UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab
The chancellor will unveil AI spending aimed at shoring up the UK's defences in Wednesday's Budget.
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Trump says US may launch ‘another little Epic Fury’ attack on Iran
US President Donald Trump on Friday said his country may launch “another little Epic Fury” on Iran, referring to the joint Israeli-American military operation that sparked the war with Iran at the end of February.
Trump eases Canada tariffs ahead of US midterms
The move comes as Trump's Republican Party scrambles to maintain control of the US Congress, with a Republican candidate in a key Senate race saying she had lobbied to lift the tariffs on Canadian products.
Ecuador judge orders pre-trial detention of leftist presidential candidate
Luisa Gonzalez, who lost to right-wing president Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution.
After French Riots, Curfews & Calm .. is a new Storm Brewing ? Plus Ukraine & Israel
It's been a week that’s seen mass protests hijacked by violent rioters across France. The looting of shops, trashing of public buildings, the burning of Lyon’s Tourist Information and the iconic Limoges City Hall. After the riots, came the curfews, and the contemplation, who did what and why weren’t they stopped. Seditious groups, ultra left anarchists and opportunist criminals said President Macron, with a qualified mea culpa: failures in anticipation and authorities dropped the ball in intelligence gathering. Macron is out of breath, exhausted and disorientated claimed the Presidential Front
Netanyahu weighs West Bank operation ahead of elections: ‘Politically, it will not help anybody’
As Israel approaches a consequential parliamentary election amid renewed violence in the occupied West Bank, Yedioth Ahronoth Senior Journalist Ben-Dror Yemini offers a critical assessment of Benjamin Netanyahu's political prospects, the limits of military escalation and the shifting relationship between national security and electoral legitimacy. Since October 7, 2023 "Netanyahu is not popular anymore," Yemini argues, identifying the Hamas-led attacks as a decisive turning point in the Israeli prime minister's public standing.
Green councillors face Labour deadline to disown Zionism policy
Green leaders have been given until Sunday to disown their party's "Zionism is racism" conference vote.
Trump says Burnham 'getting it done' after Jackdaw decision
The US president has praised Burnham after the government allowed gas drilling in the North Sea's Jackdaw field.
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Israel: Could Arab parties play kingmaker in the next Knesset ?
As Israelis head to the polls for the first legislative election since Hamas's October 7 attacks, neither Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu's Likud party nor former army chief of staff Gadi #Eisenkot's Yashar party are likely to win a majority of seats in the #Knesset. Turns out, #Israel's Arab parties could have a say in the election's outcome.
US consumer sentiment hits a near-record low before midterm elections
Independent voters’ economic anxieties highlight political implications of plummeting US consumer sentiment.
Jerusalem Daily: Israel to ‘lock down’ occupied West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a “full lockdown” of the occupied West Bank following a shooting.
European, Middle East ministers urge US-Iran diplomacy, not new attacks
An escalation would 'create nothing but losers', French foreign minister says as US official warns of possible strike.
Brazil’s right has already changed the balance of power
Bolsonaro’s party has strengthened its position in Congress, posing a formidable challenge to another Lula presidency.
Police yet to receive £2m after A66 crash, says commissioner
Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Matt Storey says it has been nearly two months since force was promised the cash.
West Bank: Extensive military operation 'on the way', Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned of an imminent large-scale military operation in the West Bank and vowed to displace some residents of Hebron after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers in an attack.
Ex-Tory campaign chief and his wife receive suspended sentences over election bets
Anthony Lee passed confidential information to his wife Laura Lee about when the 2024 general election would be held.
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Europe faces threat of organised sabotage, terrorist attacks: Estonian FM Tsahkna
Estonia's counterintelligence service has recently warned that sabotage operations orchestrated by Russian special services have reached a new and dangerous phase in Europe, with targets no longer being purely symbolic. Talking Europe sits down with the country's foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, to discuss the security situation in Estonia and the European Union in general.
What to know as Brazil prepares for tense presidential run-off
Polls show leftist incumbent Lula closing gap on right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of second round of voting.
Israel orders home demolitions after soldiers killed in West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces will demolish homes in the West Bank after gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron.
French protests: President Emmanuel Macron meets student unions representatives
For the first time since the beginning of the mobilisation, French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet student representatives as the government prepares for tomorrow's mobilisation. Luke Shrago has more.