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The president called mail-in voting – which he has used on several occasions to cast a ballot – ‘a laughing stock’ across the world Supreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections Sign up for US Breaking News emails Kash Patel , the FBI director, is now testifying…

PM’s spokesperson says those whose only income is the state pension should not pay income tax in this parliament despite the expected rise to £13,000 The Liberal Democrats have said that they will try to introduce a cap on the amount people donate to political parties by amending the representation…

Ursula von der Leyen says incidents ‘part of broader pattern of Russian aggression and provocation against Europe’ A Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea and an Italian Nato fighter jet shot down a drone carrying an explosive device over Lithuania in…

Yvette Cooper says this must ‘be a turning point for the NHS’ and tells the Commons she is ‘profoundly sorry’ for mistakes highlighted in Thirlwall report Three babies may have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry finds Lady Justice Thirlwall said that senior nurses at…

Exclusive: Lee Hanson also appears to be regularly campaigning for party during work hours, social media shows Listen to Guardian Australia’s podcast The Populist here Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson’s daughter, Lee Hanson, has been working in Tasmania as…

Exclusive: Correspondence requests state MP Melissa Horne to lobby on NextDC’s behalf – but contains alleged AI-created errors Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian jobs minister has accused one of Australia’s largest datacentre companies of using artificial…

The European Commission’s president warned that recent actions in Denmark and Lithuania are ‘not isolated incidents’ Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha responded to the incident in Denmark,…

Robert Garcia expresses concern over ‘any possible foreign entanglement’ between White House and Umar Kremlev Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, is investigating potential ties between the White House and a Russian oligarch who paid for a portion of Donald Trump Jr’s…

Wage growth – used to set triple-lock pension – slows to 3.9%, meaning state pension should hit £13,000 next year ‘Costing billions’: is the pensions triple lock a lifeline or simply unaffordable? If the state pension rises to £13,000 next year, it will probably breach the UK’s tax-free personal…

Lady Justice Thirlwall condemns ‘complete failure’ to protect babies on neonatal unit at Countess of Chester hospital Lucy Letby public inquiry report published – latest updates Three babies might have survived and seven others could have been protected if hospital bosses and doctors had taken…

Ruling comes a day before homeland security department’s substantial restrictions were set to take effect A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would ⁠limit how long foreign students and ⁠journalists can remain ​in the US without applying for…

Ex-England footballer also admits to failing to provide a specimen as he appears at Basingstoke magistrates court The former England footballer Raheem Sterling has admitted dangerously driving a Lamborghini on the motorway. Sterling pleaded guilty at Basingstoke magistrates court on Tuesday to…

Disbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply A police department in Texas that arrested a local resident for complaining on social media about their city’s contaminated water supply has been ordered closed after failing to…

Analysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s…

Firms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters The energy portfolios of 20 private equity firms produce 1.5bn tons of greenhouse gases a year, more than the annual emissions of any country…

More than 130 sign letter to PM saying international law requires further measures to stop illegal settlements More than 130 legal experts, including 18 king’s counsel (KCs), have written to Andy Burnham saying that sanctions on Israeli settlements “fall far short” of Britain’s obligations under…

Carmaker builds on relationship with British armed forces by seeking to cash in on Europe’s rearmament drive Business live – latest updates Jaguar Land Rover is in talks with Nato countries about selling them the newly revamped Defender military vehicle, as the UK-based carmaker seeks to tap into…

Kasim and Sulaiman Khan tell Guardian they believe ex-PM is being ‘slowly killed’ by harsh treatment, driven by Asim Munir The sons of Imran Khan have accused Pakistan’s powerful army chief of a “personal vendetta” against the incarcerated former prime minister and expressed fears their father is…

Mathilde Arcel, who won the Volpi Cup on Saturday for her role in Golden Lion winner Woman Unknown, said job offers have now begun to arrive The winner of this year’s best actress prize at the Venice film festival has revealed that she is on unemployment benefits and had to fly to back to…

Councillors say locals have been raising concerns about people secretly filming in change rooms, swimming pools and around schools Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One of Sydney’s largest councils has joined the City of Brisbane and the City of Yarra to issue a ban on AI…

Study finds earlier numbers were underestimated, suggesting impact of diseases and massacres were much greater than previously thought Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia before colonisation was…

Today’s blog is closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas , says there is optimism that steel making will continue in his state, after the closure of a major blast furnace at Whyalla was announced yesterday. Speaking to ABC…

After a five-storey building collapsed in Delhi, focus is on how urban areas can adapt to growing populations. Plus, Ahmedabad’s ace newspaper delivery driver goes viral • Don’t get This is India delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Recently, I may have saved a woman’s life on the road. Somehow,…

The militant group in Yemen captured the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish, near the chokepoint of the Bab al-Mandab strait Yemen’s Houthi militants have seized two strategic islands in the Red Sea, reinforcing the Iran-backed group’s ability to control a key shipping route, as concerns mount…

Drive to save thousands of Afrikaners from false claims of ‘white genocide’ appears to show signs of slowing When Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that the US would accept Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, many white South Africans who believed that they were victims of racism in…

Almost 3,500 people have died in outbreak and experts say more must be done to ensure Bundibugyo is under control Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have announced that the Ebola outbreak ravaging parts of the country has reached its peak. For the first time since the epidemic was…