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Saudi Arabia has drawn two of the Muslim world’s most formidable military powers into its defense as the Iran war moves closer to the kingdom. Pakistan and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia in Mecca on…
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as US attorney general – the nation’s top law enforcement official. Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, with Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa…
Over the last few weeks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has privately made clear to other top Trump advisers that the US needs to find an off-ramp from the war with Iran — because the military options on the table to escalate…
The world knows Lionel Messi as the greatest footballer to ever grace a pitch. But every legend has an origin story, and for Messi, that story starts and ends with one man: his father, Jorge Horacio Messi. Yesterday, August 7, 2026, at…
The White House is renewing its effort to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, according to a letter addressed to her attorney obtained by CNN. The letter, dated August 5, said there is “sufficient reason to…
The Pentagon on Friday revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s access to classified information following an “unauthorized disclosure” to a media outlet around President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet, Chief…
Gianni Infantino’s alleged lover was given a severance payment over the affair by Uefa while he was its general secretary, according to a Daily Telegraph investigation. A spokesman for the now Fifa president was reported to have told the…
Thailand’s prime minister has vowed to introduce new gun control laws in the wake of a shooting by a teenager on the outskirts of Bangkok that left eight people dead and 22 injured. The 14-year-old killed his grandparents at the home they…
Spain will impose border controls on all travel from Italy as a row between the two EU countries intensifies. The measures – coming into force at midnight (22:00 GMT) and lasting for a month – come a week after Italy introduced similar…
The Trump administration has been ordered to stop construction on President Donald Trump’s $400m (£297m) ballroom at the White House. A federal appeals court dealt the latest setback to the controversial project on Friday, testing Trump’s…
Acclaimed British music producer William Orbit, known for his work with acts including Madonna, Blur, All Saints and Pink, has died at the age of 69. A statement released on Friday by Orbit’s family and friends “with profound sadness” said…
Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher will defeat conservative firebrand Rep. Andy Ogles in the Republican primary in the state’s newly redrawn 5th District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, in the latest loss for a…
An investigation is underway after dozens of decomposing human remains were found at a Chicago funeral home, authorities said.. More than 50 bodies in “various states of decomposition” were located at the address associated with the South…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement, saying an attack on one of them would be seen as an attack on all three. The pact was announced at a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish…
At least seven people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a 14-year-old boy opened fire at his home and school on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital Bangkok. The student killed his grandparents and five teachers before taking…
There was a surprise fall in US jobs last month as employment declined during the summer in local government education and retail, according to official figures. Analysts had predicted an uptick in the number of jobs created in the world’s…
German energy company RWE has said it will abandon its offshore wind projects in the US after reaching a $1.2bn (£892m) payout deal with President Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior (DoI). RWE said that it will now reinvest the sum…
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski announced she would oppose President Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general, citing concerns over the “politicisation” of the Justice Department. Trump seeks to install Todd Blanche, his former…
Donald Trump is trying again to scale back birthright citizenship in the US, weeks after the Supreme Court shot down his previous attempt to eliminate the right. The president signed two executive orders on Thursday, including one that…
A US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan…
Sydney Towle, a popular social media influencer who shared her experience living with a rare, aggressive form of cancer, has died at the age of 26. Towle’s family announced her death, from complications related to bile duct cancer that had…
South Korea’s space agency has released images that show the Moon after part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into its surface on Wednesday. The Korean AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said lunar orbiter Danubri captured images after the impact,…
Congolese authorities are carrying out Ebola and cholera screening for all 255 passengers aboard a boat intercepted on the Congo River. The Yingfeng 2 – operated by a Chinese company – was halted near Bende Bende port, some 65km (40 miles)…
EasyJet has agreed to be taken over in a £5.7bn deal by US firm Apollo. The deal was announced after rival suitor Castlelake said it was dropping out of the bid battle for the no-frills airline. EasyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines.…
