Diplomacy, conflict and the forces reshaping relations between nations.
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Romania has logged 35 unauthorised drone incursions this year, up from nine in 2025, while Nato prepares a fresh deployment of surveillance and patrol assets to the Black Sea after five more merchant vessels were attacked on Tuesday.
The man who asked Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood was identified as Thomas "Tommy" Teepell, son of strategist Timmy Teepell, whose firm Breakthrough LLC received $250,000 for canvassing and influencer marketing against El-Sayed.
A University of Bath study found a two-year unconditional basic income pilot in Peru's Asháninka region helped Indigenous communities protect the Amazon rainforest, with nearly 90% of participants adopting environmentally beneficial practices.
The UK Covid-19 inquiry has found that government failures let Covid-19 spread 'like wildfire' in care homes, with chair Heather Hallett saying the adult social care sector was treated as an afterthought. Her report, published Tuesday, is the sixth of 10 inquiry reports.
Rade Bajić, the Serbian prosecutor who investigated the allegedly illegal scheme behind the Belgrade Trump tower project, was targeted with advanced mercenary spyware, expert analysis has found. Bajić says his work on the case was the sole reason for the attack.
Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, beaten by masked Israeli settlers during an olive harvest last Friday, said her flak jacket and helmet likely saved her life. Her account came after US ambassador Mike Huckabee denounced the attack on the journalist as a 'despicable act of terror', a rare US break with Israel over settler violence.
About 3,600 people live on the Falkland Islands, 300 miles east of mainland South America, where assembly member Lewis Clifton says Argentina is waging an unprecedented economic war against a community no bigger than an English village - the sharpest pressure since 1982.
The French mayor Bernard Baudoux has been identified as one of those assaulted when Israeli settlers attacked diplomats in the occupied West Bank town of Taybeh on Saturday, injuring three people and damaging a car. Baudoux was visiting for a twinning agreement with Taybeh.
The UK is speeding up £10m of a £45m missile package announced on Wednesday to cover Ukraine's most urgent winter requirements, as part of an existing £1.6bn pledge of anti-drone missiles to Ukraine.
At a Monday evening rally in Kansas, Donald Trump blamed France's nationwide protests on immigration, describing the country as "conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists, and communists" and recasting the French unrest as a warning for American voters ahead of November's midterm elections.
A new Washington Post-ABC poll has found 66% of Americans believe Donald Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself. His approval rating in the same poll stands at 33%, a new low ahead of November's midterm elections.
Energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh told a September meeting in her Peckham constituency that a longer settlement process could affect integration, remarks later removed from her website as not a true representation of her views. The comment came as the government proposes doubling the standard qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain from five years to 10.
The US Department of Justice announced on Monday that 28 green card holders across California face voter fraud charges for fraudulently registering to vote and, in 21 cases, casting illegal ballots, less than two months before the November midterm elections.
A Colorado wildlife overpass spanning Interstate 25 between Denver and Colorado Springs has cut wildlife-vehicle collisions by 91% in the 10 months since it was completed, according to a newly released report.
More than 160 offshore rig workers at five Apache platforms will stage a 24-hour strike from 6am on Wednesday, in action the Unite union warns could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies through the Forties Pipeline System.
The Department of Homeland Security says more than 100,000 migrants from Ukraine and Sudan keep protection from deportation after their temporary protected status was set to expire on Monday, with a final decision still pending.
Victorian independent MP Helen Haines is in a critical condition after a man struck her with his car outside her electorate office at 3.35pm on Monday, hours after she attended a dog park opening in Mansfield.
At least 53 people were killed and more than 200 injured, mostly young recruits, when Houthi ballistic missiles struck the al-Alam training camp in Shabwa province - the largest single loss of life since the Yemen civil war reignited in September.
Most of Europe's wild bee species and about half of its hover fly species have declined over the last century, a study published as the UN biodiversity summit Cop17 opened in Yerevan, Armenia has found.
Israeli police detained 10 people in a rare raid against West Bank settlers and released footage of it on Monday morning, after a weekend of violence targeting a US photojournalist and European diplomats during the olive harvest.
Six months before the French presidential election to choose his successor, President Emmanuel Macron's isolation is widening: his centrist coalition has all but collapsed, his speech drew fire from allies and opponents alike, and the national debt stands at 119% of GDP.
Strait of Hormuz ship attacks have left dozens of containers floating in the water after a ship sank on a mine, drawing looters to the scene. Iranian officials have warned fishers not to pillage the spilt goods, saying they are state property.
Downing Street has rebuked US defence secretary Pete Hegseth over his Nato Afghanistan comments, saying it is wrong to diminish allied troops. Hegseth claimed on Saturday that only about five of 50 contributing nations took part meaningfully.
MEPs have accused Albania of using 'sneaky' practices to fast-track a Trump-linked luxury resort in the Vjosa-Narta landscape, as violent clashes over Edi Rama protests grip Tirana for a sixth consecutive day, fuelling the Albania Trump resort protests.
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Romania has logged 35 unauthorised drone incursions this year, up from nine in 2025, while Nato prepares a fresh deployment of surveillance and patrol assets to the Black Sea after five more merchant vessels were attacked on Tuesday.
By LiveDigest · 18:08 GMTThe man who asked Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood was identified as Thomas "Tommy" Teepell, son of strategist Timmy Teepell, whose firm Breakthrough LLC received $250,000 for canvassing and influencer marketing against El-Sayed.
