Stories of the abuse of pupils at Notre-Dame-de-Bétharram private Catholic school in south-west France have grabbed the headlines in recent months, and have been the subject of parliamentary debate and a high-profile report by Members of Parliament. But how many pupils and former pupils have taken their own lives after suffering abuse at this and other such schools? That question has been notably absent from the many debates sparked by the Bétharram affair. Yet there are many such cases. Mediapart has spoken to witnesses and loved ones, who tell of lives and families that have been torn apart. Sarah Brethes and Mathilde Mathieu report.
Key parts of the legislation governing artificial intelligence (AI) are coming into force on Saturday, August 2. Washington and American tech giants have not given up on their coordinated offensive against this particular piece of legislation and, more broadly, against European digital regulation.
Economists said President Trump’s decision to oust the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.
US president accuses Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, of making ‘foolish and inflammatory statements’
The move comes as a weaker-than-expected jobs report stoked fears about tariffs.
President claims July employment figures were ‘rigged’ in latest assault on economic institutions
President Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.
MSF official says Palestinians have no choice but to risk their lives in ‘desperate search for food’.
More and more, his Mideast policy is being driven by hawkish staff and donors who have his ear, which could explain the shift in messaging
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and implied without evidence that she had manipulated monthly jobs figures.
The harm from tariffs will be lasting and deep
The White House boasted that ICE has arrested 100,000 'illegal alien criminals' in the last six months. As detention centers overflow, polls show that most Americans were not asking for such drastic action.
Rick Loessberg and Akela Lacy trace the trajectory of America’s unfinished reckoning with policing, from the 1967 Kerner Report to the George Floyd protests to Trump 2.0.
'Common' to find 'deep unease' among British troops over Israel’s conduct in Gaza, military insider tells Declassified
The Bureau of Labour Statistics reported earlier on Friday that the US had added 73,000 jobs in July, far lower than expected.
To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope
Foreigners account for 1 in 8 of the total prison population. Experts say the rise has been fuelled by factors including record immigration
'Being 20 in West Berlin' (4/6). Tom B. came to West Berlin as a young gay man in the mid-1980s, became an escort and fell into drug addiction, just as AIDS began to strike. Now in his sixties, the sex worker and social worker has come a long way.
Steep levies to go into effect for many US trading partners within seven days
Mothers fill bottles with water, whatever food they can find as Israel’s blockade continues to fuel starvation crisis.
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
Democrats said veterans supporting Trump’s Gaza aid effort face legal risks for “what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.”
Johnnie Moore attacked the media and the United Nations for discrediting the aid distribution points where 1,000 Palestinians have been killed so far
Last weekend the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen flew to Scotland where she met President Donald Trump to discuss and ultimately agree on a trade deal between the European Union and the United States. But no sooner had the pair shaken hands on the agreement than the entire French political class slammed the deal, with government ministers also making clear their dismay. Yet for the French executive as a whole, this “deal” raised even more awkward questions: for it reveals Paris's diminishing influence on the European stage. Ilyes Ramdani reports.
Labor leader Jimmy Hoffa vanished 50 years ago. What happened remains a mystery as Hoffa's legend has grown. There have been books and hit movies but still no answers.
Israel’s main justification for its deadly blockade on Gaza was built on a lie. The New York Times repeated it for months.
A letter, signed by 40 peers, explains that the recognition of the territory could break the terms laid out for statehood in the Montevideo Convention
They could even set it back
The agreement comes after other U.S. allies clinched their own deals, partly to moderate President Trump’s tariff threats.
The UN has warned aid entering the Strip remains far below what is required.
Two members of the US central bank’s voting committee dissent from decision not to lower borrowing costs
In the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city of Manono sits atop the world's largest reserves of this mineral essential to the energy transition. A Chinese group signed the first contract there in 2022, followed this year by a California-based company.
On Tuesday, UN-backed global food security experts warned the worst-case scenario of famine is "currently playing out" in Gaza.
Former Green Beret said he was told by mercenary firm not to oppose Israeli army's decision to shoot children at Gaza aid site
Exclusive: Parliament authorities launch probe into two MPs who met Israeli president Isaac Herzog
The death toll since the start of Israel's military campaign in Gaza has risen to 60,138, the ministry says.
Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.
As the Kremlin increasingly restricts the flow of ideas, those nostalgic for the USSR are calling for the reinstatement of the state body that once decided what could and could not be published. They argue that entrusting this job 'to professionals rather than bureaucrats' would protect against arbitrariness.
Economic data, corporate earnings and tariff news could set the tone for the remainder of the year
The prime minister has said that unless Israel acts to end the ‘appalling’ situation in Gaza, the UK will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN general assembly in September
New York City has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation. But Monday’s shooting in Manhattan showed their limits, security experts said.
At least 83 Palestinians, including 33 aid seekers, have been killed since dawn.
