US ‘not the only target’ of Chinese surveillance, warns US secretary of state, as FBI investigates balloon wreckage China has a “fleet” of surveillance balloons of different shapes and sizes, which it has deployed over five continents, US officials have claimed. The allegations on Wednesday came as salvage work continued […]
In Kahramanmaraş and Pazarcık, rescuers comb the rubble, often finding only body parts. Some say help took too long to arrive Rescue workers in Kahramanmaraş said they could smell corpses as they dug through piles of debris in the centre of a town now so devastated by the earthquake and […]
US tech publication reports CEO Elon Musk has asked staff to pause all new development to stabilise app Twitter users were unable to post instantly on the website for almost an hour, in the latest outage to hit the social media platform since billionaire Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover. From around […]
Specialists ‘categorically’ believe 45-year-old not in section of river where detectives think she fell in A specialist underwater search team looking for Nicola Bulley have pulled out of the operation and believe “categorically” the 45-year-old is not in the section of the river where detectives believe she fell in. Peter […]
US president believes he has an economic success story to tell although polls indicate voters are skeptical Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Joe Biden has left the White House and is driving down Washington’s Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol to give the State […]
Number of trains could be cut from from 18 to 10 an hour and maximum speed of 360 km/h (224 mph) may be reduced Ministers are planning on cutting HS2 services and train speeds in an attempt to drive down the cost of the heavily delayed project, it has been […]
Aftershocks and freezing weather hamper efforts of rescue teams searching for survivors after 7.8-magnitude quake Turkey and Syria earthquake: follow latest updates What we know so far Aftershocks, freezing temperatures and damaged roads are hampering efforts to tackle the enormous humanitarian emergency triggered by Monday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey […]
The prime minister’s meeting with Alberta premier, Danielle Smith, got off to a rocky start as they posed before cameras Tensions between Alberta and Canada’s federal government over taxation and environmental policies means there are few things prime minister Justin Trudeau can win favour for among western voters and the […]
BMW, Renault and Peugeot PHEVs all exceeded carbon dioxide output claimed in standard lab tests, on-road tests show Popular plug-in hybrid cars emit significantly more carbon dioxide than official measures suggest, according to new on-road tests by academics that add to concerns over the true impact of cars sold as […]
At least 2,921 have died in Turkey, while Syria toll stands at 1,444; WHO says deaths could pass 20,000 Shellshocked survivors join hunt for missing in Turkey-Syria earthquake Turkey and Syria earthquake: what we know so far Have you been affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria? My colleagues […]