Reuters via KCNA Kim Jong Un has praised North Korean soldiers who killed themselves by detonating their grenades while fighting for Russia against Ukraine, confirming a long-suspected battlefield policy.
In a speech this week, the North Korean leader said those who "unhesitatingly opted for self-blasting, suicide attack, in order to defend the great honour" were "heroes".
South Korea estimates at least
King Charles III's visit to the US was meant to be a celebration – of America's 250th anniversary, of enduring Anglo-American ties and of the "special relationship". But it has also been billed as a rescue mission.
The current state of US-UK relations is strained – a reflection of British reluctance to fully back the joint US-Israeli war against Iran. So the King's goal has been to
Reuters The US will release a limited number of passports that feature a portrait of US President Donald Trump, the White House has confirmed.
First reported by Fox News, the passports will be released as part of celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence in July.
An administration official has confirmed to the BBC that the new designs will be available for "any American citizen" who applies for a passport when the rollout kicks off, and will continue for as long as there
Pritam Roy/BBC Tensions in the Middle East are rippling far beyond the region - and are now being felt in India's "glass city" Firozabad, where thousands of jobs are at risk.
In this city in northern Uttar Pradesh state, about 50km (30 miles) from the famed Taj Mahal, glass is at the centre of life. Firozabad produces 70% of the country's glass, much
A trial pitting two founders of OpenAI - Sam Altman and Elon Musk - against each other has opened in California, with the sides presenting duelling narratives about the company's history and obligations to consumers.
Musk, wearing a dark suit and tie, was asked by one of his lawyers what the lawsuit was about when he took the stand.
"It's actually very simple," he said. "It's not okay to steal
Getty Images The US Federal Communications Commission is ordering an early review of Disney's television broadcast licences days after President Donald Trump called for the firing of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
Trump had urged ABC - whose parent company is Disney - to pull Kimmel's show after the comedian joked that Melania Trump had the glow of an "expectant widow". Kimmel made the remarks days before a gunman fired shots at a gala attended by the Trumps.
In an order on Tuesday, the FCC
Getty Images Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for a second time and will face charges brought by the US Department of Justice, multiple sources told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
The specific charges are not known, but the sources said they relate to an image Comey briefly shared on Instagram last year that showed seashells forming the numbers "86 47".
Comey has insisted he did not know what the numbers meant, but Trump and other administration officials have said the post
Reuters Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has requested urgent clarification from the justice ministry following reports that a woman close to late ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi may have obtained an official pardon on false pretences.
Nicole Minetti, who was convicted of facilitating prostitution in connection with the notorious "bunga bunga" parties at Berlusconi's villa over 15 years ago, as well as embezzlement, was quietly granted presidential clemency in February.
But the case has