US sources insist Chinese balloon was military
US intelligence sources tell media the balloon was spying on US and allied defence capabilities.
US-China trade hits record high despite rising tensions
Imports and exports between the world’s two biggest economies totalled more than $690bn last year.
Turkey earthquake: Clock ticking for rescuers as quake toll nears 8,000
Desperate searches continue for people missing under rubble in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
Key takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech
Joe Biden urges Republicans to work with him as he addresses a divided Congress in Washington.
A secret room that saved this girl’s life
Behind the sale of a masterpiece painting is the story of a Jewish girl’s extraordinary escape from the Nazis.
SNP MP Stewart McDonald’s emails hacked by Russian group
Stewart McDonald tells the BBC his emails have been stolen by a group linked to Russian intelligence.
