US raises threat of military action against Cuba
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Cuba poses a national security threat.
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Iran war day 84: US-Iran talks advance amid mediation push
US and Iran continue mediated talks, exchanging draft proposals aimed at reaching a formal agreement.
US pausing $14bn arms sale to Taiwan due to Iran war, navy chief says
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao's remarks come as US President Donald Trump gives mixed signals on the sale.
Turkish court ousts leader of main opposition party
Ankara court overturns results of leadership election won by Republican People's Party head Ozgur Ozel.
US Senate pushes back against Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
The Senate delayed a vote on immigration enforcement funds in a rare show of dissent ahead of its Memorial Day recess.
Iran war live: ‘Little bit’ of progress in US-Iran talks, Washington says
An Israeli strike on Lebanon's Deir Qanoun en-Nahr kills 6, including two rescuers and a Syrian child.
UK launches ‘Great British Summer Savings’ to ease family costs
Families to benefit from reduced VAT to help lower costs at theme parks, theatres, zoos, and museums.
Poll finds nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters oppose aid to Israel
The US ally has seen support plummet in recent years amid widespread anger over its genocidal war on Gaza.
Net migration to the UK falls by nearly 50 percent amid tighter policies
The ONS says net migration fell to 171,000 in the 12 months to the end of December from 331,000 a year earlier.
Top UN court rules workers’ right to strike ‘protected’ in key treaty
The nonbinding ruling is expected to be hailed as a victory by workers' groups and influence global labour relations.
Trump says he’ll speak to Taiwan’s leader: Why that is significant
Analysts say the remarks are less a sign of closer US-Taiwan ties than another example of Trump’s unpredictability.
Why are India’s mosques turning into temple disputes?
India’s courts are reopening mosque disputes despite laws meant to protect religious sites. What changed?
Putin and Lukashenko monitor joint Russia-Belarus nuclear exercises
Moscow and Minsk hold strategic nuclear drills with the two countries' leaders participating via video conference.
US-Iran diplomacy picks up: What’s the latest?
Iranian media reported that the Pakistani interior minister is in Iran to help the US and Iran reach a peace deal.
French court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 crash
Airbus says it plans to appeal the ruling, which overturned 2023 acquittal of both companies.
The implosion of Keir Starmer’s Labour
The UK has had six prime ministers in 10 years. Is it ready for a seventh?
Elon Musk’s SpaceX unveils filing for blockbuster IPO
A successful sale could value the company at a record-setting $1.75 trillion.
US condemns Israel’s Ben-Gvir while sanctioning Gaza flotilla organisers
Mike Huckabee says Ben-Gvir 'betrayed dignity' in video taunting flotilla activists, day after US sanctioned organisers.
US lawyers say man on death row could be executed with expired lethal drugs
Execution method has long raised questions about cruel and unusual punishment and botched executions.
Bolivian president to reshuffle cabinet amid antigovernment protests
Rodrigo Paz is under pressure from weeks of demonstrations and poor economic conditions.