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Veteran Texas congressman Al Green beaten in Democratic primary runoff
Christian Menefee wins 18th district race after Republican gerrymandering carved up Green’s reliably Democratic seatChristian Menefee, a freshman Democratic US representative, bea…
Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas primary after scandal-plagued campaign
Race had wide implications for Trump’s strength heading into midterms, where Paxton will face Democratic candidate James TalaricoKen Paxton, the Donald Trump-backed Texas attorney…
‘Makes no sense’: experts doubt pause in US arms sale to Taiwan is due to Iran war
While approval is due soon for $14bn deal, actual deliveries to Taiwan are years away – making ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in the Gulf an unlikely causeThe Trump administration’s war ag…
Australia politics live: Hume accuses Labor of planning to ‘ram’ tax changes through Senate with help of Greens
Deputy Liberal leader says government should allow CGT changes to be scrutinised through a Senate inquiry. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily n…
Most polls close in Texas as Trump-backed Ken Paxton looks to win Republican runoff against incumbent US senator John Cornyn – live
Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, takes on four-term John Cornyn on Tuesday in a primary that tests Trump’s grip on the Republican partyAmerica’s ugliest primary? Texas Republic…
One person killed and at least nine injured in implosion at Washington state packaging plant
According to the fire department, incident occurred when a tank containing white liquor, a chemical solution, rupturedSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe implosio…
UFC arena under construction on White House lawn to mark Trump’s 80th birthday
The venue is expected to host a mixed martial arts fight on 14 June to also mark the US’s 250th anniversarySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailConstruction is under w…
Russia is targeting UK’s infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ head to say
Anne Keast-Butler will also warn of narrowing window to stay ahead of China in ‘new era of radical uncertainty’Russia is relentlessly targeting Britain’s infrastructure and democr…
Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95
Attorney, speechwriter and confidante of King was involved in some of US civil rights movement’s key momentsClarence B Jones, a former speechwriter and confidant of Martin Luther …
Jury seated as US trial of Catholic priest accused of sexual assault begins
Anthony Odiong, charged with sexually abusing three female congregants in Texas, could face life sentenceA jury of eight women and four men was seated on Tuesday in the criminal t…
Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next electionAnalysis: Tony Blair’s essay on Labour fai…
Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful
Intervention by former PM almost feels designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his partyTony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to TrumpDid Tony Bla…
Seven heat-related deaths in France as May records set in several countries
Extreme early summer event across western Europe also brings highest temperatures for month in UK and IrelandSeven people have died in France in an extreme early summer heat event…
Middle East crisis: Iran’s foreign ministry says US broke ceasefire with overnight strikes – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. For the latest, read our full report:Iran remains in peace talks despite first US strikes since ceasefireIranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said…
Iran remains in peace talks despite ‘bad faith’ US bombings of Iranian targets
Tehran condemns ‘definitive violation’ but announces no specific reprisals as negotiations near decisive stageA proposed peace agreement between Iran and the US seemed to remain o…
Inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal faces five-year delay without extra funding
Police officer in charge says budget could reach £19.3m and nearly 100 more investigators are neededThe police criminal inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal faces a fiv…
Reform UK civil service plan ‘would sack more planning officers than exist’
Analysis of party’s proposed cuts also suggests it would get rid of two-thirds of psychologists who support prison staffA Reform UK plan to cut the size of the civil service would…
Turkish police fire teargas to break up protest after opposition leader ousted
Water cannon also used at rally called by Özgür Özel days after court dismissed him as CHP leaderRiot police in Turkey have fired teargas and water cannon to break up a rally call…
Moscow wants to ‘destabilise’ Europe, EU chief warns, as countries summon Russian ambassadors over Kyiv threats – as it happened
Ursula von der Leyen visiting Lithuania amid drone incursions as diplomats are called over Russian requests for envoys to leave the Ukrainian capitalBack to Ukraine, the EU has su…
Italy’s top court rules against tourist refused tap water in Dolomites hotel
Woman argued water was a universal human right but court ruled no law obliged hoteliers to serve it from tapsA tourist’s simple request for a glass of tap water at a hotel restaur…
Rein in fossil fuel tax concessions, Labor MP says after BHP revelations
Jerome Laxale breaks ranks to publicly back reforms that would also wind back the diesel fuel rebateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news ema…
Image of ‘twin babies’ used by anti-abortion activist appears to show sugar gliders
Joanna Howe says the image was sent to her by a woman ashamed of her abortion, and used it to support ‘rally for Emma and Ruth’ in favour of NSW billFollow our Australia news live…
Czech police release Russian bishop after ‘white powder’ found in his car
Russia says arrest of Bishop Hilarion, who heads Orthodox congregation in Karlovy Vary, was politically motivated ‘setup’Czech police have released a Russian Orthodox bishop who w…
Iran’s access to global internet starts to resume after 88-day blackout
End of shutdown comes despite interim court order questioning authority of body overseeing the moveIran’s access to the global internet slowly restarted on Tuesday, ending a recor…
Landlord inaction on energy upgrades stops renters saving $20bn on power bills in a decade
Property owners’ lack of motivation due to ‘split incentive’ is main reason rental properties are missing out on energy upgrades, research findsFollow our Australia news live blog…
Anti-corruption boss hits back at suggestions he contributed to robodebt victims’ suffering
Senate estimates hearing also hears a second investigation is under way into Paul Brereton’s conductFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news ema…
Tehran expresses ‘resolute support’ for Hezbollah – as it happened
This blog is now closed – our live coverage of the Middle East crisis continues hereEbrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign poli…
Indians protest over ‘forever chemicals’ after relocation of scandal-hit Italian factory
Lack of Pfas regulations raised in parliament after Guardian revealed former Miteni plant bought by Indian companyProtests over the production of cancer-linked Pfas chemicals have…
US strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal remains elusive
Negotiators from Iran travelled to Qatar on Monday, with the fate of the country’s nuclear programme and access to frozen assets under discussionMiddle East crisis – live updatesT…
President Sheinbaum allows Iran team to stay in Mexico during World Cup after US refusal
Fifa approached Mexico after US declined to host Iran squad despite it playing group games in the United StatesMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said on Monday her government…