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Reform UK deputy leader says tax cut plans no longer a ‘commitment’ but an ‘aspiration’At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the PM’s spokesperson said it was “entirely false” to suggest the government influenced the collapse of the China spying case because of concerns Beijing could withdraw investment in... Read more »

Donald Trump speaks to Israeli parliament as released hostages are seen in first imagesFull report: Hamas releases Israeli hostages after more than 780 days in GazaExplainer: As Donald Trump heads to Gaza ‘peace summit’ in Egypt, who is going – and who isn’t?Donald Trump has questioned whether former UK prime... Read more »

European shares and US stock futures lifted by ‘Taco trade’ after Trump strikes more conciliatory tone towards BeijingThe National Lottery operator Allwyn is to merge with Greece’s leading gambling company OPAP to create a global listed gaming giant worth about €16bn (£13.9bn).Allwyn, which owns a near-52% controlling stake in Athens-headquartered... Read more »

Marine Le Pen and Éric Ciotti submit joint motion of no confidence with the left’s France Unbowed also seeking to bring down governmentNational Assembly president Yaël Braun-Pivet has welcomed the appointment of Sébastien Lecornu’s new government, calling for calm and constructive debate as parliament prepares to convene.“Our institutions are strong... Read more »

Actor, who voices Dolores Umbridge in the new full-cast recordings, says she hopes ‘we can all find respect’ amid renewed controversy over Rowling’s views on trans rightsKeira Knightley said that she was “not aware” of demands to boycott JK Rowling prior to joining the cast of the new audiobook versions... Read more »

Everton continue to struggle at home, Leicester’s long wait for an away win goes on but Spurs can take pride in defeatThe disquiet over Kyra Cooney-Cross’s lack of action has grown louder by the week and her 27-minute cameo in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat of Brighton fuelled her case for a... Read more »

A fifth successive Il Lombardia triumph completed another dominant season for the Slovenian, while on the women’s tour Pauline Ferrand-Prévot divided opinionTadej Pogacar’s command of world cycling now seems limitless. The Slovenian ended 2025 as he began it, dominating a coveted Italian classic, Il Lombardia, to win the “race of... Read more »

When 50 men went on trial in France, accused of raping a woman who had been drugged by her husband, Manon Garcia was in the courtroom – and in the prosecutors’ closing arguments. How does she make sense of what happened?‘It is so rare, in fact it never happens, that... Read more »

Allen says Keaton was ‘unlike anyone the planet has experienced’, and that ‘her great laugh still echoes in my head’Diane Keaton obituaryPeter Bradshaw on Diane KeatonWoody Allen has paid lengthy tribute to Diane Keaton after her death aged 79 on Saturday.In an essay published by The Free Press, Allen, 89,... Read more »

From Silicon Valley to Michigan, the biblical figure is in the headlines. The shift from pulpits to politics is familiar – and dangerousTwo scenes from the past two weeks capture something unsettling – and familiar –about American public life. In San Francisco, a tech billionaire delivered a sold‑out, off‑the‑record lecture... Read more »

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activistsHuman rights defenders organizing to prevent climate catastrophe are facing a surge in reprisals, as governments around the world denigrate, delegitimize and criminalize activists in spite... Read more »

City Builders pastor’s daughter tells Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults of ‘grave concerns’ about churchGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe sister of Victorian Liberal MP Renee Heath has described their father’s church as a “cult” and told an inquiry that so-called “gay conversion” practices may... Read more »

Surge in militancy in region bordering Afghanistan is now one of greatest security threats facing IslamabadTariq Ahmed never lets his pistol out of his sight these days. Sitting cross-legged on a woven charpai, his face concealed with a scarf, the 26-year-old looks nervously left and right, shifting his gun in... Read more »

European indices rise and cryptocurrencies rebound as new front in trade war looks less severe than feared after Trump postBusiness live – latest updatesEuropean stock markets have edged higher and cryptocurrencies rebounded amid signs that a new front in the US-China trade war may not be a severe as first... Read more »

French media had reported that the diesel-electric attack submarine Novorossiysk may have experienced a fuel leak in the Strait of Gibraltar.... Read more »

