PM rebuts White House by saying all territory west of Jordan River would be under Israeli security control Middle East crisis – live updates Israel’s prime minister has told the Biden White House that he rejects any moves to establish a Palestinian state when Israel ends its offensive against Gaza, […]
Federal police say the latest suspect is considered right-hand man to alleged mastermind of the murders Brazilian police have arrested another suspect over the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, the justice and public security minister, Flávio Dino, has announced. Phillips, a British journalist, and Pereira, a Brazilian Indigenous […]
With polls predicting electoral disaster for Tories, chancellor says ‘economy would be more successful if we had more competitive taxes’ Jeremy Hunt has dangled the prospect of big tax cuts in his March budget, in what is seen as one of the last opportunities for the Conservatives to claw back […]
Keir Starmer writes to cabinet secretary to begin access talks ahead of possible election victory Labour has formally requested talks with the civil service in preparation for government if the party wins the election, and discussions are expected to start within two weeks. Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, wrote to […]
Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a former vice-president of the European parliament and co-founder of Spain’s Vox party, was shot in the head in Madrid last year Colombian police say they have arrested a Venezuelan suspected of involvement in the alleged attempted assassination in Madrid last year of a co-founder of Spain’s far-right […]
Palace says monarch’s condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week King Charles is to attend hospital for treatment of an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has announced. “In common with thousands of men each year, the king has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate,” the palace said. “His […]
Flagship policy passes committee stage after tense lead-up in which Tory divisions came to the fore UK politics live – latest updates Rishi Sunak has survived a damaging row over his flagship Rwanda bill after a Conservative rebellion melted away and dozens of rightwing MPs balked at further undermining the […]
US missile strikes came after a bulk carrier was hit by Houthi drones in the Gulf of Aden The US military has fired another wave of missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites, marking the fourth time in a week that it has directly targeted the group in Yemen. The strikes were […]
Strike by Tehran follows Iranian attack on Iraq and Syria less than a day earlier; the US strikes come after a Houthi missile attack on a ship in the Red Sea Iran launches airstrikes on ‘Sunni militant bases’ in Pakistan US military says it seized Iranian weapons bound for Houthis […]
French president focused on education and law and order in press conference to challenge dominance of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally Emmanuel Macron wants to regulate French children’s screen time, test compulsory school uniform, and is not against all primary schoolchildren having to learn the national anthem, he has […]