Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for Fifa World Cup final half-time show

Justin Bieber has joined the star-studded list of half-time performers who will close out the 2026 World Cup in New York.

The Canadian pop star will perform alongside Madonna, Shakira and K-pop ensemble BTS during the tournament's first-ever, Super Bowl-style half-time show on 19 July.

Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus featuring Coldplay, and the Sesame Street muppets are also set to appear during the 11-minute set, which


Nato chief tells BBC that Trump comments are like 'family argument'

"Five thousand planes taking off from European bases based on bilateral basing agreements in the first, in the six weeks between end of February and mid-April, till a ceasefire came into force."

With Nato's Nordic countries uncomfortably close to Russia's massive cluster of nuclear-armed submarine bases in the Kola Peninsula on Russia's Arctic coast, Rutte points out that it acts as a kind of early warning system for Washington.

"You don't want the Russian nuclear submarines to end up at


Starmer gifted gun and ammunition by Turkish president at Nato

Sir Keir Starmer was given a personalised revolver with live ammunition as a gift by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the Nato summit.

The firearm, engraved with the prime minister's name, was one of a series of similar gifts presented to the leader of each country who attended the event in Ankara.

Sir Keir's revolver has not been brought back to the UK and remains with British officials in Turkey.

It is expected to be decommissioned before it is returned, meaning it will no longer be capable of firing


Watch: Nato chief asked if there really is 'unity' in Nato

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte insisted there is "unity" among the member nations, but the BBC's Frank Gardner questioned whether this is the case if Trump is still throwing "verbal grenades".

At the Nato conference in Turkey, world leaders have been discussing everything from Russia's war with Ukraine to the conflict in the Middle East, but looming large has been US President Donald Trump's continued criticism of the alliance.

Read more about the Nato summit.


The Pitt leads Emmy nominations, but Stranger Things snubbed in top categories

Supporting actor in a drama series

  • Patrick Ball - The Pitt (HBO Max)

  • Billy Crudup - The Morning Show (Apple TV)

  • Shawn Hatosy - The Pitt (HBO Max)

  • Gerran Howell - The Pitt (HBO Max)

  • Jack Lowden - Slow Horses (Apple TV)

  • Tom Pelphrey - Task (HBO Max)

  • Carlos-Manuel Vesga - Pluribus (Apple TV)

Supporting actress in a drama series

  • Taylor Dearden - The Pitt (HBO Max)

  • Fiona Dourif - The Pitt (HBO Max)

  • Allison Janney - The Diplomat (


Ukraine to get licence to produce Patriot missiles, Trump says

In late May, Zelensky confirmed Ukraine had formally asked the US to authorise licensed production of Patriots.

After four-and-a-half years of war the fighting on the front line has mostly stalled, the Black Sea is at a standstill, and Ukraine has by and large learned to counter the hundreds of drones Russia fires at it on a nightly basis.

But ballistic missiles - which Zelensky called Russia's "last major advantage" - travel at high velocity and a steep path which makes them difficult to stop


Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning

A US toddler who was found unresponsive in an Arizona pool and declared dead was later discovered to be alive in the hospital's "cold room", a newly released police report shows.

The family of the 18-month-old frantically called police after they found him face down in the pool at a home in the Phoenix-area suburb of Gilbert on 8 February.

First responders were dispatched and performed life-saving measures, before the child was transported to hospital and declared dead an hour later.

According


Watch: Why is there a 'black cloud' over unity at the Nato summit?

US President Donald Trump is in Turkey attending a Nato summit following a ramp up in tensions between the US and Iran.

The latest trading of strikes were not the only topic of discussion at the summit, defence spending and Trump's reiteration of his interest in purchasing Greenland were also brought up.

The BBC's Frank Gardner explains how the latest developments have cast a "black cloud" over discussions of unity at the summit.

More on this story.


Bowen: For all his bluster, Trump has no better option than talks with Iran

Donald Trump's latest pronouncements on Iran and the chances of a negotiated agreement have to be taken seriously, as he is after all the president of the United States.

This is what he said at the Nato summit in Turkey.

"I don't want to deal with them anymore, they're scum. You know what scum is? They're scum. They're sick people. They're led by sick people. And they're vicious, violent people.

"And if they


Teenager arrested after two girls, 13, seriously injured in German school attack

Two 13-year-old girls have been seriously injured and a 16-year-old suspect arrested after an incident at a school in Upper Bavaria, Germany.

Police said a major operation was under way in the area of Welfen-Gymnasium secondary school in the small town of Schongau.

The suspect was carrying a knife as well as a firearm, police said, and they believe they acted alone.

Neither of the girls are in life-threatening condition, but the number of other people involved and the