Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships
US president says Tehran hobbled by infighting as Pentagon reportedly briefs mine clearance may take six monthsMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald...
Trump’s navy secretary ousted over dispute about shipbuilding
John Phelan firing caused by poor relationship with Pete Hegseth and slow movement on shipbuilding, sources sayThe Trump administration fired its top ...
NYT alleges FBI investigated reporter over story on Kash Patel’s girlfriend
Inquiry began in March after report on security arrangements involving FBI director’s girlfriend, NYT saysSign up for the Breaking News US email to ge...
Take action over officials in Kyrgyzstan ‘helping Russia evade sanctions’, MPs and peers say
British foreign secretary told to impose new measures, with ruble-pegged cryptocurrency A7A5 being supported in countryMore than 20 MPs and peers have...
JetBlue sued over claims it uses customers’ personal data to set ticket prices
Lawsuit follows exchange on X in which airline suggested customer should clear cache or book with incognito windowSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
Former Labour MP calls for Starmer to face Commons committee over Mandelson vetting
Karl Turner, who lost Labour whip after criticising PM, calls for privileges committee to examine if Starmer misled parliamentUK politics live – lates...
Lebanon looks to Trump for ‘leverage over Israel’ with ceasefire set to expire
As talks resume, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told The Post any deal requires a “full withdrawal” of Israeli forces after Israel seized a “buffer zone” ...
EU risks fallout with US over Trump-linked Balkans pipeline plan
Exclusive: Brussels seeks to stall awarding of contract to firm fronted by US president’s lawyer in letter seen by GuardianThe EU risks a confrontatio...
As U.S. Brands Stumble, China Wins Over Young Indonesians
A new generation of Indonesian consumers view Chinese brands as high-tech and of good quality, a departure from the days when “made in China” was asso...
Migrant care workers to leaflet Shabana Mahmood constituents over longer wait to settle
Campaign is said to be first time Labour-affiliated Unison is lobbying en masse against a key party policyMigrant workers and the UK’s largest union w...
Czech journalists threaten to strike over plan to scrap licence fees
Government aims to move TV and radio funding under state control, which critics say undermines independenceJournalists at the Czech Republic’s public ...
Private secretary of billionaire philanthropist Judith Neilson charged with fraud over $1m luxury purchases
Annalouise Spence allegedly used credit card to make ‘unauthorised purchases of luxury and personal items, including clothing, artwork and jewellery’F...
University of Queensland Press cancels children’s book over illustrator’s post on ‘Zionist framing’ of Bondi attack
Authors including Evelyn Araluen and Melissa Lucashenko say they won’t work with publisher after it dumps Jazz Money’s book illustrated by Matt Chun, ...
Bead Jewelry Is the Boho-Chic Accessory Trend Taking Over Summer
The coastal-cool aesthetic was a defining jewelry trend last summer. But this year, we're swapping seashell motifs and fishermen core styles for somet...
Former MrBeast exec sues over ‘years’ of alleged harassment
A former employee of Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson has filed a lawsuit alleging that she faced "intentional infliction of emotional distress" from harassm...
US Withholding Iraq’s Own Oil Money Over Ties to Iran
The United States has halted dollar shipments to Iraq’s cash-based economy in an effort to force the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran. ...
Iranian forces seize two ships in strait of Hormuz amid doubts over further peace talks with US
Standoff between Iran and US continues as both impose blockades of critical shipping waterway Iranian forces have seized two ships in the strait of Ho...
Roman Abramovich takes Jersey to European human rights court over Chelsea sale proceeds
Lawyers for oligarch claim freezing of £5.3bn of assets ‘unfair and abusive’ amid row over use of funds for Ukraine Roman Abramovich has gone to the E...
Four people arrested over suspected £44m UK home insulation scam
Serious Fraud Office investigation relates to firms allegedly submitting false invoices for work they failed to carry outThe UK’s Serious Fraud Office...