Many voters in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary were moved to cast a ballot due to the fallout from Israel's war on Gaza
“It seems incredibly hypocritical to suddenly be shocked by these images when every humanitarian agency has said no one can replace UNRWA.”
Blame apps and DORKs, not stimmies
The man who triggered Brexit is breaking through with some of the people who Brexit screwed over most. How? Harriet Williamson went to Lincolnshire to find out.
Last week a judge ruled that France's culture minister Rachida Dati should stand trial on corruption and abuse of power charges. However, this did not stop Dati – who denies the allegations – from continuing her tough approach towards the country's broadcast media. Over the years the culture minister, part of whose remit is to uphold the independence of the press, has launched ferocious attacks on every newsroom that has dared mention cases that cast doubt on her integrity in public life. After targeting the country's public service broadcaster, the minister’s inner circle has once again turned on commercial news channel BFMTV, this time by insulting its editorial director. David Perrotin reports.
After months of secrecy from Labour, we expose where Israeli troops have trained in Britain during the Gaza genocide.
As data centres get more energy-hungry, the hyperscalers get more creative
Authorities say Shane Devon Tamura travelled across the country from Las Vegas to open fire inside the skyscraper.
The US president delivered advice on a range of topics to the prime minister during their Scotland summit on Monday
Twenty states and Washington, D.C., are suing after the agency demanded states turn over sensitive data on applicants for food assistance by July 30.
Euro slides as investors bet that long-awaited trade agreement will hurt Eurozone economy
At least 14 people died from malnutrition in past 24 hours across Gaza, health authorities say.
The sum sought by the Trump administration is more than twice as much as what Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash last week.
Awdah Hathleen, a Palestinian activist who helped film 'No Other Land', was allegedly shot in the chest by an Israeli settler
Le Monde asked five prisoners and a former inmate – the armed robber Rédoine Faïd, four drug traffickers, and a radicalized Islamist – to recount daily life in solitary confinement.
In a meeting with Starmer, Trump says 'we just don't see any progress being made' in Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Deal follows Scotland talks between Donald Trump and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen
England women’s captain Leah Williamson says she was determined the 2022 win would not be seen as a ‘flash in the pan’
Donald Trump said the deal, announced with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, involved a 15% baseline tariff on EU exports to the US. The deal came shortly before an August 1 deadline set for deals on US tariffs.
President Trump's tariffs could hit the economy badly and lead to higher inflation. But Wall Street investors are reacting by sending stocks to record highs.
The deal sets a 15 percent tariff on most E.U. goods. It averts what could have become a painful trade war with America’s biggest source of imports.
Israel attacks ‘safe zones’ in Gaza as six more Palestinians, including two children, die from malnutrition.
Hamas official says Israel’s sudden withdrawal from talks proves it prefers genocide over peace and is wasting time
Breakthrough follows meeting of US president Donald Trump and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland
Foreign companies are sharing the load. For now
A public petition launched in France against new legislation that will allow the use of a previously-banned pesticide has gathered close to two million signatures. Among other measures aimed at the agriculture industry, the so-called 'loi Duplomb' will once again permit farmers to spray crops with acetamiprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide known to be harmful to pollinators such as bees. In an interview with Mediapart, political scientist Vincent Tiberj says he views the success of the petition as a sign of the strength of citizen democracy and its resistance against a rightwards shift in French political life. Interview by Mathieu Dejean.
A 21-year-old writer living in Gaza documents her daily life under the U.S.–Israeli program of mass starvation.
Frustrated by immigration, with growing sympathy for the Palestinian cause — a poll for The Sunday Times reveals the state of the nation today
The IDF says seven packages with flour, sugar, and canned food were delivered to Gaza, amid a growing hunger crisis there.
President Trump is trying to divert attention from the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theory with one about Barack Obama and treason.
Israeli officers and a US probe say Hamas didn’t steal aid, exposing Israel’s starvation policy
The U.S. president is spending a long weekend in his late mother's birth country of Scotland. There, he's been confronted by protesters waving photos of Jeffrey Epstein.
Many American economic analysts believe the chaotic introduction of punitive tariffs last spring now seems to be giving way to a new world order, in which tariff barriers of 10% to 15%, unthinkable just a year ago, have become the norm and are allowing the US Treasury to rake in billions of dollars.
Despite the tariff shock, inflation is modest, stocks are up, and unemployment is low. Some experts insist it is too soon to tell
Investors are starting to call for the luxury conglomerate to break itself apart
At night, we sit together to see who among us journalists is still able to write, and who might collapse tomorrow from sheer exhaustion.
Markets for goods, services and financial assets, as well as labour, would be upended
Israel has said foreign nations will be able to air drop supplies into Gaza as international pressure mounts in the face of widespread starvation.
The US president said there had been ‘a horrible invasion’ of migrants after he landed in Scotland for a four-day visit on Friday evening
Analysts point to signs of market froth as bitcoin soars and ‘meme stocks’ re-emerge
AIPAC did its second poll this year on potential candidates to challenge members of Congress who have criticized Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Reports of starvation in Gaza raise the questions: Why the hesitation in labeling it a famine? And who are the authorities with the power to make that call?
