Impasse comes amid growing Saudi anger with Tehran over Houthi advances and strikes on airbase and pipeline Oil prices rise after drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s east-west pipeline Gulf states have postponed a critical meeting with Iran on the future of the strait of Hormuz owing to a lack of…
The Sweden Democrats slipped to third after decades of growth, but their hardline positions have already reshaped the political mainstream Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – live Since the party was founded in 1988, the story of the far-right Sweden…
Sources say there are ‘significant differences’ in opinion as debate inflamed by crypto billionaires’ £72m donations to Reform UK politics live – latest updates Britain’s trade union movement leader Paul Nowak has said the government must act to “stop the super-rich corrupting our politics”, as unio…
Kaja Kallas calls drone attack that narrowly missed Boris Johnson and David Petraeus ‘a message to the western world’ Europe live – latest updates Europe needs to show it will not be “scared off” in supporting Ukraine, the EU’s chief diplomat said, after a Russian drone hit a passenger train on the…
But their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump’s plan to expand seafloor mining Scientists have discovered nine new deep-sea sponge species off Alaska, offering new insights into the region’s largely unexplored marine biodiversity.
Strike on kingdom’s east-west pipeline could affect 4% of global oil supply. Plus, report reveals British monarchy’s role in financing slave trade Good morning. Oil prices have climbed above $108 a barrel after a series of drone attacks from Iraq’s territory forced Saudi Arabia to close its east-wes…
Warning follows series of safety incidents, with committee saying threats include public face-scanning and deepfakes UK politics live – latest updates British lawmakers are demanding more restrictions on the power of AI, warning the world is unprepared for the “potentially dire” consequences of the…
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Project will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformation The Democrats intend to train tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the polls and counter possible voter intimidation under a new plan to protect November’s US midterm elections from…
Flooding in West Bengal has led to three deaths, while severe beach erosion has been witnessed in Orange county Flooding around the city of Malda in the Indian state of West Bengal since Thursday has had a devastating effect.
The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime minister Hej from Stockholm as the dust settles (a bit) after a hectic election night. With 95% of votes counted overnight, the left-leaning opposition bloc – led by Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats…
STC’s 2027 program also features Celeste Barber in Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris play, Tim Minchin as Scrooge and the return of The Picture of Dorian Gray Six years after the Australian historian Jenny Hocking won her legal battle to release secret correspondence between Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm…
Labour MPs and unions are pressuring the government to legislate for a stricter cap on political party donations Richard Tice , Reform UK’s deputy leader, has declined to say when two crypto billionaires who gave a combined £72m to the party returned to the UK, Peter Walker reports. Good morning.
US officials reportedly raided envoy’s London home and took him to American airbase without warning Met police UK politics live – latest updates British government ministers face calls to act after US authorities secretly flew out of the UK a diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of childre…
Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life Indonesian police are investigating the deaths of three Australians who died in Bali over the weekend, with initial reports suggesting a father killed his two yo…
Richard Tice says donations are legally compliant amid speculation on overseas rules proposed by Rycroft report Reform UK’s deputy leader has declined to say when two crypto billionaires who gave a combined £72m to the party returned to the UK, as the architect of a review into overseas donations sa…
Price spike comes as rebel Houthis in Yemen target oil infrastructure and capture strategic island in Bab al-Mandab strait Business news – live updates Oil prices have climbed above $107 a barrel after a series of drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to close its east-west crude pipeline.
A new public consultation has opened on the 150bn-litre above-ground White Horse project in Abingdon, Oxfordshire Thames Water has amended the blueprint of a planned mega-reservoir in Oxfordshire as the struggling utility tries to convince regulators that construction should go ahead amid warnings o…
Shares in tech firms tumble across Asia with Nasdaq also likely to dip later after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back call Business news – live updates AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in “reckless” development citing fe…
Report by Israeli human rights group says systematic and broad assault being waged on conditions required for Palestinians’ existence Israel is working towards the systematic “elimination” of the conditions that sustain Palestinian collective life in the occupied West Bank, according to a major repo…
Indigenous senators have criticised One Nation leader saying the comments showed ‘wilful ignorance’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Federal parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have joined in condemnin…
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres Pfas companies are launching a “tidal wave” of forever chemicals production to meet demand from the AI industry, a campaign organisation has warned.
In today’s newsletter: As Labour MPs scramble to realign later today around a bill that could stop donations like this in their tracks, a look at new game-changing donations to a party engulfed in financial scandals Good morning.
Corruption inquiry turns its investigation to allegations Strathfield councillors may have engaged in blackmail or illegal surveillance Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A Sydney mayor was allegedly threatened, followe…
