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Spain allows US extradition case against pro-Palestine aid donor to proceed
Lawyers for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers, wanted over alleged support for Hamas, say client is being persecutedThe Spanish government has decided to allow the Trump administration’s co…
California and New York sue over Trump push to halt wind energy projects
US officials have begun to buy back wind leases as president seek to block renewables in favor of fossil fuelsDemocratic attorneys general from California and New York have sued t…
Australia news live: ABC watchdog criticises ‘culture of secrecy’ and factchecking at Four Corners
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSmartglasses could soon be banned across Sydney’s eastern suburbs beaches Coogee, Clovelly and…
Iran and US hold talks on sidelines of UN summit, says Trump
Senior Iranian official indicates willingness to reopen strait of Hormuz if US takes steps to ease pressure on TehranIranian officials held three hours of talks with US special en…
Hats, pencils and baby pacifiers: Yellowstone staffers retrieve record amount of trash from hot springs
The park is the most highly visited and strong winds make trash problem worse, with gusts blowing away itemsHold on to your hats – Yellowstone national park staffers have removed …
Trump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings reveal
President made more than 440 purchases and 700 sales despite voter anger over elected officials trading stocksDonald Trump made over a thousand stock sales and purchases worth bet…
Trump says relations better with Burnham than Starmer after first face-to-face meeting
US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New YorkDonald Trump has asserted his relationship with the UK is “more up” with …
Choosin’ Texas unseats All I Want for Christmas as longest-running No 1 song on Billboard Hot 100
Ella Langley’s record-breaking song has spent 23 weeks at the top, surpassing Mariah Carey’s holiday anthemElla Langley’s hit song Choosin’ Texas has made Billboard Hot 100 histor…
DoorDash to pay $131.5m after underpaying New York workers
Company to award backpay to 264,000 workers as mayor Zohran Mamdani condemns use of ‘greedy algorithms’DoorDash said it would pay $131.5m to settle a New York City government in…
Tropical Storm Polo turns into category 5 monster hurricane off south-west coast of Mexico
Polo, with sustained winds of 165mph, is churning 215 miles south of Zihuatanejo but is unlikely to directly hit MexicoA tropical storm off the south-west coast of Mexico has inte…
Cost of raising two children in Australia has risen 134% in two decades, study says
Parenting advocate Georgie Dent says rising childcare cost has pushed the overall burden to $36,500 a year and calls for more paid parental leaveGet our breaking news email, free …
Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran to UN general assembly is stunning, even for him
US president may have upstaged the ghost of Soviet leader Khrushchev by musing destruction of fellow member stateDonald Trump has a habit of discomfiting delegates to the United N…
Six-year-old Chinese girl ‘sets new women’s Rubik’s Cube world record’
Lian Yunzhi solves puzzle on several occasions in average time of under 4.5 seconds, according to state mediaA six-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record for sol…
Police believe they have foiled ‘imminent’ attack on Manchester’s Jewish community
Counter-terrorism police say ‘long-running investigation’ disrupted alleged plot days after two men arrested on eve of the holy day Yom KippurPolice believe they have stopped an i…
Donald Trump praises ‘natural businessman’ Andy Burnham after first meeting
US president says British PM has a ‘lot of assets on his side’ as pair meet at UN in New YorkUK politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has praised Andy Burnham as a “natural b…
‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointedThousands of farmers have been left empty-handed with the government’s 2026 nat…
Donald Trump scolds CNN anchor for covering him at the United Nations
President chided Kaitlan Collins for asking him question at UN after White House ban on CNN, MS Now and PoliticoDonald Trump has scolded a CNN anchor for covering him at the Unite…
Trump calls on allies to enforce ‘complete economic isolation of Iran’ in UN speech
US president threatens to ‘annihilate’ Tehran and dismisses threat from AI as a ‘hoax’ in bellicose addressUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called on nations to u…
EU removes oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency called ‘a difficult compromise’ for the blocThe EU has agreed to remove two Russian billionaires, Alis…
Reform UK-led council ends support for Show Racism the Red Card
Charity’s head coach ‘shocked’ after Sunderland council leader says it will not support ‘politically charged’ groupsAnti-racism education in some schools will be scrapped after a …
US fighter jet crashes at air base in western Germany
Officials say one pilot safely ejected as F-16 believed to have crashed on approach to Spangdahlem after training drillAn F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahle…
Skirts take star billing as Prada eschews trousers and dresses in Milan
Combination of Miuccia Prada with Belgian designer Raf Simons once again spins gold for fashion houseMiuccia Prada’s style formula is simple: begin with a great skirt. Her persona…
Charlotte Church accuses Ed Sheeran of ‘choosing capitalism over doing the right thing’
Church, a prominent supporter of Palestinian causes, criticises Sheeran over removal of Macklemore from US tourCharlotte Church has accused Ed Sheeran of choosing “consumerism and…
Social platforms and police are failing women abused online, report finds
Exclusive: Nearly half of survey respondents aged 16-24 have experienced violence on the internet, with many saying their complaints were not taken seriouslyWhen Jane* learned tha…
AOC refuses to rule out run against Senate leader Chuck Schumer
‘I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it,’ the progressive US representative saysUS politics live – latest updatesAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive Democratic congresswoma…
Activists and leaders reflect on Standing Rock a decade on: ‘I would do it again’
Tribal leaders and organizers return to reservation 10 years after demonstrations against Dakota Access pipelineTen years after major demonstrations against the Dakota Access pipe…
Republican calls for Senate investigation of Trump Jr wedding paid for by Russian oligarch
Putin ally helped cover cost of renting private island in the Bahamas for wedding of Trump Jr and Bettina AndersonUS politics live – latest updatesA Republican senator has accused…
Suspect in ‘Putney pusher’ case was found dead after missing family meal, inquest hears
Brother-in-law went to check on Nicholas Brandram at his home and found him unresponsive, coroner saysThe man who was arrested on suspicion of being the so-called “Putney pusher” …
Earl Spencer apologises to Piers Morgan over ‘incorrect assumption’
Brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, says ‘accuracy is important’ as he responds to broadcaster’s threat to sue over claims made in memoirEarl Spencer has apologised to Piers Morg…
European drugmakers say they are ‘losing ground’ to US and Chinese rivals
Some of continent’s biggest pharma firms write to national leaders calling for action to safeguard their futuresSome of Europe’s biggest pharmaceutical companies have said the con…