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DNC chair faces growing scrutiny amid financial pressure and internal turmoil
Fraught time for Ken Martin as new reporting details cash-flow problem and divisions over party’s directionMounting financial pressures and growing in…
Platner energized Maine's Democrats. Jackson's challenge will be to keep them engaged
Democrats have a new candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine: Troy Jackson. In one of the country's most closely-watched races, he'll have less than 100 da…
Trump takes economic message to Michigan amid dwindling popularity
US president is suffering from low approval ratings in state that has become 'ground zero' for his trade policies.…
Hakeem Jeffries puts affordability at centre of Democrats’ midterm campaign
US House Democratic leader unveils 'Fighting for an Affordable America' agenda, blaming Donald Trump for rising costs.…
Will Peru’s new leader Keiko Fujimori reject her father’s legacy?
Keiko Fujimori was elected president and many people are sceptical she will be able to unite Peru as promised.…
Spain protests mass ‘touristification’ of Mallorca
Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Palma to denounce mass tourism.…
DoJ urges supreme court to allow Trump order targeting mail-in voting
Emergency appeal comes after court upheld ruling blocking president’s order ahead of November midtermsThe Trump administration has asked the supreme c…
Andy Burnham appoints Bridget Phillipson as Labour party chair
Former education secretary will take up influential role that puts her at vanguard of Labour’s battle to win next general electionBridget Phillipson h…
Australia news live: Anthony Albanese praises Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil as ‘giants’ as they step down from ACTU
Prime minister pays tribute to secretary and president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions after surprise announcement. Follow updates liveGet o…
Pakistan-administered Kashmir opens polls in violence-wracked vote
First of three rounds of voting held after weeks of protests during which dozens of people were killed.…
US justice department dismisses charges against California union leader
David Huerta was arrested while protesting against an ICE operation during crackdown in Los AngelesThe Department of Justice (DoJ) has moved to dismis…
Mitch McConnell still not cleared to resume Senate duties, office says
Kentucky senator has been absent and not seen in public since mid-June after he was hospitalized due to a fallUS politics live – latest updatesUS sena…
Burnham brings members of Socialist Campaign Group into government
Appointment of three ministerial aides is first time members of Labour’s most leftwing faction have held government positionsAndy Burnham has appointe…
Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78
Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, died after a ‘short illness’Ronnie Le Drew, best known for operating the puppet…
Andy Burnham seeks cross-party agreement on future of social care
PM promises lasting solution for England but Tories rule out backing changes funded by tax rises or borrowingAndy Burnham has pledged to work collabor…
France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Officials talk of ‘absolutely critical’ days for firefighters before rise again from middle of the weekFirefighters in France and Spain are racing to …
GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt pleads guilty to fraud while Labour aide
Torbitt admits to two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his parliamentary expensesA GB News pundit has admitted fraud in relation…
Why Venezuela is leaving the ICC
Venezuela is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of bias against the Global South.…
Identical Roper twins win gymnastics bronze medals
The identical Roper twins create a piece of Wales team history as they both win Commonwealth Games bronze in Glasgow.…
Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal
Former top US health official wrote about challenging interactions with publicity-fixated Trump during CovidDiary entries released by a Republican sen…
Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled
A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ev…
Four options for tackling social care
With Andy Burnham saying he wants to bring "substantial change" to social care in England, BBC Verify looks at what could be done.…
Tunisia bars family, lawyers from seeing Ghannouchi after prison collapse
No word on jailed Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi for 11 days, his son tells Al Jazeera.…
Cycling in rude health thanks to awesome Pogacar and stringent testing
Tour de France fans were spoilt for choice in Paris when it came to drinking in the drama of cycling's greatest race.…
Labour overtakes Reform in voter poll for first time since March 2025
Labour up four points to 28% while Reform falls to 24% as Andy Burnham apparently wins favour for cost of living focusUK politics live – latest update…
First Kenyan to play in NFL deported under Trump immigration crackdown
Former rugby star Daniel Adongo allegedly overstayed visa but supporters say he needed mental health helpA former rugby star who became the first Keny…
Former Honduras president returns home after Trump pardon
Former Honduras president returns home after Trump pardon…
Australian court rejects racial discrimination appeal by Pauline Hanson
Court upholds earlier ruling that a post directed at Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi was unlawful.…
Montana man hikes 10 miles to safety after falling on trekking pole
David Cifaldi slipped and his pole pierced him in the side, then walked back hours along the route he had climbedA Montana man walked 10 miles to safe…
German officials call for tighter extremism laws after Berlin Pride attack
Alternative für Deutschland, topping polls ahead of state elections, accuses government of failing to tackle Islamist radicalismEurope live – latest u…