Suspect shouted outside court before hearing where he was denied bail The suspect in the shooting death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, shouted: “This is completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people” on Tuesday before he fought being extradited from Pennsylvania to […]
Exclusive: Records obtained via FoI request relate to critic of Saudi royal family living in UK under asylum protection Mohammed bin Salman personally lobbied David Cameron earlier this year to intervene in the legal case of a London-based dissident who is suing the Saudi government, amid threats by its officials […]
Israel plans to create ‘sterile defensive zone’ inside southern border, and Turkey bombs Kurdish targets in north Syria Middle East crisis – live updates Syria’s leading rebel group has named a new prime minister to head the country’s transitional government as outside powers move to shore up their interests in […]
Media mogul’s three adult children will retain control despite attempt to give his son Lachlan complete control Rupert Murdoch’s three adult children will retain control over their father’s media empire upon his death, a Nevada court has ruled after Murdoch launched a campaign to wrest away their power and give […]
PM defends ties between two countries and says he will be able to raise concerns about Saudi government’s human rights record Keir Starmer has defended his trip to Saudi Arabia, saying it was needed to fulfil his “number one mission” of growing the UK economy. Speaking during a visit to […]
Exclusive: The Guardian gains access to Sednaya jail, where prisoners are rumoured to be trapped underground – as desperate relatives wait for news Syria live – latest updates The celebrations in Damascus were interrupted by a whisper. On the outskirts of the city, a door had been found. Beyond it […]
Rebel alliance includes groups with roots in Islamic extremism, Arab and Turkmen fighters, and Kurdish and Druze coalitions Syria live – latest updates Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; Levant Liberation Union) is led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, and is the dominant faction in the rebel alliance […]
PM’s words follow Israeli takeover of previously demilitarised zone in Syrian-controlled territory Syria live – latest updates Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel for almost 60 years, will remain part of Israel “for eternity”, amid growing criticism of an Israeli takeover of a previously demilitarised […]
Toppled president came to power keen to show he was different from his father but proved to be as repressive Middle East crisis – live updates On the face of it at least, the Bashar al-Assad of 2002 presented a starkly different figure from the brutal autocrat he would become, […]
Men, women and children, many jailed for speaking out against regime, reunite with their families Syria live – latest updates As Syrian rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured city after city on the road to Damascus, forcing Bashar al-Assad to flee the country, they also […]