Elif Eralp: ‘Germany’s Zohran Mamdani’ who vows to be a mayor for all Berliners
Die Linke candidate, a lawyer affected by her experiences as the child of political migrants from Turkey, poised to head Berlin coalition governmentEl...
The long-range drone war: Ukraine and Russia scramble for supremacy in the skies
A conflict that began with tanks and then artillery is now pivoting around a new generation of drones focused on military, industrial, economic and ci...
Alan Jones welcomed prominent athlete to luxury home with ‘hug and slap on the bottom’, former butler tells court
Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching, including two charges involving the athleteFollow our Austral...
Beau Lamarre-Condon sized up surfboard bag against friend before allegedly murdering Sydney couple, court told
Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies before concealing bodies in bags purchased from sports store...
Why is Woodside sponsoring Fremantle’s AFL team – and will the climate crisis shift the relationship?
Dockers supporters cannot buy a barrel of Woodside oil – but the fossil fuel company hopes to buy into fans’ loyaltyFollow our Australia news live blo...
Justin Bieber performs surprise acoustic gig in beleaguered Los Angeles park
Small crowd enjoys singer’s free concert in MacArthur Park, which has often drawn headlines for less cheery reasonsWith no announcement and little fan...
Tony Blair says Britain should work towards rejoining EU in next 10 years
Andy Burnham under pressure to revisit Brexit as poll suggests pledge to rejoin could boost Labour’s electoral chancesBritain should work towards rejo...
RFK Jr received $4m in book advances from Maha allies over past year
In 2024 ethics filing, US health secretary pledged to ‘not engage in writing, editing, marketing or promotional services for any of these books during...
Trump greets Xi Jinping at plane as Chinese leader arrives for state visit
US president to give red-carpet treatment to Chinese counterpart despite tensions over AI developmentAI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid US-Chin...
Millions in England unaware they have ‘silent killer’ condition, research reveals
Approach to treating high blood pressure ‘not fit for purpose’, say researchers, with 59% of cases undiagnosedOnly half of people being treated by a G...
Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’
Proposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of livingPeople claiming ...
Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England
Courses such as finance and construction form part of PM’s push for education ‘that offers a path for everybody’Teenagers are to be offered a range of...
Democrats accuse Susan Collins of corruption after bombshell ‘pay-to-play’ report
Republican senator calls bribery allegation ‘categorically false’ as ProPublica reports Trump derailed FBI inquiryDemocrats in Maine on Wednesday accu...
Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
Prime minister says he expressed ‘disappointment’ to chief executive it had taken the company ‘way too long’ to inform his government about the breach...
Three charged with assault after anti-migration protests in Hampshire
Hundreds gathered on Tuesday night in anticipation of a small boat arriving in GosportThree people have been charged in connection with anti-migrant p...
In a first, olive ridley turtles spotted nesting on California’s beaches
Scientists are questioning whether the nestings on Seal and Huntington Beach were freak occurrences or start of a trendA sea turtle crawled out of the...
Andy Burnham signals he may lift ban on alcohol in football stands
Prime minister says measure is discriminatory when fans of other sports are not similarly restrictedAndy Burnham has signalled he may lift the ban on ...
UK defence contractors to offer 40,000 apprenticeships, placements and jobs
Wes Streeting says he leads a ‘ministry for growth’ as Labour seeks to show more defence spending will create UK jobsDefence contractors have promised...
Michael Kiwanuka has suffered a stroke and faces ‘long, tough journey’ to recovery
The Mercury prize-winner said ‘quite severe’ bleed was why he’d missed support slots with Mumford & Sons earlier this yearThe British singer-songwrite...
‘My friend’: Anthony Albanese announces $60m more for Ukraine at Zelenskyy meeting
An emotional prime minister says that Kyiv’s cause is ‘an issue for the world’ as he also sets out the need for a new global orderAnthony Albanese has...
How the ‘poisonous tide’ of disinformation stokes division and sows despair
Whether produced by Russia, China or far-right influencers, deepfakes and disinfo are being used to spread deceitful narrativesRussian disinformation ...
Save the Children officially warned by regulator over staff put at risk in Yemen
Warning from Charity Commission for England and Wales concludes two-year investigation after death of Hisham al-Hakimi in October 2023The internationa...
Texas to execute death-row prisoner over 2005 triple killing
Ker’Sean Ramey, 41, set to die by lethal injection, sixth person to be executed by Texas officials this yearA man found guilty of fatally shooting thr...
Argentina president attacks UN over inaction on Falkland Islands sovereignty
Javier Milei says organisation is filled with ‘arrogant parasites’ and threatens to take ‘matters into our own hands’Javier Milei has condemned the UN...
UK shares damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministersThe UK has warned countries around the...
RAF jet crashes and explodes in Anglesey moments after pilots eject
Eyewitness says T2 Hawk aircraft, which was being used for a training flight, ‘was basically on fire’ on takeoffAn RAF jet crashed and exploded moment...
‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club
Kremlin yet to respond publicly to US invitation that is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries The United States has invited Vladimir...
No signs Chagos deal can be adapted to suit Trump, say UK officials
Agreement with Mauritius over Diego Garcia unlikely to be revived unless president changes his mind, insiders believeThe Chagos Islands deal is on hol...
FBI investigates breach of jobs website as hackers claim ‘very sensitive data’ stolen
FBIjobs.gov offline on Wednesday as ShinyHunters group claims to have accessed records of agents and applicantsThe FBI is investigating an apparent br...