Gaza hospitals report 10 more deaths from starvation as Israel’s blockade plunges enclave into worsening crisis.
The Trump administration had faced growing bipartisan pressure, including from 10 Senate Republicans.
'Tech Oligarchs' (6/6). As international tensions mount, Donald Trump's second term has opened the floodgates to a rapid rapprochement between Silicon Valley giants and the US military.
Unrwa's director of communications says claims distract from the real issue, which is the mass starvation of Palestinians in Gaza
The French president has announced that Paris will formally recognise the state of Palestine during the United Nations General Assembly in September. After long waiting for backing from both Western and Arab allies, the French head of state has now decided to go it alone. As Mediapart's political correspondent Ilyes Ramdani reports, the impact of this decision - which has already been angrily condemned in Tel Aviv and criticised in the United States - will largely depend on Paris’s ability to stand firm against Israeli pressure.
Mere months ago, Glossip seemed close to exoneration. Now he’s facing a third murder trial.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff accuses Palestinian group of showing ‘a lack of desire’ to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.
Clash with central bank chief comes during tour of $2.5bn renovation project of institution’s headquarters
France to become the first G7 state to recognise the state of Palestine, as Israeli PM Netanyahu condemns decision.
President Trump visited the Federal Reserve to inspect an ongoing renovation and disagreed with the Fed chair about the project's final cost in an extraordinary moment.
The agency said the deal was approved after assurances that the new company would commit to unbiased journalism and would not establish D.E.I. programs.
Senior British MP's comments come with release of Foreign Affairs Committee report calling for return of UN-led aid distribution in Gaza and ban on imported goods from illegal settlements
Five days of industrial action due to start on Friday ‘will help those who want the NHS to fail’ he says
'Tech Oligarchs' (5/6). Faith in the possibility of 'enhancing' humankind – the extension human abilities and lifespan by any technological means – has flourished as an alternative to religion in Silicon Valley.
If Silicon Valley’s predictions are even close to being accurate, expect unprecedented upheaval
Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action.
The UN's humanitarian agency warns only a "trickle" of aid is getting into Gaza - Israel says 800 trucks are inside Gaza waiting for collection.
A U.S. Border Patrol “Industry Day” deck also asks for drones, seismic sensors, and tech that can see through walls.
The more useful stablecoins and tokens prove to be, the greater the risk
Sir Jim Mackey accused BMA of acting in bad faith during negotiations as Wes Streeting, the health secretary, criticised its junior doctors’ committee
A new executive order instructs tech companies to address what the White House sees as "woke AI." Receiving future federal contracts could hinge on whether AI firms respond.
Aid groups warn of ‘mass starvation’ in Gaza amid blockade, while Israeli attacks kill dozens of others across enclave.
Electric-car maker reports 23% drop in profits as sales suffer amid greater competition and consumer backlash
'Tech Oligarchs' (4/6). The top executives of Silicon Valley are steeped in a predominantly male 'geek culture,' one that has been marked by heated debates over the role of women for the past 20 years.
Pam Bondi informed President Trump in the spring that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to people with knowledge of the exchange.
Israel’s DARKEST Experiment YetChris Gunness
US envoy says Syria may find it needs a 'federal system' and that President Sharaa's 'theme isn't working'
Mediapart has since May been publishing a series of reports regularly sent to it from inside the Gaza Strip by two young Palestinians. Nour Elassy, a 22-year-old journalist, who is also a poet and writer, and Ibrahim Badra, a 23-year-old journalist and human rights activist, chronicle the grim reality of life and death in Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage a genocidal war against the population of about 2.1 million. In this episode, Elassy recounts the pain and sorrow of her evacuation from Gaza earlier this month, after being offered a place at France’s prestigious social sciences school, the EHESS, while Badra, who remains in Gaza, recounts more of the dire plight of the population facing starvation.
Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to finally recognise Palestinian statehood, but is a two-state solution still viable?
What happens when a president sues a press baron?
Trump announces ‘massive’ deal that lowers levy to 15% from threatened 25%
Starmer and deputy PM tell cabinet a fresh round of unrest is likely if the public’s concerns over immigration are not addressed
Right-wing groups present what they say is a clear future for Gaza - a land without Palestinians and only for Jews
AFP journalists suffer malnutrition and exhaustion as human rights groups warn mass starvation spreading across enclave
Black Sabbath "have lost our brother", says band's co-founder, weeks after farewell gig in their home city Birmingham.
Hunger crisis from Israel’s war worsens as UN says death and destruction in Gaza is ‘without parallel in recent times’.
The American automaker reported that tariffs cost them $1.1 billion and reduced the company's profit margin from 9% to 6.1%.
'Tech Oligarchs' (3/6). With his aversion to progressives and his skepticism toward democracy, Peter Thiel was one of the first Silicon Valley giants to support Donald Trump.
Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump.
The Pentagon says 20,000 federal troops have deployed to support ICE across the country. The real number may be markedly higher.
As one of a series of reports looking into the rise of support for the far-right in France, Mediapart chose to visit the small town of Gaillon, in southern Normandy, about 100 kilometres north of Paris, with a population of around 6,500. Nejma Brahim travelled to Gaillon to interview inhabitants of an apartment building in the centre of the town, after they agreed to talk about their hopes and fears and political choices, shedding light on the tensions and dissatisfaction that may well drive a far-right victory in nationwide municipal elections next year, and presidential and parliamentary elections due in 2027.
Nukewatch UK explains how it tracked the bombs being flown across the Atlantic.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Deputy PM Angela Rayner called for urgent action to tackle the deep and lasting effects of migration on public services, housing, and the labour market. As reported by The Telegraph, Angela Rayner warned of the “profound impact”
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says 33 people have died from malnutrition in the last 48 hours, including 12 children.
Having conquered carmaking, Xiaomi now has its sights set on world domination
The union says a decision by the NHS chief Sir Jim Mackey not to cancel routine care means those still working will be stretched ‘far too thinly’
The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
With more than $2 billion in federal research grants at stake, the two sides argued before a federal judge about the legality of the White House's cancellation of those funds to Harvard.
The countries also denounced Israel’s aid delivery model in Gaza, saying it ‘deprives Palestinians of human dignity’.
Treasury secretary is latest top Trump administration official to criticise the US central bank
'Tech Oligarchs' (2/6). The myth of the brilliant and 'cool' inventor long concealed the true nature of Silicon Valley's leaders, who have resisted democratic efforts to regulate certain aspects of the technology sector.
A former bodega stock clerk had confessed years after the 1979 crime to luring Etan Patz, 6, into a basement in SoHo. The case shook New York City.
Israel's bid to carve out a zone of influence in Druze majority southern Syria conflicts with Trump's plan for a unitary state led by Damascus
“I spoke to Epstein’s best-known victim, she told me all the men she was farmed out to, it’s a lengthy and horrifying list. It would not surprise me if Trump was striving to protect those people”
Sir Rich Knighton refused to talk to Declassified about his support for Israel’s air force as their commander landed in England.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour’s Emily Thornberry urges the UK to officially recognise Palestine as a state before the upcoming United Nations conference. As reported by The Guardian, a Labour politician said the UK must act now to recognise
Lone soldier programs recruit American teens to provide reinforcements to the Israeli military during its ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the front lines have constantly evolved. These changes have been geographical, with advances, withdrawals and stabilization of areas, as well as morphological and technological.
Hundreds of people have died in clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in Suweida, reports say, as the authorities seek to reimpose order.
Periods of religious zealotry and an unsettled career were intertwined for years before he was accused in the murder of a Democratic lawmaker and her husband.
Congress passed the first major crypto legislation in the U.S., marking a major milestone for the digital currency sector. And with President Trump's support, the industry plans to march on.
Defence secretary left ‘furious’ at failure, days after Afghan superinjunction exposed
Medical sources say the 116 people killed on Saturday include 38 desperate residents seeking food at a GHF site.
The United Kingdom’s immigration system in 2025 has undergone major reforms, with the government implementing comprehensive changes aimed at tightening migration controls, improving border security, and promoting integration success. The Skilled Worker visa route, a key pathway for migrants choosing
TTP identified 130 Yemen-based X accounts that were advertising a range of weapons, including high-powered rifles, grenade launchers, and other military-grade arms.
The populist party has made unconditional cash transfers central to its rule. That creates weaknesses
Police arrested 55 people outside parliament during a protest against the use of anti-terror laws to ban direct action groups
Europe’s largest lender is looking for more names amid slow progress in replacing Sir Mark Tucker
The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.
Environment secretary vows to take action in response to landmark report by Sir Jon Cunliffe containing 88 recommendations to fix the industry
A former Jeffrey Epstein employee said that she told the F.B.I. in 1996 and 2006 about what she considered a troubling encounter with Donald Trump.
Officials fear technology deals with Washington could be impeded after Trump administration weighs in
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had "fired warning shots" and disputed the number of reported deaths.
IDF shares footage of Gazans cheering for Israeli soldiers • IDF disputes Hamas casualties count in Gaza • Israeli recounts emotional encounter with Iranians at Tomorrowland
Israeli forces kill 79 aid seekers in north Gaza and 13 in the south as more Palestinians die from hunger, medics say.
UN, MSF warn of rising infant deaths and catastrophic hunger in besieged Gaza
Félix Kir was a priest, an honorary canon, briefly a journalist, a one-time supporter of the wartime collaborationist leader Marshal Philippe Pétain before joining with the Resistance, a cassock-wearing Member of Parliament and mayor of the town of Dijon, a conservative anti-Gaullist who was admired by USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev. Ordinary he was not. In this, one of a series of articles about some of the most unusual, stand-out characters in the history of France’s parliament, Pierre Januel traces Kir’s extraordinary life and career (and whose legacy includes the eponymous apéritif).
