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Live coverage and analysis of the world's armed conflicts — the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Gaza and wider Middle East crises, and flashpoints from the Sahel to the South China Sea. Tracking battlefield developments, ceasefire diplomacy, sanctions and the humanitarian toll, with context on who is fighting, why, and what it means for global stability.
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US Supreme Court allows Trump’s ballroom project to continue for now
The Trump administration has argued the $400m White House ballroom is needed for national security purposes.…
Supreme Court temporarily unfreezes Trump ballroom construction
The temporary order will allow the $400m (£297m) to continue while the high court mulls a final decision on the case.…
Man Utd agree £70m fee for Brighton's Baleba
Manchester United agree a fee of up to £70m for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba.…
Western allies slam Israel for ending World Central Kitchen strike probe
UK, Australia and Canada call Israel’s decision not to investigate deadly 2024 strike on a Gaza aid convoy 'shameful'.…
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz fires economy minister amid unrest
Jose Gabriel Espinoza removed from post days after he was censured by the legislature amid tumult over economic reform.…
Pope Leo urges the world to ‘help begin reconstruction’ of Gaza
Pope Leo XIV is appealing to authorities around the world to support the people of Gaza who are ‘still suffering'.…
Secret tunnel becomes museum for Syria chemical attack and siege of Ghouta
A Ghouta tunnel used during Assad’s siege is now a museum, 13 years after government forces’ deadly sarin gas attack.…
Turkiye accuses Israel’s Netanyahu of ‘genocide’, seeks Interpol warrant
Netanyahu and Erdogan trade insults as Ankara seeks warrant for Israel's attacks on Global Sumud Flotilla activists.…
Palestinian victims of Israeli settler attacks face battle for justice
Palestinians with missing relatives are marking International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism.…
US, Canada negotiators race to ink a deal as Trump’s tariff deadline looms
Experts say even a last-minute breakthrough will not result in the US lifting all its tariffs on Canadian goods.…
Libya rivals test a new path towards unity, 15 years after Gadaffi downfall
Fifteen years since Tripoli fell, Libyan parties are finally working towards unity.…
Israeli army, settlers kill 2 Palestinians in separate West Bank incidents
Israeli settlers fatally shot 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh while Israeli forces killed 58-year-old Fathi Khazem.…
Why Iran is threatening Europe’s ‘strategically important’ southeast
Tehran has threatened Bulgaria, home to a US air base, but how credible is that threat?…
Arran ferry evacuated over 'bomb threat' as passenger rescued from sea
The ferry operator said a person was reported overboard on the MV Caledonian Isles 16:40 sailing from Brodick to Ardrossan.…
Russian drone attack on busy shopping centre kills 14 in Ukraine
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy slams 'cynical and despicable' attack on his hometown Kryvyi Rih that injured over 120.…
Russian double-tap drone strike kills 14 in Ukrainian mall, officials say
Another 121 people were injured when the shopping centre was hit, according to the regional head.…
Drone strike on Ukraine shopping centre kills six, injures 103
A Russian drone strike hit a major shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, killing six people and injuring 103…
Men admit trying to tunnel into jewellery shop
Three men who tried to break into a Tooting jewellers plead guilty to conspiring to commit burglary.…
Germany investigates Russia links to weapons cache discovered in woods, reports say
German intelligence believes guns found last year were for carrying out assassinations on behalf of Moscow, reports say.…
Watch: UK marks first national day for victims and survivors of terrorism
Survivors of terror attacks gathered today at the first annual National day for Victims and Survivors of terrorism.…
Ukraine sanctions popular Russian cartoon ‘Masha and the Bear’
Zelenskyy signs decree imposing sanctions on producers, accuses cartoon show of spreading 'pro-Russian propaganda'.…
Beatty files emergency request to stop Trump's name from returning to Kennedy Center
Joyce Beatty, a Democratic representative from Ohio, asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center trustees from putting President Trump's name up …
Ukraine’s Shakhtar to use ex-Russian-owned Chelsea as Champions League home
Shakhtar have not played at home since 2014 when Russia annexed the Donetsk region and now switch to Stamford Bridge.…
Migrants clash with French police as they attempt to cross the Channel
French border police clashed with migrants in northern France on Friday, as they intercepted a small boat.…
'I fear for them' - Vaughan & Raja lament 'desperate times' for Pakistan
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says he "really fears" for Pakistan after their heavy defeat in the first Test at Headingley.…
Israeli settlers set fire to heavy machinery at West Bank quarry
Israeli settlers entered a stone quarry in Wadi Al-Rakheem near Hebron overnight and set fire to heavy machinery…
Stormy autumn, cold winter - how might El Niño affect the UK weather?
This year's El Niño is expected to be the strongest in living memory and could lead to a range of impacts of the UK - including a stormy autumn.…
'Plug him in as attack leader' - England-Pakistan player ratings
Who should be plugged in as attack leader? Which England batter's dismissal is a problem? Player ratings from the hosts' victory over Pakistan.…
NSW ‘seeking urgent advice’ on controversial court ruling that found anti-Israel vandalism was not antisemitic
Attorney general considering appeal after justice Desmond Fagan knocks back terror order request for Mohommed Farhat who wrote ‘Fuk Israel’ on carsGet…
New Root era begins with huge win over Pakistan
England begin Joe Root’s second stint as captain with a crushing defeat of a poor Pakistan inside three days at Headingley.…