Sacked Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins to face MPs’ questions over Mandelson vetting – UK politics live
Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Mandelson vetting revelations in the GuardianGood morning. In about an hour Olly...
Middle East crisis live: Iran weighs Pakistan talks with US, and claims it has ‘new cards for battlefield’
Iranian official stresses no decision made on taking part, as US vice-president JD Vance is set to travel to Islamabad for negotiations JD Vance to le...
Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says national cabinet to meet this week to discuss ‘long tail’ of fuel crisis
PM to update state and territory leaders and is weighing options to increase oil refining in Australia. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news ...
Trump tariff refund system set to launch in first step towards paying back $166bn in extra levies – US politics live
Trump administration to launch online portal on Monday after supreme court struck down tariff policy earlier this yearDonald Trump said US negotiators...
Starmer could have been told about Mandelson’s vetting failure, claims No 10 with release of briefing paper – UK politics live
Downing Street takes unusual step of releasing document ahead of PM’s Commons showdown over Mandelson scandalJudgment day for PM over Mandelson scanda...
Eurosceptic Radev poised for majority in Bulgarian election – Europe live
Former president looks likely to take power following eighth election in five yearsBulgarian ex-president Rumen Radev – an EU critic who has called fo...
Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Rise as Iran Vows Retaliation for Cargo Ship Attack
Oil prices rose to $96 a barrel after the U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian cargo ship. President Trump said American negotiators were heading to Pa...
Middle East crisis live: ceasefire under pressure and talks in doubt as Iran threatens to ‘retaliate’ to US seizure of ship
Donald Trump said on Sunday that US marines had taken custody of a vessel that tried to get past the American blockade on Iranian portsTehran has ‘no ...
Australia news live: Pocock buys billboards to pressure Chalmers on gas export tax; survey reveals national gloom
ACT independent David Pocock is calling for a 25% tax on gas exports to fund welfare and housing. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email,...
Ministers rally around Keir Starmer as leadership questions grow over Mandelson saga – UK politics live
The prime minister’s leadership is still in the spotlight after Mandelson was appointed US ambassador after he failed security vettingKeir Starmer fac...
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Closed Again as Ships Report Attacks
Iran reversed course on reopening the strategic waterway, warning it would continue to block transit as long as the U.S. blockade of ships from Irania...
Middle East crisis live: Iran says ‘fundamental’ issues’ still to be resolved with US amid strait of Hormuz impasse
Iran’s top negotiator says both sides remain far apart after Tehran again closed strait of Hormuz after US said it would not end its blockadeFull repo...
Australia news live: free public transport in Victoria extended; man charged with murder in NSW
Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMurder charge laid after woman’s body found at homeA 25-year-old ma...
Iran War Live Updates: Iran’s Military Says It Has Reimposed ‘Strict Control’ of Strait of Hormuz
The military said it would tighten its grip on the waterway until the U.S. ended its blockade of Iranian ports. A shipping monitor said two ships were...
Middle East crisis live: ships report attacks as Iran closes strait of Hormuz; Trump says deal still possible
Iran claims US blockade of ports violates ceasefire, but Trump says: ‘We’re talking to them … they can’t blackmail us’Separate to the Pakistani army c...
US Live Nation and Ticketmaster verdict triggers calls for Australian investigation into ticketing rules
One insider estimates Australians pay A$10 in fees per ticket, with fans bearing the burden of monopolised music tour schedules and inflated artist va...