Vladimir Kara-Murza had been serving a 25-year prison sentence for treason and other charges when he was released last summer as part of the largest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War.... Read more »

Local authorities said air defense systems downed more than 20 drones as they attacked a fuel base in the port city of Feodosia.... Read more »

The Kremlin meanwhile warned that it could treat any launches of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles as though they were carrying nuclear warheads.... Read more »

The coordination is part of a broader effort to weaken Russia’s economy and pressure Putin into peace talks, FT's sources said.... Read more »

A Ukrainian initiative that encourages enemy combatants to surrender said it had data on more than 1,000 Cubans recruited by Russia since 2023.... Read more »

"If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," said Zelensky.... Read more »

Authorities did not say how many people the power cut affected, but Ukrainian energy firm DTEK reported outages in parts of the region's capital.... Read more »

Eight children had been reunited with their families in the past 24 hours following negotiations between her team and Putin's, the first lady said.... Read more »

Major regional powers like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates did not confirm their participation, according to sources cited by Bloomberg.... Read more »

Along the M-14 highway, systematic Russian FPV strikes are putting Kherson’s only reliable connection with the rest of Ukraine under threat.... Read more »

The Pskov City Court had ruled earlier this week to impose a ban on certain activities instead of continuing Lev Shlosberg’s house arrest.... Read more »

The Russian president accused the Nobel Committee of awarding its annual peace prize to “people who did nothing for peace.”... Read more »

Maxim Kruglov was arrested and placed in pre-trial detention earlier this month after he was accused of spreading false information about the Russian military.... Read more »

President Donald Trump made a joke about his daughter's marriage as he addressed Israel's parliament as the US-brokered ceasefire with Hamas came into effect.... Read more »

While Hamas has been instructed to hand over 28 bodies as part of the peace deal, it is expected to only hand over four this afternoon. Picture shows Hamas handing over bodies in February.... Read more »

Ivanka was pictured greeting Donald Trump as he stepped off Air Force One at Ben Gurion Airport this morning, kissing him on the cheek and hugging him.... Read more »

Bar Kuperstein, 23, from Holon, was working at the Nova festival on October 7 when he was kidnapped by terrorists who launched an enormous assault, killing 378 and taking 44 people into Gaza .... Read more »

For 738 days all they saw of Evyatar David were images of his torture in the bowels of Gaza but today those who love him most finally saw a picture to make them smile.... Read more »

The Duchess of Sussex said the visit to Fashion Week in the French capital was 'the culmination of many years of…friendship' with Pierpaolo Piccioli.... Read more »

Police Scotland confirmed it is making inquiries after receiving a complaint about Claire Mackie-Brown, a councillor in Falkirk, after her appearance on STV last week.... Read more »

Residents in Notting Hill have become so sick of hordes of TikTok and Instagram 'influencers' taking pictures and videos of their colourful homes that a few have painted their properties black.... Read more »

Gascoigne, 58, has publicly battled alcohol addiction and mental health problems since concluding his storied football career over 20 years ago.... Read more »

A brand new Ryanair Boeing plane that was set to carry 160 people to the UK has been evacuated after smoke was reported in the cabin and cockpit. ... Read more »

Diane Keaton called her battle with bulimia in her twenties 'the lowest point in my life'.... Read more »

In the 1980s, when I was in my 20s, we were advised to 'contract out' our pensions. Was it beneficial or not to do so?... Read more »

The haul, which included vacuum-sealed chicken slices, marinated pork and sliced beef, was seized during routine visits to restaurants and stores in the capital's China Town.... Read more »

Samson Leyson, 26, was jailed over drug offences carried out at his family's remote farm in the Welsh village of Capel Dewi, Carmarthenshire.... Read more »

They lost their case for a constitutional right to climate protection. Now they’re suing the government again.... Read more »

Health officials and experts warn the layoffs leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle disease outbreaks.... Read more »

As Gazans attempt to rebuild, the effects of the genocide are still being felt amid heightened social unrest.... Read more »

Trump and RFK’s false claims about autism and Tylenol aren’t an aberration --- they’re part of a consistent strategy.... Read more »

One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.” ... Read more »

Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care.... Read more »

One called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 “a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.”... Read more »

