South Sudan, 15 years on: Still fighting for peace
A stalled peace process, deepening humanitarian needs and economic challenges test the world's youngest nation.
Tehran releases footage showing ruins of late Iranian leader’s compound
Iranian state media has released what it calls the first footage showing damage to the late Khamenei’s compound.
Khamenei’s coffin in Karbala on last stop before burial in Mashhad
Millions gathered in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq to pay their respects at the funeral of Iran’s late supreme leader.
Iran war live: Tehran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar after deadly US raids
Iranian official says US attacks over the past two days have killed at least 14 people and wounded 78.
It was ‘love at first sight’ with their adopted baby. Then they were told he may have been trafficked
When they adopted Marcus, David and Ally's dream of having a child was complete - but now they could lose him.
Indonesia’s free meals programme plagued by alleged corruption and waste
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's initiative has been criticised for misdirecting resources to affluent regions.
Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring
The median cost of a home in the city is now $1.7m, a record high, according to the latest figures.
Pet prescriptions could be capped at £21 under proposed vet sector reforms
Ministers also considering licence requirement and regulator to try to cut bills and increase choice
UK vets may have to have a licence and cap prescriptions for pet medicine at £21 under plans being considered by the government.
Ministers are also considering establishing a regulator for the veterinary sector, including inspections, a mandatory licensing system and published compliance reports to improve accountability and choice. Every vet practice could need an official operating licence – similar to GP surgeries and care homes – under proposals in a white paper.
Continue reading...All lobbying should be publicly declared in transparency laws shake-up, watchdog says
Ethics and integrity commission chief says overhaul is crucial to help restore trust in standards
All lobbying of government ministers, aides and senior officials should be publicly declared – from WhatsApp chats to party conference meetings – in a fundamental shake-up of transparency laws, the government’s ethics watchdog has said.
A review led by Doug Chalmers, the head of the ethics and integrity commission, has called for a new register to highlight who is lobbying, which policies they are seeking to influence and who in government they are meeting.
Continue reading...Ambassadorial appointments should be subject to veto by MPs, committee recommends
Foreign affairs select committee says Peter Mandelson episode was ‘nothing short of disastrous’ for government
Political selections for ambassador posts should be subject to a veto by MPs, a parliamentary committee has recommended, as it made damning criticisms of how Peter Mandelson became Britain’s top diplomat in Washington.
The foreign affairs select committee concluded that Mandelson’s appointment was “nothing short of disastrous”, “highly damaging” for the British government and “painful and offensive to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein”.
Continue reading...Wildcard Fery faces Zverev in Wimbledon semis, as Kostyuk meets Noskova
A partisan Centre Court backed home hope and world number 114 Fery in his incredible fairytale run to the last four.
Trump switches back to flying on older Air Force One for England trip instead of new Qatari jet
US president unexpectedly changed plans for flight to England after using Qatari-gifted aircraft to travel to Turkey
Donald Trump flew from Turkey to England onboard the older Air Force One on Wednesday, rather than the new, Qatari-gifted aircraft he used to travel to the Nato summit in Ankara, an unexpected change in plans that prompted questions about security fears.
Trump later boarded the new plane at Mildenhall air force base in the United Kingdom for the trip back to Washington.
Continue reading...White House’s World Cup head defends Trump lobbying Fifa over red card
Andrew Giuliani claims actions of referee Raphael Claus over US player Folarin Balogun ‘very, very highly suspicious’
Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House’s World Cup taskforce, has defended Donald Trump’s lobbying of Fifa to lift the suspension of US player Folarin Balogun for Monday’s game against Belgium.
The US president claimed that Brazilian referee Raphael Claus, who showed Balogun a red card in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, was “a little bit suspect, if you check his past”. This was apparently a reference to a match-fixing investigation by Brazil’s senate in 2024 that examined how referees were assigned to games but did not accuse Claus of wrongdoing.
Continue reading...Trump orders new round of strikes after calling Iranian leaders ‘scum’ – The Washington Post
Trump orders new round of strikes after calling Iranian leaders ‘scum’ – The Washington Post
In shift, Trump praises Zelensky, will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles – The Washington Post
- In shift, Trump praises Zelensky, will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles The Washington Post
- License to Make Patriot Missiles Could Help Ukraine Defend Against Russia The New York Times
- Trump says Ukraine will get licence to produce Patriot missiles BBC
- Trump hands Zelensky major wins, with Putin on the ropes The Hill
- Nato summit: Trump says US could let Ukraine make Patriots and renews criticism of Spain and UK – as it happened The Guardian
In shift, Trump praises Zelensky, will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles – The Washington Post
- In shift, Trump praises Zelensky, will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles The Washington Post
- License to Make Patriot Missiles Could Help Ukraine Defend Against Russia The New York Times
- Trump says Ukraine will get licence to produce Patriot missiles BBC
- Trump hands Zelensky major wins, with Putin on the ropes The Hill
- Nato summit: Trump says US could let Ukraine make Patriots and renews criticism of Spain and UK – as it happened The Guardian
A country that made huge progress on measles now reports 120,000 cases
Hundreds of children are dying from measles in Bangladesh, where hospitals are overwhelmed.
Live updates: US conducting new strikes in Iran after Trump said ceasefire is ‘over’ – CNN
- Live updates: US conducting new strikes in Iran after Trump said ceasefire is ‘over’ CNN
- U.S. military launches new Iran strikes as Trump says 'not sure' he wants deal CNBC
- U.S.-Iran Latest: U.S. launches more strikes against Iran after Trump says ceasefire is "over" CBS News
- U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz for 2nd straight day Axios
- US military launches fresh strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live The Guardian
Live updates: US conducting new strikes in Iran after Trump said ceasefire is ‘over’ – CNN
- Live updates: US conducting new strikes in Iran after Trump said ceasefire is ‘over’ CNN
- U.S. military launches new Iran strikes as Trump says 'not sure' he wants deal CNBC
- U.S.-Iran Latest: U.S. launches more strikes against Iran after Trump says ceasefire is "over" CBS News
- U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz for 2nd straight day Axios
- US military launches fresh strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live The Guardian