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Annoyance was written all over Nigel Farage’s face at Reform UK annual conference
Donations scandal overshadows Birmingham gathering, raising fresh questions about party’s suitability for gove…
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial collapses as jury fails to reach unanimous verdict
Judge says he ‘does not feel he has any choice but to declare a mistrial’
The EU has a chance to expand. It may not get another soon
With populists on the rise and elections approaching across Europe, Brussels is scrambling to advance enlargem…
Italy’s uneasy embrace of air conditioning as the heat keeps rising
For generations, many Italians treated chilled air as a threat to their health – until now
Mass deportations, euro exit and Russian gas: the AfD’s plan for power
Victory in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday would mark a postwar watershed, making the AfD the first radical right part…
JD Vance caught between Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson
Iran dispute exposes divisions within coalition of online personalities that helped return the president to po…
Nigel Farage aides step down after undercover report on Reform UK donations
Reform says Dan Jukes and James Orr have left their roles as it launches an investigation into the report
Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands
Argentinian president’s declaration follows hint from Donald Trump that US could withdraw backing for UK stanc…
Two men pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel after nine days trapped underground
Disaster believed to have trapped at least 900 people in tunnels related to hydropower projects
Taking action against Israel
In a single European market, national action alone will never be enough
Russia’s new jet-powered drones are fuelling anxiety in Ukraine
Upgraded Russian drones are more destructive, faster and harder to shoot down than propeller-driven models
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer says one juror preventing murder trial verdict
Woman faces life in prison if found guilty of murdering her three children who were aged between eight months …
Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teens after settlers encircle village in West Bank
Khalil Abu Alia (16), who was shot by sniper, and Omar al-Nassan (19) killed after settlers entered Palestinia…
More than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stolen from English depot
Police believe two lorries driven into facility near Liverpool with estimated value of items taken to be rough…
Shoot-out between Ukrainian spy services in Kyiv ‘disgraceful’, says Zelenskiy
Several injured in incident involving officers from SBU domestic security service and HUR military intelligenc…
Putin says Ukraine peace deal possible as Kyiv hints at renewed diplomatic push
Rare upbeat assessment of peace prospects after four and a half years of fighting
Driverless robotaxis try their luck on London’s narrow streets
The city’s medieval layout is a maze filled with cars, buses, bikers and jaywalking pedestrians. How will auto…
Israeli minister insists mass removal of Gazans is only long-term solution
Polls show pro-Netanyahu bloc of right-wing and religious parties has pulled even with anti-Netanyahu bloc
In a small Iranian town, a US attack turns a wedding into a tragedy
Bomb that hit residential area killed five people and wounded 67 others, Iranian authorities say
About 80 feared dead after migrant boat gets into difficulty off Gran Canaria
Human rights group says 44 survivors rescued from boat with 127 occupants
Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92
Famous for the 1963 exposé in which she worked as a Playboy Bunny, her books and journalism took on many varie…
Nepal’s ‘miracle house’ stood firm to survive the country’s devastating floods
The Pyakurel family home remained standing as the area all around it was destroyed by floods
UK Green leader to seek parliament seat vacated by Keir Starmer
Election will post early test for new prime minister Andy Burnham
Nepal searches for hydropower workers trapped in tunnels, must rebuild some 20,000 homes
At least 1,204 people were killed and more than 4,200 remain missing after last week’s devastating floods
JD Vance says he is doing ‘God’s work’ and is okay ‘if that leads to the end times’
US vice-president would feel ‘not shocked if the antichrist was walking among us’
Trump claims renewed strikes on Iran are short-lived and that US controls Strait of Hormuz
US carries out second round of attacks in three days on radar and mine-laying systems, Iran targets US bases w…
The positives of Brexit
The UK’s growth is far stronger than France’s
Pete Hegseth’s military purge comes at a risky moment for Pentagon
Global Briefing: US defence secretary’s campaign against ‘wokeness’ is causing unease among some Republicans
Ukraine urgently needs money and missiles. Can Europe find them?
Europe letter: EU will struggle to repeat its €90bn loan trick to keep Ukraine funded
Jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial remains deadlocked, to resume deliberations Thursday
Judge delivered ‘dynamite charge’ in case of Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three young childre…
Gary Glitter pleads not guilty to repeated sexual abuse of girl in 1970s and 80s
Former pop star accused of committing the offences after allegedly inviting girl to his London home
Maltese tycoon not guilty of involvement in journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Verdict decisive, with jurors voting to dismiss charges by an eight-to-one majority
German investigators identify suspects with Russian links in Leipzig drone attack
Germany has blamed Russia for sending explosive-laden drone to Leipzig airport used to send military equipment…
Spain urges EU to act against Israeli far-right ministers
Israel’s plan to expand settlements would do ‘irreversible damage’ to hopes of two-state solution, McEntee say…
USS Abraham Lincoln’s weary crew of 5,000 arrives in Thailand after 286 days at sea
Ship plagued by reports of deteriorating living conditions and poor mental health
Body of Irish mountaineer located in Pakistan’s northern region
Alex Harris (30), an experienced trekker, went missing during descent of 4,000m mountain in Mansehra district
Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ is assassination squads, blowing up trains, arson, says Poland
‘We are no longer in regular peacetime,’ says Polish minister as EU meeting in Wicklow plots response to Mosco…
The wheels are coming off the US world order
Trump believes in a world in which there are no allies, only satellites, and in which power is America’s alone…
US announces thousands of arrests in New York immigration operation
Immigration arrests reached a record high of 49,000 in July, nearing Trump’s goal of 2,000 daily arrests
Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles
Leaks reveal programme behind one of the most significant known transfers of military technology from Moscow t…