US says it intercepted ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack on its forces in Middle East after lull in fighting
Fighting was paused after nearly two weeks of nightly strikes by the US on Iran, as both sides battled for control of the strait of HormuzIran launche...
White House teleprompter operator accused over Trump bets no longer in job, official says
Official declines to say whether Gabriel Perez, who allegedly bet on prediction market Kalshi, resigned or was fired A White House teleprompter operat...
FCC bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’
Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the USThe Federal Communications Commission announced...
Senate confirms Trump ally Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence
At confirmation hearing, Clayton sidestepped questions about 2020 election and declined to say Trump lostSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter e...
UK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts
Leading thinktank says higher oil prices and inflation will give Andy Burnham a ‘challenging inheritance’Andy Burnham has been warned by a leading thi...
Trump pausing Iran attacks shows US military power is not enough on its own
Tehran has not been bombed into submission, leaving America unable to enforce its demands without a ground war that it does not wantHas Iran won a war...
Rescuers pick through wreckage after ‘devastating’ Wisconsin tornado
No deaths reported after twister leveled homes and topples trees and power lines in north-east of stateFirst responders searched homes and buildings o...
US diplomats staged UN walkout after France criticized human rights record under Trump
France had also intervened after Trump administration had opposed the reappointment of UN human rights chiefUS diplomats walked out of a United Nation...
Florida executes man in first of two lethal injections planned in single day
Governor Ron DeSantis has made the state’s death chamber the nation’s busiest at the end of his final termA former police officer convicted of the on-...
Burnham to seek cross-party consensus over urgent reforms to social care
Prime minister invites Badenoch and Davey – but not Farage – to discuss how to fix decades-old funding crisisAndy Burnham has promised “problem-solvin...
Seattle police recover machine gun and ghost gun from scene of mass shooting
Three people died, including one of the suspects, and at least five more were wounded, including two-year-old boySeattle police recovered a modified m...
Former Gavin Newsom aide shares fresh details of affair
Ruby Rippey writes in Vanity Fair of relationship with then San Francisco mayor and appears to contradict his accountA former aide to Gavin Newsom has...
New York offers college admission for residents unenrolled from Howard University
Historically Black institution withdrew more than 500 first-year students for missed tuition paymentsNew York residents who were unenrolled from Washi...
Australia news live: Jacinta Allan was subjected to ‘vile sexism’ as premier, Julia Gillard says
Former PM says ousted Victorian premier was ‘courageous in combating misogyny’ and was a trailblazer for other women. Follow updatesGet our breaking n...
Georgia teen who killed four in school shooting sentenced to life in prison without parole
Cole Gray pleaded guilty to 55 counts, including murder, for shooting at Apalachee high school in 2024Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emai...
Utah woman set fire to church a day before wedding, authorities say
Lenita Moreno, 25, arrested over fire – which allegedly caused $108,000 in damage – at Mormon church in KaysvilleA Utah woman set fire to the church w...
Trump reportedly pushing RFK Jr to cut vaccines more aggressively
White House has halted changing vaccine schedule as it is unpopular, but anti-vaxx Trump set on ‘alleviating autism’Donald Trump is pushing longtime v...
Zelenskyy and Netanyahu brave the whims of Trump’s darkly confounding White House
Ukrainian and Israeli leaders converge on Washington with criss-crossing fortunes, but knowing they can count on little from US counterpartThe converg...
Trump hosts back-to-back meetings with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu
Ukraine seeks more firepower for air defenses and Israeli prime minister tries to repair relationship with US presidentDonald Trump hosted back-to-bac...
Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings
Company supplying drones said Ukraine-war inspired effort, where technique was effective in face of Russian attackSeveral schools across the US are se...
Joe Biden appears to discuss sensitive information on tape with ghostwriter
In recordings made in 2016 and 2017 former president also appears to describe possessing classified informationFormer US president Joe Biden appeared ...
GSK heads to Cambridge with long-awaited positive vibes | Nils Pratley
Pharmaceutical company’s move to new £400m research centre accompanied by encouraging news for shareholders“A vote of confidence in British business,”...
Lindsey Graham remembered as ‘true American original’ at Capitol memorial
Political leaders honor Republican US senator, whose hawkish foreign policy shaped decades in WashingtonUS politics live – latest updatesWorld leaders...
Netanyahu and Zelenskyy meet Trump before Lindsey Graham funeral service – US politics live
Israeli prime minister meets US president after Trump’s closed-door meeting with Ukrainian presidentSign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump’s meet...
California’s largest ICE facility neglected detainees’ medical needs, monitor finds
Court-appointed investigator finds California City facility failed to comply with judge’s order to provide adequate healthcareCalifornia’s largest imm...
Secret Service agent and two others arrested for ‘prolonged’ hazing in Miami
Three men were arrested for ‘repeated beatings with canes and paddles’ causing near-fatal injuries to two pledgesA US Secret Service agent and two oth...
Apple becomes second ever $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks
Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-offApple has become only the s...
Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office
Data shows Canadians have replaced US vacations with other international trips in apparent rebuke to TrumpCanadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to the...
Pakistan accused of firing on unarmed protesters in Kashmir leaving 30 dead
Local civil rights group alleges authorities removed evidence of killings amid communications blackoutAt least 30 people are alleged to have been kill...
Burnham bounce: Labour overtakes Reform in polls – The Latest
Labour has overtaken Reform UK this week for the first time since March last year, according to polls. The ‘Burnham bounce’ comes two weeks into Andy ...
