Chris Mason Political editor Becky Morton Political reporter “Is Liz Truss still in the party?” asks Kemi Badenoch Kemi Badenoch has insisted she is “going to get better” as Conservative leader, saying she is not “shy about self-criticism”. It comes after shadow chancellor Mel Stride defended his boss earlier this week following criticism of her...
EPA Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave a speech to mark the anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Islamic Republic’s founder Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticised the US proposal for a new nuclear agreement, insisting it will not stop enriching uranium. Iranian negotiators are set to respond in the coming days...
Just hours after winning the South Korean presidency, Lee Jae-myung pledged to “unite the people” in his inauguration speech on Wednesday. Lee enters office at a time when the country is still grappling with deep divisions, which were further triggered after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock martial law declaration last December. “I will start with...
Getty Images Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California The US Navy plans to remove the name of gay rights leader and Navy veteran Harvey Milk from one of its ships, and may change the titles of other vessels honouring civil rights leaders. The plans were outlined in...
Far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders has withdrawn his party from the government, bringing down the governing coalition after less than a year. The move – which was brought on by a row over immigration – will now likely usher in snap elections. Prime Minister Dick Schoof had made a last-minute appeal to coalition party leaders...
It has been a couple of weeks since the County Council elections and things are starting to get back into a routine.  Exeter city councillors will of course work collaboratively with county councillors to resolve issues which are the responsibility of the county council and impact on our city. We hope that by working together...
Seems like such a nice guy, this Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative, telling Palestinians how to suffer some more for the cause from the relative safety of Beirut. Dedicated dude, this Hamdan. As for starving bit, I’d say old Hambone’s pretty much a food expert judging by his glamour shots. Morbidly obese Hamas leader, Osama...
A top Maoist leader has been killed fighting with Indian security forces in the central state of Chhattisgarh. Nambala Keshava Rao, who is also known by several alias, including Basavaraju, was among 27 rebels killed on Wednesday, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah said. One police officer was also reported to have died in the fighting....
Watch moment Trump confronts South Africa’s president with video US President Donald Trump has confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House with a video that the US president said supports his claim that white farmers are being “persecuted” in the country. The footage shown during a news conference with the South African...
US President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Syria, ahead of an expected meeting with its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Trump has agreed to “say hello” to Syria’s interim president on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia as part of his tour of the Middle East, the White House said. The announcement of the lifting...
Truth be told, that’s not the deepest question the day. “Did Israel just give itself a justification for ending the war” is the deepest question. IDF forces struck a suspected Hamas command center near a Khan Younis hospital this morning. The Israelis believe that Mohammed Sinwar, the brother of October 7 architect Yahya Sinwar and...
Ibrahim Traoré/X A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso’s military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the clutches of Western imperialism and neo-colonialism. His message has resonated across Africa and beyond, with his admirers seeing him as following in the...
Rory McIlroy began his warm-up for next week’s US PGA Championship by finishing the first round of the Truist Championship in Philadelphia five shots behind leader Keith Mitchell. McIlroy – last year’s winner and a four-time champion at the event – recorded six birdies and two bogeys as he carded a four-under-par 66 at the...
Getty Images Adam Bandt has led the Greens since 2020 The leader of Australia’s third-largest political party, the Greens, has conceded his seat in Melbourne after a tight electoral vote count that lasted several days. Adam Bandt, who had safely held the seat of Melbourne since 2010, told reporters on Thursday afternoon that he had...
US President Donald Trump has teased what he called a “major trade deal”, which would mark the first such agreement to be announced since he imposed tariffs on dozens of America’s trading partners. He will hold a news conference at 10:00 in Washington DC (15:00 BST) to announce an agreement with “representatives of a big,...