Nigel Farage says Tories ‘not on the right in any measurable way’ and calls Labour government ‘miserable’ – UK politics live

Leader of Reform UK criticises Conservatives and ‘declinist’ Labour government in new attacks

Good morning, defence secretary John Healey has finished speaking, so I can take a quick pause and …

Source: The Guardian

Ukrainians ‘surprised’ and ‘disappointed’ by Trump administration's 'attitude'

Ukrainians are “surprised” and “disappointed” by the “attitude that the Trump administration has taken”, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg said, adding that many in Ukraine thought that “Trump was on their …

Source: France 24

Russian and US officials meet in Riyadh – without Ukrainians | First Thing

Negotiations get under way, with Kyiv and other European powers sidelined. Plus, why gen Z has ditched capitalization

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Source: The Guardian

Europe needs big defence players to catch up with US, says Belgian minister

Theo Francken says bloc’s fragmentation and high costs push European governments towards US weapons

Source: Financial Times

Six-year-old girl and woman die in Sydney house fire

Four children and four adults escape blaze in Heckenberg, where police have established a crime scene

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Source: The Guardian

German election: Top candidates spar in four-way showdown

With less than a week before the vote, the main candidates for chancellor took questions from the public on live television. DW has the latest.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Moscow back at the table - and appearing to call the shots

Team Trump clearly wants to cut a deal with Moscow and move on, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.

Source: BBC

Passengers talk about escape from plane after it crashed while landing in Toronto

Eighty people were on board a Delta plane when it crashed while landing in Toronto on Monday. Flight attendants and crew members rushed to help the passengers, all who were …

Source: CBS News

Ukraine rejects US-Russia talks as Moscow says no NATO peacekeepers

Ukraine’s president has rejected high-level US-Russia talks on ending the war on his country.

Source: Al Jazeera

Returning to our homes in Gaza

After 15 months of war, thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to northern Gaza.

Source: Al Jazeera

Privacy advocates file lawsuit to stop DOGE from peeking at IRS taxpayer data

A coalition of watchdog groups and unions is seeking to block the DOGE team from accessing taxpayer data at the IRS. A similar battle is brewing over Social Security data.

Source: NPR

US man shot two Israeli tourists thinking they were Palestinians

Two Israelis in Miami were shot by a man who'd told police he’d carried out the attack thinking they were Palestinians.

Source: Al Jazeera