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Is France’s Centrist Leader Trying to Weatherproof It From the Far Right?
President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a string of allies who will remain in critical state positions after next year’s presidential election, and who could thwart a far-right successor.
Xi Poised to Press Trump on Arms Sales to Taiwan
Beijing has called Taiwan the “core of China’s core interests.” Xi Jinping is likely to focus on getting President Trump to slow approval of more weapons for the self-governing island.
Cannes spotlight reverts to auteurs as Hollywood retreats from film festival
Absence of big US films heralds renewed focus on international cinema that underpins festival’s reputationFor decades, Cannes has occupied a unique place in the cultural imagination – not just as the world’s most prestigious film festival, but as Hollywood’s most glamorous overseas outpost.From Grac...
More than 6,000 children treated at obesity clinics in England, figures show
Hundreds of four-year-olds among ‘extremely overweight’ patients at 39 specialist centres since 2021More than 6,000 children living with obesity, including hundreds as young as four, have required treatment at specialist NHS weight-loss clinics, new figures reveal.NHS England data, published for the...
Trump’s complaints on Iran war leaks prompt aggressive probe: Wall Street Journal
Attorney General Todd Blanche seeks subpoenas targeting reporters involved in sensitive national security stories
KSE-100 drops 665 points after early surge
Trading volume stands at 284,031,410 shares with a total traded value of Rs12,022,767,811
Isla Bell: manslaughter charge dropped against man accused of killing Melbourne teen and hiding body in fridge
Marat Ganiev will instead be charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice over death of 19-year-old whose body was found in tipFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProsecutors have withdrawn a manslaughter charge...
Popular game Wordle confirmed for TV adaptation
Savannah Guthrie to host new primetime game show format filmed in UK
NYT columnist details allegations of sexual abuse in Israeli detention system
Israeli foreign ministry calls it libel without providing any concrete counter-evidence
London to open Beatles exhibition at historic Savile Row venue in 2027
Seven-floor exhibition at band's final live performance site will feature rare artefacts, rooftop experience
Sara Duterte, Philippine Vice President, Is Impeached, Again
But the prosecution of Ms. Duterte, who has become the archrival to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., is likely to fail again in the Senate.
Starmer Faces Mounting Calls From Own Party to Resign as British Prime Minister
Dozens of Labour Party leaders called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to leave office, and several government aides announced their resignations.
Jim Chalmers says budget to address economic anxieties ‘driving’ Australians to One Nation
Farrer byelection win casts shadow over 2026 federal budget as government signals it’s alive to populist rightwing threatFederal budget 2026 LIVE updates: Australia government budget announcement and speech – latest newsExplore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverageGet our breaking news e...
Zara Noor Abbas speaks out against body-shaming, pressures on working mothers
Actor reflects on postpartum struggles, emotional healing after motherhood
At least nine dead, 33 injured in Lakki Marwat blast
K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi takes notice of explosion, seeks report from inspector general of police
At least nine dead, 23 injured in Lakki Marwat blast
K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi takes notice of explosion, seeks report from inspector general of police
Virginia Democrats ask conservative-majority US supreme court to restore congressional map approved by voters – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailSpeaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump reiterated that Iran’s peace proposal was “just unacceptable”.The president went on to insist that he had a “very simple plan”, and maintained that Tehran could not have a nuclear weapo...
Epstein files on display at New York pop-up exhibit, all 3.5 million pages
Tribeca pop-up binds pages into 3,437 volumes, with dedicated display on Trump and Epstein's decades-long friendship
Virginia Democrats ask conservative-majority US supreme court to restore congressional map approved by voters – live
Map designed to boost Democrats’ US House seats was thrown out by Virginia’s supreme court last weekSign up for the Breaking News US emailSpeaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump reiterated that Iran’s peace proposal was “just unacceptable”.The president went on to insist that he had a “very ...
Indie films race for Cannes top prize with big studios absent
22 indie contenders vie for Palme d'Or with no blockbusters or red-carpet rollouts
Trump administration rejects UN migration declaration, says 'mass migration was never safe'
The State Department said it objects to U.N. efforts to "advocate and facilitate replacement immigration in the United States and across the broader West."
Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China
Eileen Wang, 58, mayor of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty over the felony count brought by the justice departmentEileen Wang, the mayor of a southern California city, resigned suddenly on Monday after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced she had been charged with acting as an illegal foreign...
Planes with hantavirus cruise passengers land in Netherlands, hospital quarantines 12
Dutch hospital quarantines 12 staff after hantavirus protocols were not followed with infected patient
'Iran very much under control,' Trump asserts ahead of China trip
'I don't think we need any help with Iran. We'll win it one way or the other, peacefully or otherwise,' Trump says