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Wednesday, June 17
In today’s newsletter: The far right are using social media to foster division, from Southampton to Belfast, but there are calls for clear and urgent ways to counter digital radicalism
By Libby Brooks
Exclusive: Ed Davey to make call ahead of 10th anniversary of Brexit vote, in strengthening of party’s position on EU
Female activists are working in the shadows to find and support vulnerable women they fear are being failed by authorities
A headteacher, a motorcycle taxi driver and a travel agent are among those who are counting the human and economic cost of the virus
Six companies are suspected of colluding to use food inflation to raise the prices of their product
Reported development called ‘remarkable and highly unusual’
Middle East crisis choked one of the world’s busiest oil pipelines for over 100 days, sending ripples to economies across the globe. As energy shipments fell, many players opted for a range of tactics to keep the shipments flowing. The US adopted Iran's playbook. Using a method long associated with
Magnitude 6.7 tremor causes widespread damage to homes and public infrastructure in Sulawesi province
Children under 16 will be barred from creating or maintaining accounts on major social media platforms
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is currently unwilling to launch a military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, despite recent remarks by US President Trump suggesting that Damascus could take the lead in addressing the Iran-backed group's military presence instead of Israel. According to a Syr
SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked US President Donald Trump to take the lead in seeking a peaceful resolution of tensions with North Korea during a brief exchange at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit on June 16, Lee’s office said. The two leaders greeted each other during a G-7 leade
WASHINGTON, June 17 - Shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, U.S. President Donald Trump laid out a host of objectives, from destroying Iran's ballistic missile capabilities to ensuring Tehran can never have a nuclear weapon. More than three months later, with
G7 leaders agreed that Putin was not winning the war, Zelensky says
US president says it’s ‘unnecessary’ to destroy entire residential blocks to hunt individuals
An exhibition in Romania’s capital highlights the harsh reality of interrogations by the country's communist-era secret police
As both the model and Cara Delevingne speak about dating with malevolent intent, Olivia Petter examines the mindset underpinning this approach to finding love – and why it’s becoming more common among single women
The US military used Elon Musk's artificial intelligence tool Grok to help plan and execute strikes against Iran, the Pentagon has revealed in a legal filing, marking the first official confirmation of xAI's technology being deployed in lethal military operations.Cameron Stanley, the Pentagon's chie
What started as a hard-earned celebration for one Florida couple ended up as a nightmare: one part legal drama, one part medical mistake, all wrapped up with heartbreak. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills welcomed a baby girl after years of fertility struggles, but then learned their little girl wasn’t
Reports suggest the deal would appear to offer Iran major concessions that would boost its economy
AIZAWL: A court here sentenced two BSF personnel on Tuesday to a total 42 years' rigorous imprisonment (20 years, 10 years and 12 years each under different charges) and fined them Rs 60,000 each for gang-raping a woman and throwing acid on her face in 2017. The sentences are to run concurrently, wh
WASHINGTON - A former Citigroup executive alleged in a lawsuit that she was fired in retaliation for raising regulatory and compliance questions, according to the complaint, which a source familiar with the case said involved a request to open a bank account connected to President Donald Trump. The
Actor ‘Master’ Mahendran found himself in the middle of a controversy last weekend after his remark on the recurring power outages reported in Chennai. In an interview, commenting on the power-cuts, the actor had asked, “Why do you question everything?” And his comment about installing “solar system
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are set to participate in parachute drop training in the Philippines' northernmost island province of Batanes, which faces Taiwan, Japanese and Philippine defence officials said, according to Kyodo News.The free-fall jump drill is scheduled to take place
Interior design has become a key factor in shaping residential real estate demand. Today’s homebuyers are influenced not only by location and price but also by how functional, modern and aesthetically pleasing a home feels. Well-designed interiors can significantly enhance property value, improve bu
An at-large D.C. council member won the Democratic primary Tuesday for the district's non-voting House seat after Eleanor Holmes Norton's retirement.
