Lebanon’s Joseph Aoun to meet Trump: What to expect
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun is set for talks with his United States counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, as the government in Beirut pushes for Israeli withdrawal from the south and grapples with internal divisions.
FIFA World Cup 2026 in numbers: Goals, clean sheets, yellow cards, and more
FIFA’s biggest global showpiece saw 1,039 players from 48 nations play across 16 venues and score 308 goals.
As Spain bask in the glory of their World Cup win in the streets of Madrid, and Argentina come to terms with being dethroned, the curtain has officially fallen on the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast
A Russian warship fired its main cannon in a short notice test 45 miles south of Plymouth on Monday, the day Andy Burnham was appointed as prime minister.
The Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns in the morning and requested that a British warship, which had been tracking it, retreat a couple of miles to a safe distance.
CJP's parliament march from Jantar Mantar: India's 'cockroach' protest continues a day after police crackdown
Warning: This report contains images and description that some may find disturbing
Police and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government have not commented on the use of sticks and tear gas against protesters. Opposition parties have condemned the violence.
Ebola death toll in DRC surges to at least 930 as outbreak continues spread
Ebola is spreading faster than any previous outbreak in DRC, with 37 new deaths recorded over just 24 hours at the weekend.
The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to at least 930 and the virus appears to be spreading faster.
John Fetterman says he would leave Democrats if they became ‘anti-Israel’
Senator John Fetterman said he would consider leaving the Democratic party it ever became “the anti-Israel party”, as more than 100 House lawmakers backed halting military aid to the Middle Eastern ally over its incursions into Gaza and Lebanon.
Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April
Children under 16 will be banned from buying high-caffeine energy drinks in England from April, the government has said.
Drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre will be illegal to sell to children and younger teenagers in shops, restaurants, cafes, vending machines and online.
Energy drinks to be banned from sale to under-16s in England
High-caffeine energy drinks “have no place in children’s hands” and will be banned from sale to under-16s in England from April next year under new laws designed to improve health outcomes in young people.
White House teleprompter operator accused of making $100k off Trump speech bets
A White House teleprompter operator is being investigated over allegedly using inside information to place bets and make nearly $100,000 on US President Donald Trump's speeches.
Gabriel Perez, who had worked at the White House since 2016, is accused of placing bets on words the president would use during major public addresses, including the State of the Union speech.
Andy Burnham to promise to ‘fix the big things’ in first speech as Labour leader
Andy Burnham will pledge he has the “courage to fix the big things that politics has neglected” in his first speech as Labour leader.
Burnham, who is set to be announced in the job at a special conference on Friday, will promise to give back control to communities and spread growth across the country.