range of issues from food, identity, immigration, family and politics Reflecting back on the Netflix hit based on his own life, there are two things that come to mind for Palestinian comedian Mo Amer. Pride and hurt. “It’s very difficult to talk about without breaking…

Three men have been killed in the Moscow region, in what is described as the largest drone attack on the Russian capital since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. Video shows the aftermath of the strikes, which injured 18 people including three children, health officials told Russian media. The Russian defence ministry said…

A criminal investigation into the cause of the collision between two ships in the North Sea has been launched and police have confirmed that a 59-year-old man has been arrested. The owner of one of the vessels has confirmed that the man is the master of the Solong cargo ship. BBC Verify’s Nick Eardley has…

As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says, “the ball is now in Russia’s court.” This is a significant moment. The joint statement from the US and Ukraine, after a long day of talks in Jeddah, contains several key lines, perhaps none more important than this: “The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian…

Reuters The move was announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after peace talks between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia Ukraine has said it is ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by the US, after a day of talks between the two countries in Saudi Arabia. US Secretary…

Reuters Alawites fleeing the violence in Syria’s coastal region have been crossing the Nahr el-Kabir river to reach safety in Lebanon Entire families, including women and children, were killed during the recent violence in Syria’s coastal region, the UN human rights office says. A spokesman told reporters that the UN had so far verified the…

Just short of his 80th birthday, Rodrigo Duterte, a man who once vowed to purge his country through a bloody anti-drugs and crime campaign, found himself outmanoeuvred and in custody. The former president was met by Philippines police as he arrived in Manila on a flight from Hong Kong, where he had been rallying support…

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has lost his appeal against a ruling barring him from participating in May’s presidential election. The Constitutional Court issued the final ruling on Tuesday afternoon after deliberating for two hours. A large crowd who were gathered outside the court in Bucharest shouted “traitors” and “we are going nowhere”. The Central…