‘Completely different, yet genuinely get on’ – BBC correspondents on Starmer and Trump
The BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason and North America Editor Sarah Smith discuss what's at stake for both sides during the trip.
US military confirms it sent observers to Russia-Belarus war games – Reuters
- US military confirms it sent observers to Russia-Belarus war games Reuters
- Surprising Guests at Belarus-Russia War Games: Two American Observers The New York Times
- Putin visits Belarusian-Russian war drills as tensions mount over Poland drones The Times
- Moscow and Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus, Lukashenko says Reuters
- US observes Belarus-Russia war games as NATO allies feel the heat of Moscow’s incursions CNN
Titanic’s sister ship Britannic was sunk by a mine in 1916. Divers have recovered artifacts from the wreckage. – CBS News
- Titanic's sister ship Britannic was sunk by a mine in 1916. Divers have recovered artifacts from the wreckage. CBS News
- Britannic: Artefacts recovered from Titanic's sunk sister ship BBC
- First objects retrieved from wreck of Titanic’s sister ship in Greece The Guardian
- Lost artifacts from Titanic’s sister ship recovered in Greek diving expedition MSN
- Britannic’s Legacy Comes Alive in Greece Through Newly Recovered Objects GreekReporter.com
Starmer urged to apologise to Epstein victims over Mandelson appointment — UK politics live
Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey attack PM’s record over US ambassador during commons debate that was skipped by Starmer
Vikram Dodd is the Guardian’s crime correspondent.
Police expect to arrest 50 more people following Saturday’s large far-right-led march through London, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police said this morning.
If you are Conservative right-minded, then the future is Reform. The country is going to change a lot. The same people who thought that Brexit would not happen think that Reform will not happen. They are in for a shock.
Continue reading...Southport killer thought to have viewed teen stabbing footage shortly before attack
‘Sobering and concerning’ that Axel Rudakubana had searched X for Australia knife attack, inquiry told
A lawyer said it was “sobering and concerning” that the Southport attacker probably viewed footage on social media of a stabbing in Australia by a teenage boy just 40 minutes before carrying out his own crimes.
An inquiry is being held into the circumstances and events leading up to the attack by Axel Rudakubana, then 17, on 29 July 2024 in which he murdered three young girls and attempted to murder eight children and two adults.
Continue reading...Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal – Breaking Defense
- Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal Breaking Defense
- Spain Cancels Major Arms Deal With Elbit in Second Canceled Israeli Contract This Week Haaretz
- Spain cancels major arms deal with Israel amid Gaza backlash The Times of Israel
- Spain summons Israel's acting ambassador following comments made by Netanyahu's office AP News
- Spanish police cancel Israeli embassy official’s lecture after threats JNS.org
Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal – Breaking Defense
- Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal Breaking Defense
- Spain Cancels Major Arms Deal With Elbit in Second Canceled Israeli Contract This Week Haaretz
- Spain cancels major arms deal with Israel amid Gaza backlash The Times of Israel
- Spain summons Israel's acting ambassador following comments made by Netanyahu's office AP News
- Spanish police cancel Israeli embassy official’s lecture after threats JNS.org
US health officials plan to revisit vaccine policies using anti-vax tactics, experts warn
Data public health experts say is worrisome will reportedly be presented to ACIP later this week before vote on shots
US health officials are reportedly planning to release data on child deaths and serious side effects they would attribute to Covid-19 vaccines, raising alarm among public health experts who say the publicly available data does not support these claims and the report may lead to increased anti-vaccine sentiment.
Independent advisers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later this week plan to revisit recommendations for Covid shots as well as vaccines for measles and hepatitis B.
Continue reading...US designates Colombia as country ‘failing to cooperate in drug war’
For the first time in almost three decades Colombia loses its certification as a US ally in the war on drugs.
‘The bombing has been insane’: Palestinians scramble to flee Israeli assault on Gaza City
Palestinians tell the BBC whole residential blocks have been levelled as the Israeli army ramps up its offensive in the city.
Malawians await presidential poll result in vote dominated by economic woes
If no candidate wins more than half the votes, the top two contenders will head to a run-off.
Who was Agnes Wanjiru, Kenyan woman killed near army base in 2012?
Relatives remember a dependable, kind and funny woman and remain traumatised by her death
Perhaps the Kenyan market town of Nanyuki’s greatest claim to fame was that it straddles the equator. But now it has become synonymous with something darker. It was here where Agnes Wanjiru was born and lived and where she was brutally killed.
