Getty Images By Bernd Debusmann Jr Reporting from Carrizo Springs, Texas As the sun rose over the aging water tower that stands over the quiet town of Carrizo Springs, Texas – population 5,000 – so did the temperature. By mid-morning, the town was sweltering. Parked cars quickly became unbearable, and the streets were largely devoid…

By Yusuf Akinpelu BBC News, Lagos President Bola Tinubu, who is at the helm of regional superpower Nigeria, regards the coup across the border in Niger as a litmus test for democracy in West Africa. Having assumed the chairmanship of regional bloc Ecowas a mere three weeks ago, he was confronted with a major foreign…

Extinct megalodon sharks were the top marine predators of their day and arguably more terrifying than anything Hollywood has dreamed up. The giant shark is back. Five years after The Meg, in which action star Jason Statham battled a huge prehistoric shark, the follow-up Meg 2: The Trench is upon us. Once again, Statham will…

Harriet Hastings is the co-founder of Biscuiteers, a gifting retailer specialising in hand-iced biscuits. We visited the company’s ‘Ministry of Biscuits’ where Harriet shares her business advice for our CEO Secrets series. Produced by Samantha Everett & Larissa Kennelly

Getty Images By Chris Vallance Technology reporter, BBC News The firm that owns Twitter, now called X, is suing an anti-hate organisation whose research criticised the platform. X Corp has accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which has offices in the US and the UK, of “unlawful acts” to “improperly gain access” to…

By Olga Malchevska BBC News Ukrainian women have been signing up in growing numbers to serve as combat troops against Russia. The BBC spoke to three of the 5,000 female front-line soldiers who are fighting both the enemy and sexist attitudes within their own ranks. A slim, blue-eyed, brunette woman is working out in a…

EPA The US government’s credit rating has been downgraded following concerns over the state of the country’s finances and its debt burden. Fitch, one of three major independent agencies that assess creditworthiness, downgraded it from the top rating of AAA to AA+. Fitch said it had noted a “steady deterioration” in governance over the last…

Reuters Stargazers across the world were treated to a bigger and brighter full Moon than usual on Tuesday night. This month’s full Moon, dubbed the Sturgeon Moon, lit up the night’s sky as it rose above the horizon shortly after sunset. It’s the first of two supermoons this month – the next full moon on…

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Max Matza BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been criminally charged in a federal investigation into efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. He is accused of conspiracy to defraud the…

New Zealand is emerging as a global leader in regenerative tourism, thanks in part to Māori tour operators such as the Bay of Plenty’s Kohutapu Lodge. First-time tourists to New Zealand often perceive Māori culture as an itinerary item to be ticked-off in an afternoon, usually in Rotorua. The North Island city has been considered…