Pete Hegseth to headline DC faith rally with far-right and Christian nationalist speakers
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US authorities arrested French citizen Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé after she missed an immigration appointmentThe wailing at the Louisiana immigration det...
Meta profited from illegal scam ads, California county lawsuit alleges
Santa Clara county claims Meta Platforms violated the state’s false advertising and unfair business practices lawsCalifornia’s Santa Clara county has ...
Bahamas re-elects Progressive Liberal party’s Philip Davis as prime minister
Davis is the country’s first leader to serve a second consecutive term in nearly 30 yearsThe Bahamas prime minister, Philip Davis, and his ruling Prog...
Russia targets Ukraine with more than 200 drones in daytime assault
Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soonEurope live – latest updatesRussia targeted ...
What to know about Kyle Diamantas, the new acting FDA commissioner
The ex-lawyer who Trump described as ‘very talented’ was previously deputy commissioner for food at the FDAThe new acting commissioner of the US Food ...
Scepticism and tight security as Beijing braces for Trump visit
US’s apparent decline has fuelled growing Chinese nationalism while US president has lost his novelty valueTrump in Beijing – latest updatesFive key i...
Coalition to link immigration limits to new builds as Taylor says ‘migration has run miles ahead of housing’
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Gunshots in Philippines senate where senator is holed up to evade arrest
Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, still in standoff with authoritiesGunshots have been fired in th...
US-based internet suicide forum implicated in 160 UK deaths fined £950,000
Ofcom attempts to block UK access to site cited in multiple coroners’ reports as it levies fine under Online Safety ActA nihilistic internet suicide f...
Second indictment of ex-FBI chief James Comey signals retaliation fears
Experts say latest move by acting attorney general suggests more cases against foes amid claims of vindictive DoJThe second indictment of ex-FBI direc...
Nissan ponders building cars for Chinese rivals at Sunderland plant
CEO admits talks with Chery as other European carmakers discuss plans with Chinese firms to share factory spaceNissan’s chief executive has confirmed ...
Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire
Watchdog to examine whether Reform UK leader should have declared donation received before entering parliamentNigel Farage is facing a formal investig...
Czech police hunt thief who stole 800-year-old skull of a saint from a church
Suspect was seen on fuzzy security photo running between benches of church carrying skull, police sayCzech police are hunting a thief who snatched the...
‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan
Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken areaA plan to create one of the world’s ...
Lab testing group Intertek to back £10.6bn takeover by Swedish firm EQT
FTSE 100 business ‘minded to recommend’ £60-a-share tilt from company owned by billionaire Wallenberg familyThe laboratory testing company Intertek ha...
France confines more than 1,700 people to cruise ship after suspected norovirus death
One elderly passenger on vessel docked in Bordeaux has died and about 50 people have symptoms, say officialsFrench authorities have confined more than...
What is the king’s speech and what is the state opening of parliament?
Ceremonial event marks start of new parliamentary year, and outlines government policies and proposed legislationUK politics live – latest updates Con...
Trump due in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping | First Thing
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Official marking of land for Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva people begins after 27-year wait
Demarcation of 410,000 hectares of territory is intended to protect the Amazonian community from farming, illegal mining and loggingMore than 25 years...
Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say
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Starmer sets out changes to education, health and courts in king’s speech
King Charles unveils government agenda for the next year as PM faces leadership threat from within Labour• UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starm...
Datacentres using 6% of electricity supply in UK and US, research says
Industry body says energy consumption driven by AI up 15% globally in two years as it warns of societal backlashDatacentres are consuming 6% of electr...
Kanye West loses lawsuit over uncleared sample played at stadium fan event
Rapper known as Ye must pay six-figure sum to four plaintiffs who successfully argued he infringed copyrightKanye West has lost a lawsuit which allege...
1MDB financier Jho Low seeks pardon from Donald Trump
Fugitive faces charges including corruption and money laundering in US and Malaysia for role he allegedly played in scandalThe fugitive Malaysian fina...
Stella prize 2026: Lee Lai becomes first non-binary person and first graphic novelist to win with Cannon
Lai wins $60,000 literary award for her study of a young woman’s repression and rage as she struggles to juggle the needs of those around herSign up f...
Neuty the nutria, viral pet rodent whose family fought a state to keep him, dies of cancer
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UK housebuilder Vistry warns of ‘significantly’ lower profits amid Iran war uncertainty
Bovis Homes owner’s shares plunge 10.5% after it was forced to cut prices as buyers became cautiousOne of the UK’s biggest housebuilders has said its ...
Bring Me the Horizon and Eric Clapton struck by objects thrown by audience members
British pop-metallers’ frontman Oli Sykes suffers concussion after phone strikes him on the head, in latest in spate of similar incidents faced by mus...
Bodies of three women recovered from sea off Brighton
Sussex police say officers are working to identify women and understand what had happened to themThe bodies of three women have been recovered from th...
