Man guilty of attempted murder of three children in Dublin
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Syria's president names final 70 lawmakers to new post-Assad parliament
Fifteen women are appointed, after only six female candidates were selected by regional electoral colleges last October.
Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – UK politics live
Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cut…
Shipping companies, unions still consider Hormuz a warzone
The Strait of Hormuz was first designated a warlike operations area on March 5, after ships trying to cross the vital energy passageway were attacked
Bombings in Greece Target Governing Party Members, Officials Say
A candidate for Parliament for the New Democracy party was injured in one of the bombings in the city of Thessaloniki, as were her parents, the police…
‘Everybody is profiting’: Trump dismisses questions about over $1bn in crypto earnings – live
‘We have funds that run my money well,’ US president says. ‘I think it’s called a “blind account” … I purposely I never speak to any of the people tha…
World Bank scraps climate finance targets after U.S. criticism
As per the Climate Change Action Plan, World Bank had to allocate 45% of its total funds for projects that cut emissions or helped communities adapt t…
Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis
The 79-year-old actor told media ‘I don’t feel like it’s the end of my life. There’s work to do. Your life continues’Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover …
UK national lottery funding too concentrated in south, Nandy says
Culture secretary launches first review of how money is spent in more than two decadesFunding from the national lottery is too heavily concentrated in…
How extreme heat is exposing extreme inequality
The climate crisis and worsening disparity could be responsible for more than 100,000 deaths a year in Europe, which should set off alarm bells for po…
Teachers in England get two-year 6.6% pay rise but schools to foot part of bill
Unions pleased with rise above forecast inflation but concerned nearly a third of it will come from school budgetsUK politics live – latest updatesTea…
Author of England maternity care review ‘listened to wrong voices’, says adviser
Dr Bill Kirkup says section of Valerie Amos’s report criticising ‘normal birth ideology’ was removed before publicationThe head of an inquiry into mat…
‘Please think again’: fury over Exeter University plan to scrap dozens of humanities posts
Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciencesLeading writers, broadcasters, academics and theologia…
Fire kills five at Antwerp apartment block
A man was seen clambering through a window to escape black smoke in the block where some 200 people live.
Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of 'schism' in Catholic Church
Thousands of worshippers attended a ceremony in the Swiss Alps as part of the breakaway Society of Saint Pius X.
Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office
The president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches.
Watch: Japan’s PM Takaichi in India: Indo-Pacific Ties in Focus | Above the Fold | 01.07.2026
This episode looks at the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first visit to India; key rule changes that come into effect from July 1, the Delhi…
PM Pashinyan warned Armenia does not wish to engage with 'weaponization' of the 1915 genocide
You're watching Middle East Matters on France 24. Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome our Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky and Amberin Zaman, C…
Robin Hood, Supergirl, The Rock: The superheroes are back in cinema
Australian actress Milly Alcock stars in the Superman spinoff "Supergirl" – less a superhero movie than a space epic. The film also introduces a fan f…
'Time for him to pay' - Carroll calls on Trump to pay $5m after president's appeal fails
The writer's lawyers say Trump wants to delay paying the damages awarded by a jury that found the president liable for sexually abusing and defaming h…
Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access
Reports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British MuseumPeople keen to see the Bayeux tapestry fa…
Village People singer and YMCA 'policeman' Victor Willis dies, aged 74
The lead singer of The Village People, Victor Willis, has died at age 74. The band and his wife shared the news separately on social media saying that…
At least 3.3m people were victims of Dutch enslavement, research claims
Figure is more than five times the widely used 600,000 figure widely cited in apologies by king and politiciansAt least 3.3 million people were enslav…
Amid war on Ukraine, 'over half of Russians expressing pessimism for the first time in 20 years'
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Benedict Vigers, Senior Global News Writer at Gallup. For much of the war in Ukraine, conventional wisdom suggested…
Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ greed after earning over $2bn since return to office
Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demanded tighter rules on political figures’ crypto dealings, citing disclosures of large-scale Trump family profitsUS…
Trump defends making over $1 billion in crypto amid conflict-of-interest criticism
US President Donald Trump defended earning around $1.2 billion from his family's cryptocurrency activities, saying "everybody's profiting" from his ti…
Josh Burns says partner Georgie Purcell faces antisemitic abuse because she is Jewish, commission hears
The royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion hears how witnesses are subjected to hate speech amplified by misogynyGet our breaking news…
Venezuela: Dramatic CCTV footage shows moment quake strikes
Nearly a week after two devastating earthquakes hit Venezuela, dramatic security camera footage has emerged showing the moment the tremors struck. In …
Businessman goes on trial for murder of Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Businessman Yorgen Fenech went on trial in Malta on Wednesday accused of orchestrating the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Ga…
EU must keep promises on Ukraine accession talks, says Zelenskyy, as Ireland takes presidency – as it happened
Ukrainian leader among guests in Dublin as Micheál Martin says ‘we will stand unswervingly by your people’Pistorius talks about changes in the German …
Arts degrees to cost $50,000 until at least 2028 as measures to lower Australian university fees put on hold
Barney Glover, head of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, says he will provide advice about degree funding to the government next yearGet o…
Rapid demand for AI datacentres in Australia could stoke inflation, experts warn – and crowd out land for housing
Calls are growing for new datacentre approvals to be halted until stronger protections are consideredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily ne…