Maduro told troops he is ‘willing to do anything’ to protect his ‘revolution’ amid growing criticism of crackdown on opposition The Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has vowed to “pulverise” the latest challenge to his rule and told troops he is “willing to do anything” to protect his “revolution” amid growing […]
Lyles wins 100m gold while Ukraine taste high jump glory Team GB’s Amber Rutter claims shooting silver The world’s No 1 sprinter Noah Lyles ran the race of his life to win gold in the men’s 100m by beating the fastest man in the world this year by just five […]
Foreign minister’s rare visit to Tehran appears likely to fail given Iranian insistence on making a decisive response Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, has made a rare visit to Iran in a last-ditch effort to persuade it to hold back from attacking Israel in response to the assassination of the […]
At least 50 press arrested on Saturday in Abuja and almost 700 demonstrators detained since unrest began Nigerian security forces on Saturday fired bullets and teargas at protesters and journalists during demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis in the capital city, Abuja, according to journalists at the scene and videos […]
Broadcaster removes image and voice from content as Welsh organisations erase disgraced presenter from websites Huw Edwards’s image and voice are being urgently removed from hours of BBC archive footage, starting with family and entertainment content on iPlayer, the Observer has learned. Photographs of the disgraced Welsh television news anchor […]
Julien Alfred makes history in women’s 100m, as Britain takes titles in rowing, dressage, gymnastics and track Julien Alfred made history as St Lucia’s first ever Olympic medallist by beating the US world champion Sha’carri Richardson to take gold in the women’s 100m in Paris, as Team GB clocked up […]
Consular, border and military officials head to region after threats of reprisals against Israel by Hezbollah and Iran The UK has stepped up preparations for a possible evacuation of British citizens from Lebanon in the aftermath of last week’s assassinations in Beirut and Tehran – killings blamed on Israel that […]
Disorder spread through several UK cities on Saturday, Yvette Cooper said, pledging full support for police Rioters will “pay the price” for the wave of violent clashes that has spread across the UK, ministers warned on Saturday, after a day in which police battled rival groups of demonstrators in the […]
US secretary of defense pulls rank and withdraws agreements for trio accused of involvement in terror attacks US secretary of defense Lloyd Austin has revoked a plea deal for three men accused of being involved in the 9/11 attacks, according to a memo sent to the Susan Escallier, who is […]
Overturned car set alight and beer barrels and stones thrown at police amid face-off with hundreds of demonstrators Eight people have been arrested in Sunderland for offences including violent disorder and burglary after another night of rioting and disorder in parts of the UK. Three police officers were taken to […]