International

Keir Starmer was on the brink of a leadership contest this week, but he pulled it back. That does not mean his rivals have gone away. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to Kiran Stacey about one of the most hotly tipped contenders: Wes StreetingKeir Starmer was on the brink of a leadership contest this week, but he pulled it back. That does not mean his rivals have gone away, with one of […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the military will work with the country's police force to counter 'gang wars'. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Investigation will assess whether LA county fire department discriminated while responding to 2025 firesThe California department of justice has launched a civil rights investigation into whether Los Angeles county discriminated against the predominantly Black community of west Altadena when responding to last year’s Eaton fire.The investigation will assess whether the fire response resulted in a “disparate impact” on west Altadena based on race, age or disability. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full […]

US president, who blamed aide for post depicting Obamas as apes, maintains video is not a problemDonald Trump on Thursday continued to brush off widespread backlash over a racist video posted to his social media account last week, and said no White House staffer had faced consequences for the offensive post.Asked by Weijia Jiang of CBS News on Thursday whether he had “fired or disciplined that staffer who posted the […]

Wall Street Journal and New York Times report that Trump’s director of national security was accused of mishandling report about intercepted phone call last year between two members of foreign intelligenceTrump’s “border czar” Tom Homan kicked off his press conference today announcing that the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota has “yielded the successful results” they were looking to achieve.Homan also noted that Immigation and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not made […]

Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh’s democracy after years of political turmoil under autocratic rulerThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, has claimed a sweeping victory in the country’s first election since a gen-Z uprising toppled the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina.“This victory was expected. It is not surprising that the people of Bangladesh have placed their trust in a party ... […]

New Liberal leader says party will stand for lower inflation, lower interest rates and lower taxes. Follow today’s news liveAngus Taylor becomes opposition leader after defeating Sussan Ley in Liberal party leadership ballotSussan Ley made promises she couldn’t keep – and some in the Liberal party never wanted her toGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo far we know that Jane Hume and Dan Tehan will […]