North Korea sanctions remain until complete denuclearisation, says US
Having difficulty reading this email? View it online
Today's Headlines June 13
Top News Stories
North Korea sanctions remain until complete denuclearisation, says US
No sanctions will be lifted until North Korea has completely denuclearised, says Mike Pompeo.
Headline image
Yemen war: Fighting rages over vital port of Hudaydah
The assault on Hudaydah marks the first attempt by Saudi-backed forces to capture a major city.
Antarctica loses three trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years
Satellites observing the White Continent detect a jump in the rate of ice being lost to the ocean.
World Cup 2018: Football showpiece set to begin in Russia
The 2018 World Cup starts on Thursday, when hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia in Moscow in the first of 64 games over 32 days.
Einstein's travel diaries reveal physicist's racism
Private journals from the physicist's 1920s tour of Asia reveal racist and xenophobic comments.
ADVERTISEMENT
Sport
32 teams, 64 games, 12 stadiums & 11 cities - Russia ready for World Cup kick-off
The 2018 World Cup starts on Thursday, when hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia in Moscow in the first of 64 games over 32 days.
Spain sack Lopetegui two days before opener - Hierro in charge for World Cup
Spain sack head coach Julen Lopetegui after he was named the new Real Madrid boss - sporting director Fernando Hierro will take charge for the World Cup.
Anthony Martial wants to leave Manchester United says agent
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial wants to leave the club this summer, according to his agent.
Top Videos
Video image
The beauty queen who got death threats because of a selfie
Video image
World Cup 2026: US, Canada and Mexico fans react
Video image
World Cup Russia: Achilles the 'psychic' cat calls opener
Video image
Saiga antelopes: the Ice Age survivors now in peril
Magazine
Magazine image
'Why my daughter wants a hysterectomy at 15'
A mother and daughter both have a severe form of premenstrual syndrome.
Business
Federal Reserve raises interest rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says higher rates are appropriate since the US economy is in "great shape".
Comcast bids for Murdoch's Fox assets in Disney challenge
The US media giant has offered to buy 21st Century Fox assets for $65bn in a challenge to Disney.
ADVERTISEMENT
Technology
Sony faces growing Fortnite backlash at E3
Firm is under pressure to explain why Switch owners cannot use PS4-linked Fortnite accounts.
Apple to close iPhone security hole used by police
The move will make it more difficult for hackers, and police, to unlock handsets without authorisation.
Capital
Story image
How to predict World Cup winners
Algorithms are divining the victors of the football's biggest competition
 
Story image
Why women’s voices are getting deeper
Can changing power dynamics explain the change of vocal pitch?
Culture
Story image
The story that defined our fears
What Frankenstein can tell us about the way we live now
 
Story image
How Van Gogh found Japan in Provence
The prints that gave Van Gogh serenity
Earth
Story image
The worst storm in British history?
It caused havoc across swathes of the country
 
Story image
The world's most extreme dog patrol
The beauty of the Arctic as seen by Greenland's elite dog sled team
Future
Story image
Only some people get blackout drunk
Why do only half the drinking population experience this?
 
Story image
How we could survive on an asteroid
A challenging home away from home
Travel
Story image
The godfather of contemporary travel
Paul Theroux on Hunter S Thompson, a reborn Hawaii and Anthony Bourdain
 
Story image
A nation of introverts
‘I sensed that these aren’t the most gregarious of people’
 
World News TV
BBC World News: Meet The Team
Showing Now and Next
Regional TV Schedules

Does somebody keep forwarding you this newsletter? Get your own copy.  Sign up today!

Check out our new weekly newsletter "If You Only Read 6 Things This Week..." Learn more!