Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News on Politics

Conspiracy Theorist Laura Loomer Helped Thin Trump's Security Council Just as He Steered Towards War With Iran

Far-right activist Laura Loomer influenced President Trump to significantly reduce the National Security Council's staff, impacting US decision-making before escalating conflict with Iran.

International Business Times UK

‘No friends to the oil and gas industry’: Aberdeen South, the byelection where one topic dominates

Peter Murrell affair may feature, but contest seen as straight fight between SNP and Tories over energy policy

The Guardian - UK

Senate committee approves public land reauthorization fund

Congress is hopeful that the popularity of U.S. national parks and other public lands can translate into bipartisan support for a deferred maintenance fund whose reauthorization expired last year. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday approved a bill to reauthorize a fund providing $1.9 billion annually over…

Roll Call

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Mahmood accused of waving through national security legislation without scrutiny

The Tories have criticised the Government for only allocating one day in the Commons for MPs to debate the new legislation.

Evening Standard

Indicted Minneapolis 'Antifa' Member Called Burning a Police Precinct 'the Happiest Moment of My Life'

Federal prosecutors have indicted 15 individuals linked to Direct Action Minnesota for obstructing federal immigration operations, highlighting a coordinated effort using encrypted communications

International Business Times UK

‘Petrol on the fire’: Sikhs in UK reconsider Reform support over response to Henry Nowak murder

Recent success among Sikh voters in doubt after party’s proposed kirpan ban adds to sense of racist scapegoating

The Guardian - UK

Fatal shooting of Russian anti-Putin artist likely politically motivated, Polish PM says

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that the fatal shooting of exiled Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was likely a political assassination. The Kremlin critic, known for provocative caricatures of President Vladimir Putin and other political figures, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in eastern Poland on Monday.

France 24

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

MoD ‘trying to close down’ Russian warning shots story, say British yacht couple

The Prime Minister described the incident in the Channel on Tuesday as ‘reckless’ but not ‘sinister’.

Evening Standard

Trump-Backed Georgia Candidate Defeated as Billionaire Political Newcomer Wins GOP Governor Runoff

A candidate closely aligned with President Donald Trump has lost Georgia's Republican gubernatorial runoff, according to a projection by CNN's Decision Desk, in a result that could signal growing tensions within the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Latin Times

Green-led London council defends plan to pull cooperation with Home Office immigration raids

Lambeth Council cabinet member says his party wants to create a ‘corridor of sanctuary’ for migrants across the capital

Evening Standard

Defence official warns cuts to fund investment plan would be ‘zero game’

UK national armaments director Rupert Pearce said the delay in publishing the defence investment plan was ‘regrettable’.

Evening Standard

Starmer leadership uncertainty ‘perhaps influencing’ indyref meeting – Swinney

The Scottish First Minister had said he would meet the Prime Minister as early as June to discuss a possible referendum.

Evening Standard

All we need is the Tartan Army for soft power, says Flynn

Scotland fans have drawn praise for their conduct in the US during the World Cup.

Evening Standard

Polish civilians take army training course amid spectre of war with Russia

Poland, which is regularly targeted by Russian hybrid attacks, takes the threat of war with Moscow very seriously. The country now spends nearly 5 percent of its GDP on defence, and aims to train its civilians too, so they will know how to react if war breaks out. To this…

France 24

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Forced adoption survivors to get full apology from UK government, says Phillipson

Education secretary describes historical practice in England as a ‘shameful period’ in country’s history

Evening Standard

Where inflation eased in May – and where it accelerated

The biggest upward pressure on inflation last month came from air fares.

The Guardian - UK

Labour came to power with no big idea for relations with EU, says former top diplomat

Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, says party’s ideas did not ‘remotely measure up’ to challenge

Evening Standard

Starmer and G7 urge robust agreement to follow Trump’s Iran ‘breakthrough’ deal

The group also backed the UK-French led effort to facilitate shipping through the key shipping lane.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

TAS:Historic rebuke for premier, some light on $500k fees

A state parliament has censured a premier for his lack of transparency in relation to two ex-ministers whose publicly funded legal fees have been questioned.

Evening Standard

Government to apologise on behalf of the state for historical forced adoption

Around 185,000 children were estimated to have been taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales.

France 24

Starmer slams Russian warship's ‘reckless’ warning shots in English Channel

The decision by a Russian warship to fire warning shots near a British yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday was "reckless", UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday. The British defence ministry described it as an "isolated incident" with no suspected link to the boarding by British commandos of…

Roll Call

Trump upends Senate path on surveillance authority

President Donald Trump on Wednesday complicated Senate Republican plans to quickly revive a key surveillance authority, delaying a scheduled confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton and pressing for the inclusion of a controversial voter ID measure. Trump, in an early morning social media post, said he was “cancelling” the hearing for…

The Guardian - UK

Russian warship incident in Channel deeply concerning, says Starmer

PM says firing of warning shots at yacht was reckless and UK is dealing with proxy attacks from Russia ‘every day’

Evening Standard

French riot police now working to stop small boat crossings – Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer said the new unit had been deployed as part of a ‘landmark’ deal with France.

The Guardian - UK

Burnham says he wants to ensure Makerfield byelection ‘changes British politics’, in eve-of-poll speech – as it happened

This blog has now closed.

1 … 49 50 51 52

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.