By LiveDigest · 13:10 GMTA University of Bath study found a two-year unconditional basic income pilot in Peru's Asháninka region helped Indigenous communities protect the Amazon rainforest, with nearly 90% of participants adopting environmentally beneficial practices.
By LiveDigest · 12:21 GMTThe UK Covid-19 inquiry has found that government failures let Covid-19 spread 'like wildfire' in care homes, with chair Heather Hallett saying the adult social care sector was treated as an afterthought. Her report, published Tuesday, is the sixth of 10 inquiry reports.
By LiveDigest · 11:33 GMTRade Bajić, the Serbian prosecutor who investigated the allegedly illegal scheme behind the Belgrade Trump tower project, was targeted with advanced mercenary spyware, expert analysis has found. Bajić says his work on the case was the sole reason for the attack.
By LiveDigest · 09:56 GMTWashington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, beaten by masked Israeli settlers during an olive harvest last Friday, said her flak jacket and helmet likely saved her life. Her account came after US ambassador Mike Huckabee denounced the attack on the journalist as a 'despicable act of terror', a rare US break with Israel over settler violence.
By LiveDigest · 07:52 GMTAbout 3,600 people live on the Falkland Islands, 300 miles east of mainland South America, where assembly member Lewis Clifton says Argentina is waging an unprecedented economic war against a community no bigger than an English village - the sharpest pressure since 1982.
By LiveDigest · 07:41 GMTThe French mayor Bernard Baudoux has been identified as one of those assaulted when Israeli settlers attacked diplomats in the occupied West Bank town of Taybeh on Saturday, injuring three people and damaging a car. Baudoux was visiting for a twinning agreement with Taybeh.
By LiveDigest · 07:35 GMTThe UK is speeding up £10m of a £45m missile package announced on Wednesday to cover Ukraine's most urgent winter requirements, as part of an existing £1.6bn pledge of anti-drone missiles to Ukraine.
By LiveDigest · 07:04 GMTAt a Monday evening rally in Kansas, Donald Trump blamed France's nationwide protests on immigration, describing the country as "conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists, and communists" and recasting the French unrest as a warning for American voters ahead of November's midterm elections.
By LiveDigest · 06:57 GMTA new Washington Post-ABC poll has found 66% of Americans believe Donald Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself. His approval rating in the same poll stands at 33%, a new low ahead of November's midterm elections.
By LiveDigest · 05:11 GMTEnergy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh told a September meeting in her Peckham constituency that a longer settlement process could affect integration, remarks later removed from her website as not a true representation of her views. The comment came as the government proposes doubling the standard qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain from five years to 10.
By LiveDigest · 03:34 GMTThe US Department of Justice announced on Monday that 28 green card holders across California face voter fraud charges for fraudulently registering to vote and, in 21 cases, casting illegal ballots, less than two months before the November midterm elections.
By LiveDigest · 02:45 GMTA Colorado wildlife overpass spanning Interstate 25 between Denver and Colorado Springs has cut wildlife-vehicle collisions by 91% in the 10 months since it was completed, according to a newly released report.
By LiveDigest · 01:50 GMTMore than 160 offshore rig workers at five Apache platforms will stage a 24-hour strike from 6am on Wednesday, in action the Unite union warns could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies through the Forties Pipeline System.
By LiveDigest · 01:02 GMTThe Department of Homeland Security says more than 100,000 migrants from Ukraine and Sudan keep protection from deportation after their temporary protected status was set to expire on Monday, with a final decision still pending.
By LiveDigest · Oct 19Victorian independent MP Helen Haines is in a critical condition after a man struck her with his car outside her electorate office at 3.35pm on Monday, hours after she attended a dog park opening in Mansfield.
By LiveDigest · Oct 19At least 53 people were killed and more than 200 injured, mostly young recruits, when Houthi ballistic missiles struck the al-Alam training camp in Shabwa province - the largest single loss of life since the Yemen civil war reignited in September.
By LiveDigest · Oct 19Most of Europe's wild bee species and about half of its hover fly species have declined over the last century, a study published as the UN biodiversity summit Cop17 opened in Yerevan, Armenia has found.
By LiveDigest · Oct 19Israeli police detained 10 people in a rare raid against West Bank settlers and released footage of it on Monday morning, after a weekend of violence targeting a US photojournalist and European diplomats during the olive harvest.
By LiveDigest · Oct 19Six months before the French presidential election to choose his successor, President Emmanuel Macron's isolation is widening: his centrist coalition has all but collapsed, his speech drew fire from allies and opponents alike, and the national debt stands at 119% of GDP.
By LiveDigest · Oct 19Strait of Hormuz ship attacks have left dozens of containers floating in the water after a ship sank on a mine, drawing looters to the scene. Iranian officials have warned fishers not to pillage the spilt goods, saying they are state property.
By LiveDigest · Oct 19Downing Street has rebuked US defence secretary Pete Hegseth over his Nato Afghanistan comments, saying it is wrong to diminish allied troops. Hegseth claimed on Saturday that only about five of 50 contributing nations took part meaningfully.
By LiveDigest · Oct 19MEPs have accused Albania of using 'sneaky' practices to fast-track a Trump-linked luxury resort in the Vjosa-Narta landscape, as violent clashes over Edi Rama protests grip Tirana for a sixth consecutive day, fuelling the Albania Trump resort protests.
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