More likely, his leadership is entering a new but no less powerful stage
'Tech Oligarchs' (Part 1/6). On January 20, 2025, billionaires including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk stood shoulder to shoulder at the inauguration of President Donald Trump, despite their differences and, in some cases, after having once opposed him.
Declassified investigation sheds light on secretive Home Office project that used a network of local charities.
Growth has held up astonishingly, given geopolitics. But it can’t last for ever
Pam Bondi is set to ask a judge to release grand jury testimony. But President Trump’s request falls short of calls for all files in Jeffrey Epstein’s case.
Survivors of the Al-Baqa Cafe bombing in Gaza, and the loved ones of the dead, share their stories of the Israeli attack.
Some US officials are demanding new terms to a deal that would see 500,000 of Nvidia's most advanced AI chips go to UAE, citing China concerns
The Times has analysed the data which is also understood to have revealed the whereabouts of Afghans seeking sanctuary in the UK
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public media and foreign aid. It heads back to the House for final passage.
President preparing executive order to allow 401k plans to tap broad pool of alternative assets
The personal details of spies and soldiers were included in a data leak that also named 19,000 Afghans.
Despite reports indicating the strike was carried out by Israel, Channel 12 reported that the Israeli military had not conducted the strikes.
As of July 8, some 214,000 hectares have been ravaged by flames in the European Union, more than double the average. Fires have broken out further north in Europe, and the eastern Mediterranean region has also been struck.
Mediapart is publishing a series of reports regularly sent to it from inside the Gaza Strip by two young Palestinians. Nour Elassy, a 22-year-old journalist, who is also a poet and writer, and Ibrahim Badra, a 23-year-old journalist and human rights activist, chronicle the grim reality of life and death in Gaza. “The word 'massacre' passes through the ears of Gazans like a morning greeting with a dark tone,” writes Ibrahim Badra in this, his third contribution. “We ask 'where is so-and-so?' knowing already the answer. The word no longer arouses astonishment or shock. It has become part of our daily lexicon.”
Any new left party is doomed to fail unless it commits itself to rebuilding its social base, argues Joe Todd.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK unemployment rose to 4.7% and wage growth slowed to 5%, raising pressure on the Bank of England to slash interest rates amid a shrinking economy. As reported by The Guardian, rising unemployment and slowing
How a decades-long deception saw an innocent man end up in jail
A Syrian military official said correspondence with the US had led Damascus to believe it could deploy forces to Sweida without Israel confronting them.
House of Representatives rejected cutting $500m in US funding for Israel, hours after bombing the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza
Venezuela has freed 10 Americans in exchange for Venezuelans whom the United States had sent to a prison in El Salvador.
US president also rejects reducing 25% sectoral duties on cars from the bloc, say diplomats
After months of pushing back, President Trump has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”
'1945, a French Summer' (5/6). In the aftermath of the war, the Vichy city council sought to restore the town's status as the 'capital of thermal spas.' At the same time, secular groups and religious institutions worked to offer children a summer break before the new school year began.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked a New York court to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the financier sex offender.
Authorities working to resolve conflict in the south through political and security measures, Syria’s presidency says.
Agents said to have sought to destabilise Europe and ‘targeted the UK’ include men who targeted emails of Sergei Skripal’s daughter
From birthright citizenship to reproductive rights, SCOTUS is dismantling the legal limits on executive power.
Terrorism is not simply an attack on individuals; it is an assault on our way of life, on our shared values and on the very idea of a free and open society. When civilians are targeted, they become proxies of
Churches in Los Angeles put contingency plans in place after the Trump administration rescinds long-standing guidance advising immigration agents to avoid houses of worship.
Bank of England governor tells The Times there is slack in the economy that will help to bring down inflation
Politicians are warming to the idea
‘There is no reason to complain any more,’ says Boris Pistorius in FT interview ahead of trip to Washington
Deadly attacks come as UN agencies say they may have to stop their operations if fuel shortages continue.
President Trump and his allies have claimed that former President Biden was incapacitated and his staff conspired to take presidential actions in his name.
The US president will be accompanied by his wife, Melania, when he visits the UK from 17-19 September.
In the French president's traditional speech to the military on the eve of Bastille Day, Emmanuel Macron called for intensified efforts to protect Europe in light of new and unprecedented threats.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp branded Labour’s migrant deal a “gimmick,” arguing that only 6% of illegal Channel crossers would be returned. As reported by GB News, Chris Philp has criticised Labour’s migrant plan, calling
Consulting firm advised private aid effort outside UN-led system, Financial Times reports
How can you deter the Trump administration’s immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps.
Survivors condemn a UK court for allowing more arms exports to Israel.
