Unprecedented flooding in the country during monsoon season has left at least 1,265 people dead Pakistan has appealed to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead. According to initial government estimates, the rain and flooding have caused $10bn […]
Exclusive: PM hopeful criticised over ‘back to basics’ plan and claims about Twitter rows and ‘wokeness’ I’m a police chief – Truss’s soundbite policies won’t help us fight crime The police chief in charge of boosting crime fighting has criticised Liz Truss’s law and order plans as “unwise” and “meaningless”, […]
Russian energy company had been due to resume gas delivery to Germany on Saturday morning The Russian energy major Gazprom extended the shutdown of gas flows through its key Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany on Friday evening, providing no timeframe for a reopening. The move came hours after G7 […]
American has strongly suggested tournament will be her last As it happened: Beau Dure’s game-by-game report There will be no fairytale ending for Serena Williams at the US Open. The 23-time major singles champion was eliminated from the tournament she has won six times with a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 […]
Revelation raises possibility that some of government’s most highly sensitive documents may still be unaccounted for Among the items the FBI retrieved from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort this month were 90 empty folders marked classified or for return to the White House staff secretary or a military aide, according to […]
Boris Johnson accused of trying to ‘intimidate and bully’ inquiry into claims he misled MPs Politics live – latest updates Boris Johnson has been accused of trying to “intimidate and bully” an inquiry into claims he misled MPs over Downing Street parties, after No 10 took the highly unusual step […]
One claim of sexual assault allegedly dismissed on the grounds that the man ‘had women throwing themselves at him’ A cabinet minister and a high-ranking aide at No 10 Downing Street continued to work in Boris Johnson’s government despite allegations of sexual misconduct against them, according to reports. Two women […]
In a primetime address, the president further said the Republican party was ‘dominated, driven and intimidated’ by Trump Joe Biden warned that American democracy was in grave peril by Republican forces loyal to Donald Trump who “fan the flames” of political violence in pursuit of power at any cost. In […]
Officials’ proposed measures include national insurance cuts and pause to green levies The Treasury is working on a menu of options to counter Britain’s cost of living crisis in readiness for an emergency mini-budget due to take place within two weeks if Liz Truss replaces Boris Johnson as prime minister. […]
Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when a Brazilian man approached her and raised a handgun to her face A man has been arrested after pointing a gun inches from the face of Cristina Kirchner, Argentina’s vice-president and former president, as she was greeting supporters outside her home in […]