Eight other schools have been invited to sign the pledge, which critics have called a funding “extortion” agreement.... Read more »

Elected leaders are failing to protect immigrant workers. We must build community power, as only we can keep us safe.... Read more »

The next day, one million people joined a demonstration in Rome, which highlighted Italy’s complicity in the genocide.... Read more »

Netanyahu made his threat in an address just before the first phase of the ceasefire went into effect.... Read more »

It also contains anti-trans riders and no limits on domestic deployment of US troops, points out journalist Erin Reed.... Read more »

The troops are reportedly in Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.... Read more »

Overworked and understaffed, over 45,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to strike.... Read more »

During his address to the Israeli parliament on Monday, President Trump went off script and urged President Issac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is standing trial on three corruption charges.Why it matters: It's a stunning intervention in Israel's domestic politics and judicial system, made from the Knesset... Read more »

JPMorgan announced Monday that it's planning a $1.5 trillion investment initiative aimed at bolstering sectors critical to the U.S. economy over the next decade, including up to $10 billion in direct equity and venture investments.Why it matters: The announcement comes on the heels of President Trump's threat to impose 100%... Read more »

An unusual and dramatic meeting last Wednesday between President Trump's envoys and Hamas leaders helped get the Gaza peace deal across the line, three sources with direct knowledge tell Axios.Why it matters: One barrier to a deal was that Hamas leaders feared Israel would resume the war once its hostages... Read more »

Meta's hiring of Thinking Machines co-founder Andrew Tulloch is a sign that Mark Zuckerberg isn't done with nabbing big-name AI talent, according to a source familiar with the company's plans.Yes, but: The source said Tulloch's pay package is less than both an earlier offer he turned down — as well... Read more »

Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages on Monday morning as part of the Gaza peace deal brokered by the Trump administration. Why it matters: The Israeli hostages, most of them civilians, were held in captivity in Gaza for more than two years. Finally, all of the hostages who survived... Read more »

A powerful storm was pummeling the U.S. East Coast with heavy rains, gusty winds and coastal flooding Sunday, with states of emergency declared in New Jersey and New York City and the surrounding region.The big picture: Coastal flood warnings were in effect for much of the East Coast, including NYC,... Read more »

President Trump told Axios in a phone interview from Air Force One en route to Israel that the Gaza peace deal "could be the biggest thing I was ever involved in."The big picture: As Trump was speaking with Axios, Israel was preparing for the imminent release of the last 20... Read more »

About 600 Centers for Disease Control employees in offices dealing with health statistics, injury and violence prevention, congressional outreach and human resources are out of work as a result of the Trump administration's mass layoffs of agency workers late Friday, sources familiar said.Why it matters: While the administration has since... Read more »

The Trump administration is asking the public to trust its math on what it promised would be the largest mass deportation campaign in U.S. history. Why it matters: The Department of Homeland Security has used a highly unorthodox approach to reach its stunning figure of 2 million undocumented immigrants "removed... Read more »

President Trump said he told Ukrainian president Zelensky during their call on Sunday that he might give Russian President Putin a new ultimatum to resume serious peace talks or else the U.S. will provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. Why it matters: Tomahawks would give Ukraine the ability to strike... Read more »

When President Trump announced a new deal Friday to lower prescription drug costs, it was the clearest sign yet that he'd paused his commerce secretary's push to slap 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals that aren't manufactured in the U.S.Why it matters: Prescription drug policy and tariffs are big priorities of Trump's... Read more »

Vice President JD Vance defended the Department of Justice's recent indictment decisions, pushing back against questioning that President Trump is pressuring the federal agency to prosecute his political enemies. The big picture: Trump ignited speculation last month after a Truth Social post urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action... Read more »

Since they entered California politics over 20 years ago, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom have ducked a one-on-one showdown. Now the Democratic rivals are barreling toward what could be a contest on the biggest stage: the 2028 race for the White House. It could be a Hollywood script: The former... Read more »

President Trump has issued the Defense secretary a directive to find funding to pay U.S. troops, given dollars earmarked to do so are set to run out on Wednesday due to the government shutdown. The big picture: The Trump administration began announcing expected layoffs on Friday, saying in a court... Read more »