Murdered Kenyan’s friends want UK soldier to face justice
Friends of the stabbed 21-year-old Kenyan woman recount to the BBC events on the night she went missing.
Day of delays at Heathrow after cyber-attack brings disruption
The issue affecting check-in and baggage systems has also caused cancellations in Brussels and Berlin.
Sailing: Taking a job on a whim left me stranded at sea for 188 days – BBC
I took a job on a whim on New Year’s Eve – and ended up stranded at sea for six months
What would you do if you were stuck on a ship, far from loved ones, and you had no idea how - or when - you’d get home?
‘No sugar-coated cinema for me’: Indian director who scripted history at Venice
Songs of Forgotten Trees, which won the Orizzonti Award at Venice, marks the first such win by an Indian director.
Dutch police clash with anti-immigration protesters
Around 1,500 people blocked a highway in The Hague while a police car was also set on fire.
Dutch police clash with anti-immigration protesters
Around 1,500 people blocked a highway in The Hague while a police car was also set on fire.
Heightened security as Americans gather for Kirk memorial
Donald Trump and JD Vance will be among the speakers at the event in Arizona.
Zelenskyy plans to meet Trump on sidelines of UN as Russia steps up attacks
Kyiv in sanctions push as NATO states on Europe’s eastern flank take preventive action after Moscow's air incursions.
Press could lose Pentagon access for releasing ‘unauthorised information’
Journalists have been told Pentagon passes will be contingent on agreeing to new restrictions.
Tulsi Gabbard did not alert White House before revoking 37 security clearances
Exclusive: White House only realized afterwards that clearances at the CIA and in Congress had been rescinded
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, did not inform the White House that her office was revoking the security clearances of 37 people – including top deputies to the CIA director, John Ratcliffe – before it happened last month, according to three people familiar with matter.
The move caused consternation because it resulted in the White House not having an opportunity to closely vet the list before it became public and there appeared to be no paper trail from the president directing the effort, the people said.
Continue reading...White House outlines TikTok deal that would give US control of algorithm
The White House said a deal could be signed "in the coming days", but Beijing is yet to comment.
UK set to recognise Palestinian state on Sunday
Keir Starmer expected to confirm move after concluding the situation has worsened significantly in recent weeks
The UK is expected to recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday after Israel failed to meet the conditions set out by Keir Starmer in July.
The prime minister is to make the announcement after concluding the humanitarian situation has deteriorated significantly in the past few weeks. The move comes despite pressure from the US and the families of hostages held by Hamas.
Continue reading...More than 1,000 people arrive in UK in small boats in one day
Home Office figures for Friday end a spell of more than a week with no new arrivals in Dover due to poor weather
More than 1,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Friday, according to Home Office figures, ending a spell of more than a week with no new arrivals.
Thirteen boats carrying 1,072 individuals made the crossing on Friday, which averages more than 80 people a boat. It is the third time this year the figure for a single day has surpassed 1,000 and brings the total number this year to a record 32,103.
Continue reading...UK fighter jets fly over Poland as part of NATO’s ‘Eastern Sentry’ operation – CNN
- UK fighter jets fly over Poland as part of NATO’s ‘Eastern Sentry’ operation CNN
- Can NATO innovate fast enough to counter Russia’s growing drone threat? CNN
- RAF flies first air defence mission over Poland after Russian drone incursion BBC
- A Polish Soldier, an Unusual Radar Dot and Then NATO Jets The New York Times
- Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles – as it happened The Guardian
Why is a deal with China on TikTok’s US assets so important to Trump?
After a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump says an agreement is on the way.
UK fighter jets begin NATO air defence mission over Poland – Reuters
- UK fighter jets begin NATO air defence mission over Poland Reuters
- Can NATO innovate fast enough to counter Russia’s growing drone threat? CNN
- RAF flies first air defence mission over Poland after Russian drone incursion BBC
- Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles – as it happened The Guardian
- A Polish Soldier, an Unusual Radar Dot and Then NATO Jets The New York Times
California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement
Local and federal agents, including immigration officials, may not wear masks while conducting official business
California will be the first state to ban most law enforcement, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill signed by the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, on Saturday.
The ban is California’s direct response to a recent series of immigration raids in Los Angeles where federal agents wore masks while making mass arrests. The raids prompted protests and led Donald Trump to deploy national guard troops and marines to the city.
Continue reading...Americans to dominate board of TikTok’s US operations: White House
Six of seven board seats for TikTok's US operations will be held by Americans, White House press secretary says.
Lucy Powell: Labour should raise gambling taxes to axe two-child benefit cap
Deputy leadership candidate says party needs to be ‘clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty’
Labour should consider raising taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap, the party’s deputy leadership candidate Lucy Powell has suggested.
The Manchester Central MP, who is battling with the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, to succeed Angela Rayner as Labour’s deputy leader, also acknowledged the public was “exasperated” because of “some mistakes” Labour had made in office.
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