US Vice President JD Vance declines to offer timeline for end of Iran war
The Trump official expressed scepticism at White House briefing about the conflict being a war despite recent flare-up.
Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film
Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform
Nigel Farage is facing fresh criticism on the eve of the Reform UK party conference after some of his team were filmed appearing to plot to avoid electoral laws on foreign donations in an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News.
A group of investigative journalists called Verbatim, founded by the Centre for Climate Reporting, posed as a potential Reform supporter and his wealthy American father, an impermissible donor, who paid for £30,000 of polling commissioned by Reform and which benefited the party.
Continue reading...France records ‘hottest summer ever’ in 2026
France joins other European countries in recording its hottest summer since measurements began.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool: Premier League – prediction, team news, lineups
Andoni Iraola is still searching for his first win as Liverpool manager but has Bradley Barcola onboard for Ipswich tie.
ICE agent charged with lying under oath about Minnesota shooting
Authorities say agent fired into home with people inside, lied about circumstances.
ICE agent charged with lying about shooting Venezuelan man during crackdown
The ICE officer faces federal charges related to the January shooting in Minnesota.
India rejects court ruling on Indus Waters Treaty
India has rejected a Hague-based arbitration court’s ruling that the Indus Waters Treaty remains in force.
80 dead, 44 rescued after boat found adrift off Canary Islands: Officials – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 80 dead, 44 rescued after boat found adrift off Canary Islands: Officials ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Migrant boat found adrift near Spain’s Canary Islands with 5 dead and dozens missing AP News
- Dozens feared dead after migrant boat found drifting near Spain’s Canary Islands CNN
- Baby Among Over 80 People Believed Dead After Boat Adrift for 27 Days Is Found Near Canary Islands People.com
- About 80 confirmed dead after migrant boat gets into difficulty off Gran Canaria Sky News
Ten injured in Ukraine as Kyiv expects talks with US envoys in coming days
Separately, one person killed and five injured after Ukrainian drone struck bus in Russian-controlled part of Horlivka.
Germany probes suspected arson at defence firm as European sabotage concerns mount – Reuters
- Germany probes suspected arson at defence firm as European sabotage concerns mount Reuters
- Germany news: Police say arson attack targeted defense firm dw.com
- Two arrested after attack on defence companies in Munich Euronews.com
- The growing list of attacks on German infrastructure Global Banking & Finance Review
- Munich Molotovs, Bulgarian passports: the cheap hands of a spy service that lost its embassies EUalive
Israel kills 3 in Gaza as far-right minister plans for Palestinian removals
Israeli drone strike and gunfire kills and injures people across the Gaza Strip despite 'ceasefire'.
Ukraine’s SBU accuses Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov of working for the FSB and plotting an Independence Day assassination. He says he was tortured into confessing. – Meduza
- Ukraine’s SBU accuses Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov of working for the FSB and plotting an Independence Day assassination. He says he was tortured into confessing. Meduza
- Rival Ukrainian Intelligence Units Open Fire Against Each Other in Kyiv The New York Times
- Shootout in Kyiv between Ukrainian spy services ‘disgraceful’, says Zelenskyy The Guardian
- Ukrainian intel agencies in Kyiv firefight: What happened and why? Al Jazeera
- Zelenskyy Fires Secret Service Official After Kyiv Shootout Bloomberg.com
Train crashes into truck at railway crossing in Gdansk, Poland
CCTV footage shows the moment a train collided with a truck at a railway crossing in northern Poland.
Funeral held for child killed in US strike on Iranian wedding
Mourners carried the coffin of a child killed in a US strike on a wedding in Kuhestak, along the Strait of Hormuz.
Leaders of Thailand and Singapore perform Beatles song, “Let It Be”
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong performed the Beatles song.
Nepal tunnel rescuers hunt for survivors with rafts and drone
South Asian correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is at the site of a tunnel where rescuers still hope to find survivors following the Nepal-Tibet floods.
FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘smear campaign’ over Infantino, World Cup plan
UEFA seeks US testimony, documents for possible lawsuit; FIFA asks US court to defer or let it oppose UEFA's request.
Far-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from Gaza – The Guardian
- Far-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from Gaza The Guardian
- Israel ‘organised and prepared’ to remove Gaza population if US gives green light, Katz says france24.com
- Israel still wants to remove Palestinians from Gaza, defence minister says aljazeera.com
- Ben Gvir unveils ‘voluntary emigration’ plan to remove most Palestinians from Gaza The Times of Israel
- Top Democratic Senator Slams 'Confirmed' Israeli Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza Haaretz
Three farmers detained by Israel in Lebanon, village leader says – BBC
- Three farmers detained by Israel in Lebanon, village leader says BBC
- Israel Is Expected to Release Lebanese Prisoners, in Rare Sign of Progress The New York Times
- Israel begins handing over 5 Lebanese after Beirut helped find slain Jews’ remains The Times of Israel
- Israel releases Lebanese civilian, says five prisoners will be freed aljazeera.com
- A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel is released and handed over to Lebanon apnews.com
Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village
Troops escort settlers into al-Mughayyir and raze village outside Hebron as ethnic cleansing of West Bank continues
Israelis have shot dead two teenagers in a Palestinian village encircled by settlers, and Israeli troops have razed an entire village outside Hebron, in the latest attacks in a surge of Israeli terror and ethnic cleansing across the occupied West Bank.
The shootings targeted Khalil Abu Alia, 16, who was about to start 11th grade at the al-Mughayyir boys school, and 19-year-old Omar al-Nassan, who graduated from the same institution with top marks this summer.
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