The method was pioneered by UK scientists to overcome devastating, often fatal inherited diseases.
Creativity and critical thinking might take a hit. But there are ways to soften the blow
President Trump said the outrage among his supporters over the Epstein case was just the latest “scam” cooked up by Democrats.
President Trump said it was "highly unlikely" he would fire Jerome Powell, but also said he discussed the idea with Republican lawmakers who expressed support.
Centralised process has compromised launch of commission president’s spending plan, colleagues say
"We have some good news on Gaza and some other things that we are working on," Trump announced at a Bill Signing Ceremony in Washington, while thanking Witkoff.
MPs and peers ‘had a legal right’ to see the reports behind the superinjunction that prevented scrutiny of the data breach and government response
Prime Minister François Bayrou's proposed €43.8 billion in budget cuts, aiming to reduce the public deficit to 4.6% of GDP, could undermine household consumption, stifling growth during a trade war and worsening inequality.
In an explosive new court filing, Glossip’s attorneys accuse Gentner Drummond of reneging on a plan negotiated in 2023.
The Trump administration has been working with Turkey and Gulf allies for an integrated Syria, but Israel prefers zones of influence
Presenting the key features of the government’s planned draft legislation for the 2026 budget on Tuesday, French Prime Minister François Bayrou adopted a grim, alarmist style, warning that the country was in “mortal danger” at this “critical moment”, his measures representing a “last stop before the cliff” and the “crushing of France by debt”, justifying budget cuts totalling a massive 44 billion euros. Mathias Thépot reports.
Last week in Westminster Hall, I secured a debate about the proposed local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire. A process that, if mishandled, could have long-term consequences for local services, community identity, and financial fairness. Under the Government’s devolution plans, all
Revealed: Media agency Zinc Network has contract to recruit social media influencers across Europe.
A dataset was emailed to the wrong people, leading to fears of a Taliban ‘kill list’, a huge evacuation and an unprecedented superinjunction
Vice President JD Vance was summoned to break a tie as the Senate voted to take up legislation to claw back $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting.
The existence of the scheme could not be reported until now because of a court injunction.
EU demands more action from Israel on aid deal as attacks mount and famine looms.
The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the week to approve the cuts.
JPMorgan chief’s comments come as Treasury secretary says ‘formal process’ to replace central bank chief is under way
US asks Israel to stop strikes on Syrian military forces in south Syria • Shas could resign from gov't as soon as Thursday following UTJ's exit
French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced drastic measures to reduce the public deficit by €43.8 billion in 2026, including the proposed elimination of two public holidays. He warned that 'everyone' must 'contribute to the effort' to restore public finances.
ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.
Omer Bartov joins a growing list of prominent Israeli and Jewish scholars who have called Israel's war on the enclave a genocide
Foreign-policy types talk of an age of unprecedented disorder—and markets barely notice
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Sir James Cleverly clashes with Kemi Badenoch over ECHR, saying leaving won’t fix deportation issues and warning of UK courts rewriting policy. As reported by The Telegraph, Sir James Cleverly opposed Kemi Badenoch’s stance and
Revealed: Met police officers coached Azerbaijan’s national security ministry amid crackdown on free speech.
New EVs with a list price of under £37,000 will be eligible for the discount, which will be tiered to give greater subsidies to ‘green’ models
The powerful health industry lobby couldn't persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Trump's tax and spending bill. What's behind the lobbying failure?
Under the new plan, the US will sell weapons to Nato countries who will send them to Ukraine.
In dramatic U-turn, US president boosts arms for Ukraine and threatens tariffs on Russia.
The decision allows President Trump to fire thousands of employees, functionally eliminating an agency created by Congress without legislators’ input.
Representatives of the pro- and anti-independence camps of France’s strife-torn Pacific Ocean territory of New Caledonia on Saturday announced they had reached an agreement for a package of institutional and economic reforms aimed at defusing the volatile situation on the archipelago, where 14 people died in a separatist revolt last year. It includes the creation of a state of New Caledonia, but which would remain a part of France. “We’ve given work to jurists for the next twenty years,” jokingly commented one negotiator. Ellen Salvi reports.
Solar panels, wind power and batteries: In just 15 years, China has risen to the top of the global clean energy industry, leaving European countries trailing far behind.
The kingdom has been scaling back large-scale construction and investment projects amid rising costs and lower oil prices
The rise of ChatGPT and its rivals is undermining the economic bargain of the internet
Staff-Sergeant Shoham Menahem, Sergeant Shlomo Yakir Shrem, and Sergeant Yuliy Faktor served in Brigade 401 in the Armored Corps.
Trump says he is ‘very unhappy’ with Moscow for lack of progress on a ceasefire deal
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Chancellor Rachel Reeves reaffirmed tax pledges for workers but left the door open to a wealth tax, insisting her fiscal rules remain non-negotiable. As reported by The Independent, Ms Reeves signalled that a wealth duty
Exclusive: Parliamentary standards boss announces investigation after Declassified revealed donation from Israeli state-owned arms firm.
