Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?
The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected worldIn a 1965 speech justifying the ...
Colombia goes to polls in election pitting outgoing leader’s ally against pro-Trump candidates
Ballots are being cast in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential electionsColombians are casting ballots in the first round of th...
Trump’s cuts to intervention programs could increase violent crime, experts say
Community programs are more effective at reducing violence than simply making arrests, advocates sayHomicides in the US have fallen dramatically in re...
Priest accuser hopes Texas conviction will keep him from victimizing others
Woman, who says Anthony Odiong pressured her into sex acts, says church officials failed to act when told of abuseThe first woman to publicly accuse a...
Supplier of housing for homeless linked to faith group tax avoidance scheme
Midos Management denies ties to property group accused of making millions from bogus prayer roomsA property investor who sells temporary accommodation...
Wes Streeting calls for NI tax cuts for businesses to ‘incentivise’ hiring
Labour should also drill for oil and gas in North Sea, says former health secretary and leadership candidateWes Streeting has called for national insu...
Sky exits UAE news venture after genocide denial accusations
Sky News Arabia to retain its name in brand licensing deal after criticism of its coverage of the war in SudanSky is exiting its TV news joint venture...
‘Labour have lost their way’: voters in Makerfield say it’s time for a change
Andy Burnham and the Reform candidate lead the polls, but issues such as flooding and the state of the high street are main concerns locallyThe roads ...
English Green party leader Zack Polanski tells Australian colleagues to ‘connect with anger’ to counter rightwing populism
Australian Greens should ‘take on’ Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Polanski tells Victorian conference, just as he took on Nigel Farage’s Reform UKGet ou...
Nicola Sturgeon: I feel as if I’m serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit
Former Scottish first minister says she will not apologise for actions of her ex- husband found guilty of embezzlementNicola Sturgeon has said feels l...
‘It’ll be like Barbenheimer’: UK gripped by new wave of Beatlemania in lead-up to four biopics
Fab Four are still making waves 60 years on – and upcoming Sam Mendes films are expected to turn the hype up to 11If anyone needed a reminder of the e...
Middle East crisis live: Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years
Capture of Beaufort castle near the city of Nabatiyeh comes despite a nominal ceasefire and shortly before talks due in the USIsraeli troops have capt...
Government declines to protect Indigenous ‘sacred’ site to be bulldozed for Brisbane Olympic stadium
Environment minister Murray Watt decides against emergency declaration to halt construction but does not rule out ‘longer term protections’Get our bre...
Recruiter who was allowed to buy back his insolvent firm falls behind on payments after offering staff Vegas trip
Premier Group Recruitment went into administration with debts of £2.9m – including £647,000 owed to HMRCA recruitment executive – who was allowed to b...
Japan defence minister rebuffs claims of ‘new militarism’ levelled by China
Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan valued as a ‘peace-loving’ nation while China expands military capabilities ‘without sufficient transparency’Japan’s defen...
Thousands without power in Perth as destructive storms hit WA
Wind gusts up to 125km/h forecast to hit city as residents urged to stay away from windowsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastT...
Germany’s embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs
There is hope that a change to building regulations could resurrect music clubs, which have been hit by rising rents, social shifts and noise disputes...
Israel pursuing ‘scorced earth’ policy, says Lebanon PM, as more airstrikes hit country’s south
Nawaf Salam says Israel collectively punishing southern Lebanon and forcing people ‘into exile’ but defends security talks with Tel AvivLebanon’s prim...
The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world
Australia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policiesThe timing was rich with symb...
Paris police arrest more than 130 as PSG fans celebrate Champions League win over Arsenal
Paris Saint-Germain supporters aimed fireworks at police officers who responded with teargas, according to reportsParis police deployed thousands of o...
New Aukus drone subs to protect critical undersea cables as Marles warns: ‘seabed is a battlefield’
Minister at Singapore defence summit also reveals Australia to buy only secondhand Aukus submarines from USFollow our Australia news live blog for lat...
Former M&S chief appointed to tackle UK youth unemployment crisis
Key part of Marc Bolland’s government advisory role will be to help disabled or depressed young people find training or jobA former chief executive of...
‘Happy either way’: Arsenal fans find zen attitude to Champions League final
Supporters filling north London pubs said they were already gratified by Premier League winThe streets of Holloway, usually bustling with families and...
Kanye West concert in Italy cancelled over ‘public order and safety issues’
Reggio Emilia prefect stops gig after ‘concerns’ from local Jewish community over rapper’s previous antisemitic remarksA Kanye West concert in Italy h...
Family pays tribute to girl, 15, who died after swimming at Merseyside beach
Chiedza Nyanjowa, who wanted to be a nurse, died in hospital after getting into difficulties in the sea A 15-year-old girl, who died after getting int...
Green leaders warn party it must listen to Reform voters’ concerns to tackle inequality
Zack Polanski and Caroline Lucas say party must seek to understand why disenfranchised electorate were attracted to Nigel Farage’s partyThe current an...
Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows
Jab brought ‘unprecedentedly strong responses’ in patients whose disease had become resistant to chemotherapy and immunotherapyDoctors have hailed “un...
Three climbers die and one rescued after fall on Alaska’s Mount McKinley
Four were part of seven-person group that had traveled to US to ascend North America’s tallest mountainThree people have died after falling while clim...
Raheem Sterling has suffered ‘immeasurable’ psychological strain, close source says
Revelations come after former Chelsea winger was arrested under suspicion of driving ‘whilst unfit through drugs’Raheem Sterling has been made to feel...