Her family searched for her for months before her body was found stuffed into a septic tank at the same hotel where she had last been seen alive.
Continue reading...Baggy jeans, workwear and plenty of grit: luxury reimagined at Coach
Creative director Stuart Vevers appeals to gen z audience with ‘down-to-earth pieces’ for New York fashion week
New York fashion week is proving a particularly perplexing time for brands as they continue to grapple with a global slowdown, leading many to question what luxury even means today.
For some consumers, it is always going to be about a gleaming five-figure handbag. For others, it is a limited-edition Labubu. While a certain cohort considers a plain cashmere jumper to be the peak of high status, logomania endures for others. Vintage shopping is now used to denote quality but equally buying nothing has become a powerful signifier.
Continue reading...Georgia supreme court ends Fani Willis bid to reverse removal from Trump case
Election interference case in limbo as court declines to hear appeal against disqualification of Fulton county prosecutor
The Georgia supreme court on Tuesday declined to hear Fani Willis’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling disqualifying the Fulton county prosecutor from prosecuting Donald Trump’s election interference case.
In a 4-3 decision, the state’s highest court let stand the lower court order disqualifying Willis from the racketeering and election interference case that initially snagged 19 defendants, including Donald Trump, in 2023.
Continue reading...Exclusive: Russia close to cutting oil output due to drone attacks, sources say – Reuters
- Exclusive: Russia close to cutting oil output due to drone attacks, sources say Reuters
- Ukrainian drones strike one of Russia’s top oil refineries, sparking fire AP News
- Drone Strikes Mean Russians Pay $9 A Gallon For Gas, If There Is Any Forbes
- Can NATO Countries Stop Buying Russian Oil, As Trump Demands? Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Oil rises after attacks on Russian energy facilities CNBC
UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action – AP News
- UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action AP News
- UN commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza CNN
- UN inquiry finds top Israeli officials incited genocide in Gaza Reuters
- UN Watch Rebuttal: Legal Analysis of Pillay Commission's September 2025 Report to Human Rights Council UN Watch
- LIVE: Middle East updates; Gaza war 'morally, politically, and legally intolerable,' says Guterres UN News
Chadwick Boseman play about police brutality to receive UK premiere in London
Deep Azure, written by the Black Panther star in response to the death of a fellow college student, will open at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse next year
A play by the Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer aged 43 in 2020, is to receive its UK premiere next year.
Deep Azure was written by Boseman in response to the death of Prince Jones, his fellow college student at Washington DC’s Howard University, who was killed in 2000 by a police officer. The play was first performed in 2005 in the US and will be staged at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London in February, directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu.
Continue reading...Taliban leader bans Wi-Fi in an Afghan province to ‘prevent immorality’ – AP News
- Taliban leader bans Wi-Fi in an Afghan province to ‘prevent immorality’ AP News
- Taliban cuts internet access in Afghan province to stop 'immorality' Euronews.com
- Taliban shut down WiFi, a lifeline for women and girls, in Afghan province The Washington Post
- Taliban chief orders internet blackouts, calling the web the ‘root of all evil’ The Jerusalem Post
- Taliban Leader Orders Nationwide Restrictions On High-Speed Internet In Afghanistan افغانستان اینترنشنال
Taliban leader bans Wi-Fi in an Afghan province to ‘prevent immorality’ – AP News
- Taliban leader bans Wi-Fi in an Afghan province to ‘prevent immorality’ AP News
- Taliban cuts internet access in Afghan province to stop 'immorality' Euronews.com
- Taliban shut down WiFi, a lifeline for women and girls, in Afghan province The Washington Post
- Taliban chief orders internet blackouts, calling the web the ‘root of all evil’ The Jerusalem Post
- Taliban Leader Orders Nationwide Restrictions On High-Speed Internet In Afghanistan افغانستان اینترنشنال
Swarming drones could overwhelm air defenses, changing the future of combat – TechSpot
- Swarming drones could overwhelm air defenses, changing the future of combat TechSpot
- Ukraine’s Most Lethal Soldiers The Atlantic
- Russia Made Drone Production a Supreme Priority. Now It Swarms the Skies. The New York Times
- Only Ukraine can teach NATO how to combat Putin’s growing drone fleet Atlantic Council
- As Trump heads to Europe, Russian drones hit Kyiv and Zelenskyy urges sanctions ABC News