For the second week running, demonstrators have been arrested for defying proscription by holding signs in Parliament Square. Other actions are planned in Bristol, Manchester, Cardiff and Derry.
Death in Liverpool, where one in four young children are unprotected, is fuelling warnings that the virus could spread like ‘wildfire’
The US president warned both trading partners would face additional tariffs if they retaliated.
President Trump announced that 30 percent tariffs would begin on Aug. 1, upending months of negotiations with two of America’s biggest trading partners.
A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.
US president announces new levies on trading partners in letters posted to social media
Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire without warning on Palestinians at a GHF site in Rafah, killing at least 34.
The picture, shared to Instagram, appears to portray two large nuclear explosions with fallout across Israel.
The activists were protesting for a second consecutive week against the group’s proscription under anti-terrorism laws
Mental illnesses that do not respond to standard treatment could be hormone-driven
The American president has threatened the European Union and Mexico with a 30% tariff starting August 1.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A UK Islamic camp linked to Iran faces calls for a ban amid warnings it may expose children to extremist views and anti-Semitic messages. As reported by The Telegraph, a summer camp backed by an
Grok’s recent antisemitic turn is not an aberration, but part of a pattern of AI chatbots churning out hateful drivel.
There have been accusations of anti-Semitism, calls for its dissolution, and now a parliamentary investigation has begun into its supposed “links” with Islamist organisations: criticism of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's radical-left La France Insoumise has reached unprecedented levels in recent times. In fact, the party now operates on the fringes of political debate, rather like the French Communist Party did in the last century. As such, the leftwing group represents a convenient and strategically-useful bogeyman for political rivals to attack, as some opponents have admitted. Pauline Graulle and Ilyes Ramdani report.
The Senate narrowly passed the bill on Tuesday. Before reaching President Trump's desk, it will have to clear one last vote in the House, where some Republicans are signaling opposition.
Earlier, Trump criticized Israel's prosecutors over the corruption trial against Netanyahu, saying that the trial interferes with his ability to conduct talks with Hamas and Iran.
The Senate was voting on whether to begin debate on the domestic policy bill, but it was unclear if Republicans had enough votes to clear the procedural hurdle.
Military leaders and nuclear scientists are being buried days after a ceasefire came into effect.
Iranians waving flags and shouting slogans join the state funeral, four days after Iran and Israel agreed on truce.
Can the prime minister convince an impatient electorate to stick with his steady approach to fixing Britain? Josh Glancy meets him to find out
The high court has restricted the use of nationwide injunctions issued by federal judges. As a result, it leaves in effect the presidential order limiting jus soli (birthright citizenship) in the 28 states that had not challenged it in court.
A 'terribly hard to watch' film exposing Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals finds a home on Channel 4
Campaigners say agreement with Washington threatens to kill landmark accord
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK PM Keir Starmer faces calls to act as Donald Trump threatens Canada with trade tariffs just weeks before his UK state visit. As reported by The Independent, Keir Starmer is under pressure to take
Most Democrats rallied behind a war powers resolution in the Senate, but not the caucus’s most vocally pro-Israel member.
The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.
Scheme is designed to help reduce the millions of people signed off work each year
The $45 billion for immigration detention in the “Big, Beautiful Bill” represented a long-sought win for private prisons.
The PM says the "one in, one out" deal with France would prove trying to get to the UK via the Channel would be "in vain".
Netanyahu told families in Washington that Israel cannot achieve a deal to release all the hostages in Gaza at once, but told sources that he hopes a hostage deal can be done in a few days.
Amid aid restrictions and violence, EU strikes new deal with Israel to allow desperately needed food and fuel into Gaza.
In a written interview – conducted remotely due to 'security reasons' that made an in-person or video meeting impossible – Iran's foreign minister sets out his country's conditions for returning to the nuclear negotiations. He also confirms the arrest of Lennart Monterlos, a French-German dual national missing since June 16.
Some senior officials who took the test were asked whether they had said anything negative about the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel.
JPMorgan Chase boss warns on EU competitiveness and market complacency over tariffs
A senior official testified in court that the 'Tiger Team' compiled a list of pro-Palestinian voices, 'most of whom' came from the doxxing website
Lawyer Maxime Tessier, 33, a defence counsel for former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec, who was handed a 20-year jail sentence in May for variously raping and sexually assaulting 299 victims, mostly child patients, died in an apparent suicide overnight on Tuesday. Amid the shocked reactions to Tessier’s death, which one psychiatrist said may have been the result of vicarious trauma caused by the horror of Le Scouarnec’s crimes, a number criticised the lack of psychological support offered to lawyers faced with such harrowing cases. Hugo Lemonier and Mathilde Mathieu report.
