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Why so many Americans haven’t heard about the USS Liberty

Why so many Americans haven’t heard about the USS Liberty

Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner explains what happened on the day of the attack, the alleged cover-up that followed.…
NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission

NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission

The crew of four — NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and An…
RSPB buys Bass Rock after 300 years in private hands

RSPB buys Bass Rock after 300 years in private hands

The charity says the purchase is an important step in halting declining seabird numbers in the Firth of Forth.…
What We Know About The Belfast Knife Attack So Far

What We Know About The Belfast Knife Attack So Far

Police and political leaders in Northern Ireland have called for calm.…
Unions snub Farage's invite to join Reform UK

Unions snub Farage's invite to join Reform UK

The party leader says his "door is open" but the Unite union says he is "no friend of the workers".…
NASA announces astronauts for Artemis III spaceflight, scheduled for 2027

NASA announces astronauts for Artemis III spaceflight, scheduled for 2027

Questions linger over whether the explosion of the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket will affect the Artemis III mission.…
Lyhanna: lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding

Lyhanna: lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding

Political row emerges over state’s failure to tackle sexual violence against children as people protest across FranceA lawyer for the family of an 11-…
‘You can never be safe’: Belfast’s Sudanese community hunkers down after grisly attack

‘You can never be safe’: Belfast’s Sudanese community hunkers down after grisly attack

Fears grow over anti-immigration protests after asylum seeker charged with attempted murder in Northern IrelandThe Sudanese barber shop owner was at h…
Two men jailed for violence at protest over police treatment of Henry Nowak

Two men jailed for violence at protest over police treatment of Henry Nowak

Leon O’Leary threw a smoke grenade and Connor Bishop a traffic cone at officers during disturbance in SouthamptonTwo men who threw a smoke grenade and…
Can Equality Act protections be replaced with common sense, as Kemi Badenoch suggests?

Can Equality Act protections be replaced with common sense, as Kemi Badenoch suggests?

The Tory leader says the public sector duty to consider minorities encourages division but legal experts warn abolishing it will fuel discriminationFo…
Hard-right groups have expanded their influence across US government, report finds

Hard-right groups have expanded their influence across US government, report finds

Southern Poverty Law Center releases report as US government pursues federal fraud charges against groupA new report from the Southern Poverty Law Cen…
Maine votes as scandal-ridden Graham Platner seeks Senate primary win

Maine votes as scandal-ridden Graham Platner seeks Senate primary win

Oysterman and marine veteran favored to win Democratic primary amid a string of controversiesVoters are headed to the polls on Tuesday for primary ele…
Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10

Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10

US embassy came out against UK’s proposed under-16 social media ban, which would affect American firmsWhite House displeasure over the prospect of an …
UK and allies impose sanctions on firms enabling West Bank settler violence

UK and allies impose sanctions on firms enabling West Bank settler violence

Labour backbenchers disappointed as new trade guidance over illegal settlements stops short of outright banThe UK in alliance with a group of other we…
JD Vance accused of ‘political stunt’ after referring Tim Walz for Minnesota fraud investigation

JD Vance accused of ‘political stunt’ after referring Tim Walz for Minnesota fraud investigation

House report alleged governor and state attorney general knew of ‘widespread taxpayer fraud’ in social programsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US…
Are we ready to host the FIFA World Cup, and who can afford to go?

Are we ready to host the FIFA World Cup, and who can afford to go?

The biggest World Cup ever starts this week. Laura Williamson, editor in chief of The Athletic, describes how sky-high prices, travel restrictions, po…
Politicians try to calm tensions inflamed by social media after stabbing in Belfast

Politicians try to calm tensions inflamed by social media after stabbing in Belfast

Attack was filmed and shared online prompting Elon Musk and others to call for anti-immigration protestsPoliticians from across the spectrum have call…
Construction on fire site by Glasgow Central Station might not start for several years

Construction on fire site by Glasgow Central Station might not start for several years

Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken says the planning and consultation process regarding the land is likely to last until about 2030.…
Search black boys, protect white folk: Kemi vies to out-right the far right | John Crace

Search black boys, protect white folk: Kemi vies to out-right the far right | John Crace

When politicians talk ‘common sense’ it’s time to worry; when the Tory leader does, it’s time to be doubly vigilantYou know how it is. You’re a middle…
Nigeria plays Portugal in international World Cup friendly: All to know

Nigeria plays Portugal in international World Cup friendly: All to know

All the news on the teams, lineups and start time as Portugal complete their World Cup preparations against Nigeria.…
Trump to meet House speaker as pressure mounts over surveillance law deadline

Trump to meet House speaker as pressure mounts over surveillance law deadline

Section 702 renewal stalls amid dispute over Bill Pulte’s role as acting intelligence chief and leadership vacuumUS politics live – latest updatesDona…
EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots

EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots

Meta has accused the EU of "regulatory overreach" and says its decision will allow tech giants like OpenAI free access to WhatsApp.…
Kenya’s police crack down on protest against US Ebola centre in Nanyuki

Kenya’s police crack down on protest against US Ebola centre in Nanyuki

Protesters clash with police in Kenya as they march against a US-run Ebola quarantine centre near the town of Nanyuki.…
House Republicans seek to pass $70bn for Trump’s immigration crackdown

House Republicans seek to pass $70bn for Trump’s immigration crackdown

Bill that passed the Senate last week would fund ICE and border patrol and is expected to pass along party linesHouse Republicans on Tuesday will seek…
Men jailed for violence at Henry Nowak police protest

Men jailed for violence at Henry Nowak police protest

Disorder broke out in Southampton close to where the 18-year-old student was murdered.…
UK’s top retailers urge government to do more for jobless young people

UK’s top retailers urge government to do more for jobless young people

Bosses of M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco among those writing to Starmer calling for action on youth unemployment crisisWe would like to hear from youn…
Murder of Lyhanna, 11, enrages France and turns up heat on government

Murder of Lyhanna, 11, enrages France and turns up heat on government

Protesters are angry that the suspect had already been reported to police last August in a separate case.…
Documents reveal concerns over US company’s proposed gas fracking in WA’s Kimberley region

Documents reveal concerns over US company’s proposed gas fracking in WA’s Kimberley region

Federal environment department says Black Mountain Energy has provided insufficient data as it seeks to drill 20 gas wells in part of world’s largest …
Pope Leo calls AI firms a new form of colonialism, echoing tech critics

Pope Leo calls AI firms a new form of colonialism, echoing tech critics

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with tech journalist Karen Hao about the Pope's recent warnings that AI companies represent a new form of colonialism.…
Modi is using a cannon to kill a cockroach

Modi is using a cannon to kill a cockroach

A student parody account has rattled India’s most powerful man and exposed just how thin his skin has become.…