BBC News2 hours agoSam Bankman-Fried: Trial of 'Crypto King' beginsbbc.co.uk - By Natalie Sherman & Erin DelmoreFormer crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is staring down decades in prison, as his trial over what has been called one of the biggest financial frauds in US history gets under way. Opening arguments in the case are expected later in New York, after jury selection on Tuesday. The 31-year-old, who …
BBC News3 hours agoKevin McCarthy's replacement will inherit a poisoned chalice toobbc.co.uk - By Anthony ZurcherBack in January, Kevin McCarthy struck a deal to become House speaker that gave any one member of Congress the power to force a vote on whether to remove him. On Tuesday, one Republican - Matt Gaetz - did exactly that. And, with the help of Democrats, he succeeded in kicking him out. Now most …
BBC News4 hours agoDonald Trump: Judge issues gag order on former president in NY fraud casebbc.co.uk - By Chloe KimThe judge presiding over Donald Trump's civil fraud case issued a limited gag order after the ex-president made "disparaging" remarks about a court clerk. Mr Trump had attacked Judge Arthur Engoron's clerk in a post on his social media site, Truth Social. The judge warned of "serious sanctions" if …
BBC News5 hours agoAt least 21 dead as Venice bus plunges from bridgebbc.co.uk - By Ruth ComerfordAt least 21 people including two children have died after a bus crashed off a flyover near the Italian city of Venice and caught fire, officials say. The bus broke through a barrier and plunged near railway tracks in the district of Mestre, which is connected to Venice by a bridge. It had been rented …
BBC News4 hours agoIndia-China feud keeps international planes out of Nepal airportbbc.co.uk - By Anbarasan EthirajanThe bright orange hotel sticks out as far as the eye can see - but unfortunately for its owner Bishnu Sharma, there is hardly anyone there to see it. His hotel offers breath-taking mountain views from the town of Lumbini in Nepal - Buddha's birthplace. But a hoped-for surge in tourist numbers has …
BBC News4 hours agoThe moment McCarthy is removed as House speakerbbc.co.ukThe right wing of the Republican Party voted to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
