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How an Israeli cell orchestrated an anti-Qatar campaign

Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that influence experts and an ex-Mossad official were part of an anti-Qatar group.

Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – as it happened

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd says party is ‘far more interested in division, opposition and headlines than finding solutions’Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assaultThe Liberal Democrats have said that they will try to introduce a cap on the amount people donate to political parties by amending the representation of the people bill as it goes through the Lords.Lisa Smar...

Canada still a crucial partner for US in 'many key areas,' PM Carney says

Carney made the comments at a two-day Investment Summit in Toronto as Canada seeks to diversify and bring new investment into the country.

‘Putin looking to see how far he can push NATO’

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday. Separately, Denmark said that one of its air force helicopters was fired on with flares as it was carrying out surveillance of a Russian frigate in the Baltic Sea. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a look at what Moscow’s motives might be for this seeming increase in incidents inside NATO and EU t...

Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality

Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestialityUS politics live – latest updatesFBI director Kash Patel defended his agency’s decision to roll back restrictions on agent applicants who have previously engaged in bestiality, arguing the FBI “did not want to punish victims of bestiality” by automatically disqualifying them.The unusual topic ...

US diesel prices hit new record high as Trump seeks to blame Kyiv

Average diesel prices in the United States struck a record high of just under $6.27 a gallon Tuesday, pressuring President Donald Trump ahead of midterm congressional elections. Diesel prices have soared as Washington's war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel, though Trump has repeatedly downplayed the effects of the war, pinning the blame on Kyiv instead for its attacks on Russian oil ref...

Nick Reiner will not face death penalty if convicted of killing parents, LA district attorney says

Reiner is accused of fatally stabbing his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner in their home in December 2025Nick Reiner will not face the death penalty if convicted of the killings of his parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, the Los Angeles county district attorney’s office announced.Nathan Hochman, the Los Angeles DA, said on Tuesday that his office will not pursue the death penalty in the c...

‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors

Backing comes after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were threatened with having their citizenship revoked and accused of treasonFilm industry heavyweights across the globe have expressed solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of documentary NAZA, who have been threatened with having their citizenship revoked by Israel’s culture minister, who accused them o...

‘You have been so drunk’: Democrat senator takes on Kash Patel over alcoholism test, FBI hiring rules

Bristol becomes first British city to ban advertisements for fast fashion

Green-run council also curbing ads for airlines, cruises, fossil fuels and SUVs on its billboards and bus sheltersBristol has become the first British city to impose a ban on the advertising of fast fashion, in new restrictions that will also curb ads for SUVs and airlines.The ban is part of moves by the West Country city, known for its radical political scene, to impose sweeping bans on advertisi...

Bristol becomes first UK city to ban fast-fashion adverts

Greens-run council will also curb ads for SUVs, airlines, cruises and fossil fuels on sites it owns, in city known for radical political sceneBristol has become the first British city to impose a ban on advertising fast fashion, in new restrictions that will also curb SUV and airline ads.The ban is part of moves by the West Country city, known for its radical political scene, to impose sweeping ba...

New York covered 5 acres of Lake George with 700 mats; 97% clams died, but later spread to 27 sites

In 2011, Lake George took significant action against its invasive Asian clam issue by implementing a large-scale benthic barrier treatment, which successfully eliminated ninety-seven percent of clams in a five-acre area. However, by 2019, these clams made a comeback, with twenty-seven sites identified. Consequently, efforts have shifted to monitoring their spread and impact on the ecosystem.

Pittsburgh’s former steel mill site is transforming into hub for robotics, biotech, housing & parks

After decades of lying vacant, Pittsburgh’s former steel mill site Hazelwood Green is finally seeing major redevelopment. Since 2022, around 700,000 square feet has been developed or is under construction, including Carnegie Mellon’s robotics centre, Pitt’s BioForge facility, housing, parks and a football field. More technology, retail and housing projects are planned across the 178-acre riverfron...

Houthis seize Red Sea islands, attack Saudi targets

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have launched a new wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia, the group claimed Monday, and also seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the rebels' ability to control a key maritime shipping route.

Trump's claim of energy truce in doubt as Russia hits Kyiv petrol station

A drone hit a petrol station in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko ‌said, just a day after US President Donald Trump said Ukraine ⁠and Russia had agreed not to target each other's energy assets. The attack “underlines the fact that it is not at all clearly defined what falls into the category of energy targets,” says France 24’s correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver Cragg...

Scott Bessent confirms weekend meeting with He Lifeng days before Xi’s US visit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday confirmed that he will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend for the final preparatory talks between the two sides, less than a week before Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Washington for a bilateral summit with US President Donald Trump. “With China, we have had some very good private discussions, and I look forward to those continu...

Macklemore taken off Ed Sheeran's US tour

🎤 American rapper Macklemore has been removed as the opening act for British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's US tour after the former made statements supporting his pro-Palestine stance on stage. The Grammy-winning-artist has been vocal about his position over the past few years, releasing a song titled "Hind's Hall" in solidarity with Palestinians which pays homage to five-year-old Hind Rajab, w...

US lawmakers spar over bill giving Trump more power to sanction Russia

Proponents say sanctions would help Ukraine, but some Democrats say Trump shouldn’t have more tariff authorityUS politics live – latest updatesA bill co-authored by Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator who died earlier this year, that would give Donald Trump broad authority to tariff Russia and its trading partners will be put forward for a vote this week in a high-stakes legislative battle ...

ECB staff raise stability concerns about rumours of Lagarde's early departure

Concerns are mounting that Europe's central macroeconomic institution might not be ready for turnover at the highest level.

Spain's Supreme Court refuses to apply amnesty to Catalan leader Puigdemont

Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium to avoid detention after the referendum and is still the target of an arrest warrant, has been accused of misusing public money to organise the 2017 independence referendum.

Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – UK politics live

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd says party is ‘far more interested in division, opposition and headlines than finding solutions’Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assaultThe Liberal Democrats have said that they will try to introduce a cap on the amount people donate to political parties by amending the representation of the people bill as it goes through the Lords.Lisa Smar...

Can China play peacemaker as Iran’s foreign minister heads to Beijing?

Tehran and Beijing explore diplomatic paths amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States.

Election in Philippines’ Bangsamoro region ends in hung parliament

No party wins majority in parliamentary polls in southern Philippines' Muslim-majority region, unofficial results show.

FBI’s Kash Patel defends hiring policy change on bestiality, prostitution

Policy change sparks heated Senate debate; critics question its timing amid challenges in attracting new FBI agents.

Two years after COP29, Azerbaijan turns climate commitments into investment

The country has committed €540 million to climate-resilient irrigation and launched an AI-based farmer-scoring system, developed with the FAO, to channel subsidies to smallholders who adopt water-saving and soil-regenerating techniques.