A coalition of Democratic US senators has warned that betting on wildfires may increase the risk of arson as several states fight unprecedented blazes. The boom of prediction markets, where people ca
The announcement comes as Lula warns of foreign interference and polls show a tightening presidential race. Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has named conservative Congressman Alfredo Gaspar as his
Republican congressman Chuck Edwards has dropped his bid for reelection two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two you
Benjamin Netanyahu is still yet to respond to Donald Trump’s latest push for a “comprehensive peace process” between Israel and Hamas, amid growing backlash from his top officials over demands that Is
Mohsen Rezaee said there must still be “consequences” for the drone attack on an Iranian ship that killed a sailor Iran called off retaliatory strikes against Ukraine over last month’s attack on a car
📹 Clergy members arrested while protesting at Senate officeNewsFeed Clergy members and activists were arrested on Capitol Hill while protesting the Iran war and voting rights concerns. The group soug
📹 Israelis head to the polls in October for the country's first election since the war on Gaza began.
President Trump has insisted that he is not “looking to kill people” amid the war in Iran – claiming that a peace deal is “imminent.” The president made the claims to reporters aboard Air Force One,
US President Donald Trump has said new talks with Iran will begin on Monday, after calling off what he said would have been "massive" strikes on the country. "They knew the extent of the attack becaus
📹 Pakistan-administered Kashmir election boycott follows deadly crackdownNewsFeed Residents in Muzaffarabad, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, have boycotted the election amid a strike, with proteste
Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran subject to "rapidly" striking a deal with the country. In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote that he had decided to "cancel the atta
President Donald Trump has paused attacks on Iran for the second night in a row to give diplomacy more time, the US ambassador to the UN said. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, ambassador Mike Waltz sai
China’s fourth-highest-ranked official, Wang Huning, held talks with a top official of North Korea’s governing Workers’ Party The meeting is the latest in a series of high-level exchanges between Beij
📹 Iranian FM Araghchi visits Qatar to pay respects following the death of the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin al Thani
📹 Yet another round of talks between Israel and Lebanon, this time in Italy. It follows a US-brokered agreement last month, that calls for the disarming of Hezbollah and a phased-out Israeli withdraw
Will the real Todd Blanche please stand up? Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney is trying to convince a panel of skeptical lawmakers that his past work as a critical legal weapon against T
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called on TV networks not to air “lies about our election” ahead of President Donald Trump’s prime-time address Thursday night, where he will reportedly speak about electi
US president backs tactic despite agency announcing temporary pause after fatal shootings in Texas and Maine. Just a day after his administration announced it was temporarily pausing most ICE traffic
Groups charge that sanctions against ICC, Palestinian rights organisations stifle freedom of speech and expression. Washington, DC – A new legal challenge is taking aim at the sanctions imposed by Uni
Yusuf announced Reform's latest policy during a central London press conference in which he criticised the language used by rival parties about Reform. He also said Reform leader Nigel Farage "lives h
Activists say Moroccan authorities are intensifying repression of critical voices and the Gen Z protest movement. Politically outspoken Moroccan artist, rapper, and filmmaker Mehdi El Youbi has been a
Nearly six years after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, President Donald Trump is signaling his intent to revive the brazen lies that led to a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol — this time with h
📹 Israel launches new illegal settlement expansion plan
An anti-war politician who tried to challenge Vladimir Putin at the last Russian presidential election has been arrested, according to his social media account. Boris Nadezhdin was taken to a police s
Tehran has maintained that its strikes against American bases in the region are strictly defensive Iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes be
📹 The Bottom Line Iran and the US have resumed fighting because they don’t see each other as ‘reliable negotiating partners’, says analyst Ali Vaez. Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to d
President Donald Trump said that Senator Lindsey Graham was a “tough one to lose” and “like a member of the family” after the South Carolina Republican died suddenly on Saturday evening. In a phone in
Kiev must recognize the massacre of Poles by Nazi collaborators during WWII in order to mend ties with Warsaw, Donald Tusk has said Kiev needs to “sober up” to prevent further escalation in the row wi
The US wants Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships as part of negotiations due to be held on Saturday. US media cited unnamed offici
The police are investigating at least £500,000-worth of donations made to Reform UK by the mother of a convicted fraudster who paid for Nigel Farage's social media staff and security, the Times newspa
Sir Olly Robbins, the FCDO's top civil servant, was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer earlier this year over Lord Mandelson's security clearance. After his removal, Sir Olly there had been an "atmosphere of
Wednesday's front pages largely focus on Nigel Farage's decision to resign and trigger a by-election. "Desperate" is how the Daily Mirror, external's headline describes the Reform UK leader, but the D
Nigel Farage says he will resign as MP for Clacton and stand in the subsequent by-election, after facing intense scrutiny over financial support he has received. The Reform UK leader said the "people
Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election he says he will stand in. It comes amid a row over his financial support, after the Sunday Times reported he had not declared bene
Denise Webb, a 61-year-old who works as a support worker in the area, accused Farage of being "biased", "negative" and "not a very nice man". She added: "His idea of getting [illegal immigrants] out i
The Reform UK leader has put his political future to his voters amid ongoing probes into his finances Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will vacate his parliamentary seat and attempt to win it back in an
French President Emmanuel Macron is safe following reports of explosions in central Damascus on Tuesday morning, the Elysee Palace has said. Macron is in the capital for talks with his Syrian counterp
The family of Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, released a statement to local media in advance of Monday's proceedings, which are scheduled to last through Friday. "Every court proceeding serves as a
Image source, Highland CouncilImage caption, Willie MacKay, far left, has resigned as a councillor after quitting Highland licensing committee along with Sean Kennedy, Duncan Macpherson and John Graf
ByPaul Adams Diplomatic correspondent When US President Donald Trump signed a ceasefire agreement with Iran during dinner at the Palace of Versailles last month, many saw an irony. His host, French Pr
In many ways, Saturday was a typical July 4 holiday in the United States. The country marked the anniversary of its Declaration of Independence with hotdog-eating contests, parades, fireworks and base
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru's tight presidential election, nearly a month after the vote took place. The 51-year-old won 50.135% of voters' support in the
Sir Keir Starmer has warned his likely successor Andy Burnham he will have to spend just as much time dealing with global turmoil as he has during his time in No 10. In an untypically candid interview
Andy Burnham has ruled out calling an early general election if he becomes the prime minister later this month. Taking part in an online Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit, one user asked whether
Poland's prime minister has said the country is preparing for "various" scenarios and that the coming months could be "critical" concerning the threat from Russia. Donald Tusk was responding to media
Andy Burnham has said he would take his responsibilities to fund the defence investment plan "extremely seriously" if he becomes prime minister. The plan, published on Tuesday, provided a £15bn spendi
Investigators reportedly suspect Ukrainian state involvement in the attack that wounded Vadim Ermolaev and his family in Monaco The Ukrainian multimillionaire sanctioned by Vladimir Zelensky and suspe
Thousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops, in defiance of an appeal by Pope Leo XIV. The four, one from the United State