US justice department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers
Prosecutors have described fatal shooting outside of DC’s Capital Jewish Museum last year as calculated and plannedThe US justice department will seek...
Threatened indictment of Raúl Castro ratchets up US pressure on Cuba
Trump administration move echoes indictment of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as fuel crisis racks CubaTensions between Cuba and US seem set to rise furth...
UK joins European deal to send rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs
All 46 Council of Europe members sign agreement ‘deplored’ by human rights organisationsThe UK and 45 other European countries have signed an agreemen...
Tennessee Democrat ends re-election bid after map redrawing carves up his district
New map reshapes representative Steve Cohen’s majority-Black Memphis district and gives Republicans an advantageDemocratic representative Steve Cohen ...
From Blair to Burnham, jogging as political metaphor has just run and run
The mayor of Greater Manchester is the latest in a long line of politicians to try to show he’s on the right track … etcPoliticians, as we know, love ...
Met police preparing for large scale far-right and pro-Palestine protests in London
Officers said to be granted extra powers as marches through capital set for same day as FA Cup finalBritish police are preparing to mount one of their...
Questions over Farage’s houses and £5m gift renew scrutiny of finances
Property portfolio in spotlight as Reform UK leader faces official inquiry over money accepted from billionaireA week ago, Nigel Farage was toasting R...
Woman who drowned in Suffolk ‘might have been saved’ if fire service alerted more quickly
Saffron Cole-Nottage became stuck headfirst and might have lived had ambulance service alerted fire service immediately, coroner says A woman who drow...
‘Extremely cruel and tragic’: Iranian director Asghar Farhadi speaks out against state violence and the war
The film-maker, who won the Grand Prix for A Hero in 2021, condemned both the killing of protestors and the conflict’s bombing campaigns during a Cann...
German leader Merz says he ‘would not advise my children to go’ to US
Chancellor says he no longer views US as land of opportunity amid ‘deeply polarising’ social climateFriedrich Merz, the German chancellor, already emb...
Burnham byelection: the small town that could decide next PM – The Latest
Andy Burnham may have a route back to Westminster – and a path to the Labour leadership. But first the Greater Manchester mayor must win a byelection ...
Labour’s NEC approves Burnham’s byelection pathway back to parliament
If he stands in Makerfield there will also need to be a mayoral contest to replace him in Greater ManchesterLabour’s national executive committee has ...
Oman caught between US and Iran after Tehran claims joint strait of Hormuz plan
Muscat silent about plans – opposed by US – to charge fee and demand details on nationality of all transiting shipsOman has been caught in geopolitica...
Canada’s Intact Financial Corp is said to be exploring offer, as London-listed Tate & Lyle attracts US suitorShares in Hiscox surged to record highs o...
Labor leaders call veto of collective bargaining bill a ‘betrayal’ by Virginia governor
Union leaders say veto from Democrat Abigail Spanberger is an about-face from promises she made on campaign trailVirginia’s Democratic governor Abigai...
Belle and Sebastian write Scotland anthem after dramatic World Cup qualifier
Lead singer Stuart Murdoch’s self-deprecating It Only Takes One Lion is inspired by team’s current song, Yes Sir, I Can BoogieThe lyrics came to Stuar...
Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says
Group of MPs and peers in effect accuse government of failing to comply with parliament’s will over release of filesA powerful parliamentary committee...
Erling Haaland to make film acting debut – as a Viking called Haaland
The Manchester City striker will feature in Viqueens, an animated film by director Harald Zwart, who described him as ‘powerful, fearless and uniquely...
Angus Taylor says migrants are a ‘net drain’ on Australia. The numbers say the opposite is true
Migrants are generally younger than the average Australian, are skilled and more educated. And they typically pay more tax than they receive in benefi...
Secret documents reveal preferred Australian nuclear submarine base – and warn it could be a military target
Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents stateGet o...
Mali’s forces target rebel alliance in junta’s fight to keep power
Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatistsMali’s armed force...
Rivals actor Katherine Parkinson lauds series for depicting women’s view of sex
Bafta winner tells preview screening in Bristol there is not enough on television about the female perspectiveThe Bafta-winning actor Katherine Parkin...
Far-right activists barred from UK ahead of Tommy Robinson rally
Keir Starmer accuses Robinson of ‘peddling hatred and division’ and archbishop of Canterbury urges people to ‘choose hope’ Eleven foreign far-right a...
Czech police find stolen skull of 13th-century saint and arrest man
Man admits to coating relic in concrete after taking it from church because he objected to it being displayed, police sayCzech police have found the s...
Voting Rights Act ruling is ‘red meat’ to Republicans in south, says Black lawmaker targeted by gerrymander
Mississippi politicians are threatening to redraw the district of Bennie Thompson, the state’s lone Democrat in CongressThe supreme court decision tha...
What was actually achieved at Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate summit’ in Beijing?
US president said he and Chinese leader ‘settled a lot of different problems’ but gave little detail on solutionsTrump China visit live – latest updat...
Pound heads for worst week in 18 months as Burnham lines up Labour bid
UK government borrowing costs jump amid political uncertainty and oil price rise that fuelled inflation worriesBusiness live – latest updatesThe pound...
Tories suspend leader at Worcestershire council after he made deal to oust Reform
Adam Kent suspended after Tory councillors joined forces with Greens and Lib Dems to end Reform’s minority controlThe Conservatives have suspended the...
A billionaire, a taco, reality TV: the top 4 attack lines in California’s elections
With the primary election less than three weeks away, the gubernatorial and mayoral races have taken a fiery turnSparring on the debate stage, well-ti...
X to block UK access to accounts linked to terrorist groups in Ofcom agreement
Media regulator announces commitments by Elon Musk’s platform to crack down on terrorist and hate contentElon Musk’s X platform has pledged to block U...