Workers and assets are on sale to the rest of the world for bargain-basement prices
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour’s plan to ease biodiversity rules for small builders risks destroying 215,000 hectares of nature in England, putting recovery efforts at risk. As reported by The Guardian, a report warns that relaxing rules for small
Exclusive: The UK government suspended fighter jet exports to Israel but still allows the sale of parts which help Israeli pilots learn to fly F-35s and F-16s.
In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why he "did the cut-off", the other pilot replied that he didn't.
A preliminary investigation into the disaster, which killed 260 people, raises more questions than it answers, experts claim
Grok chatbot maker in early talks with investors to boost its value as much as 10 times from last year
Since May, some 800 Palestinians killed at aid sites, most run by controversial US- and Israel-backed GHF, UN says.
Indian investigators determined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was properly configured and lifted off normally. But three seconds after takeoff, the engines' fuel switches were cut off.
Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary for this fall's mayoral election, embodies a new generation of progressives in a party still struggling to redefine itself after Kamala Harris's defeat to Donald Trump in 2024.
A half-mile stretch occupied by two campgrounds appears to have been one of the deadliest spots during last week’s floods.
He was accused of harassing and intimidating pro-Palestinian students and staff members and left before any determination was made public
Bernie Sanders, Delia Ramirez, Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal, and Rashida Tlaib reacted with outrage to The Intercept’s investigation.
Rich countries need to separate asylum from labour migration
Exclusive: UK Lawyers for Israel pressured a London NHS trust to ban symbols of Palestinian solidarity among staff. Three healthcare workers are now taking legal action against the trust for discrimination. Harriet Williamson reports.
No injuries or deaths are immediately reported, but officials say an unknown number of people are unaccounted for
Video analysis of reveals how federal agents in Southern California regularly use force against unarmed individuals, many of them U.S. citizens.
President Trump said Japan and South Korea would face tariffs of 25 percent unless they agreed to deals with the U.S. Other countries face higher levies.
Girls summer camp Camp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors dead
If signed, it would allow Britain to return small boat migrants to France in exchange for asylum seekers with a UK family connection
Donald Trump issues threats—and grants deadline extensions
Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with the U.S. But even a toned down group proclamation drew the ire of President Trump.
White House extends deadline for ‘reciprocal’ levies from July 9 to August 1
French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the United Kingdom on Tuesday, where he will meet with the royal family and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. It is the first state visit by the leader of a member of the European Union since the Brexit crisis of 2020.
The Islamic Republic is trading oil for Chinese air defence missiles as it looks to rebuild capabilities destroyed by Israel, sources say
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour MP Helen Hayes urged the party to keep EHCPs in the SEND system, citing fear and distrust among parents of children with special educational needs. As reported by The Guardian, education committee chair Helen
Britain’s obedient defence correspondents are refusing to report a story of clear public interest in the middle of a genocide.
Our analysis of what it has cost both sides
PM and President Macron met in Downing Street to discuss the deal, which would allow up to 50 small boat migrants to be sent back to France a week
US president accuses country of launching a ‘witch-hunt’ against its former leader Jair Bolsonaro
Immigrant rights organizations sued the state arguing that its new law conflicts with federal immigration law, and under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, states must bow to federal law in the event of such conflicts.
Hamas says ongoing talks remain ‘tough’ as Trump sees a ‘good chance’ of reaching ceasefire deal within days.
The declaration will be signed on Thursday, July 10, as President Emmanuel Macron wraps up his three-day state visit in the UK. It will state that the respective deterrents of both countries remain under national control 'but can be coordinated,' Paris and London said in an overnight statement.
Trump accused Brazil of "attacks" on US tech companies and conducting a "witch hunt" against its former president Jair Bolsonaro.
'Conditions created' to advance hostage deal, IDF Chief of Staff Zamir says • Netanyahu, Hegseth meet at Pentagon • IDF encircles Beit Hanun, conducts targeted ops in Lebanon
The moves suggest President Trump’s appointees intend to follow through on his campaign to exact retribution against his perceived enemies.
Move comes as wealthy foreign buyers send neighbouring Dubai's real estate market to a level matching New York City and London combined
Davidai posted on social media that he had been cleared of allegations filed against him last year. He was previously suspended after he was accused of harassment and intimidation.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Inquiry chair Brian Langstaff condemned ministers for ignoring infected blood victims and called for a faster, fairer compensation system. As reported by The Guardian, the inquiry head criticised ministers for failing to listen to infected
The Home Office briefed the Times that Palestine Action could be funded by Iran, and then UK media kicked into action spreading the story.
A legion of new health clinics are serving it up
President also says he will impose levies of up to 200% on drug imports after a transition period
Sheikh Hasina authorised lethal force against protesters, according to leaked audio verified by the BBC.
Meanwhile, US envoy Steve Witkoff said that the points of contention between Israel and Hamas to reach a deal have been reduced from four to one.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes.
One Guadalupe River gauge near Kerrville and Camp Mystic recorded a rise of more than 25 feet in two hours.
The French president urged UK lawmakers to work with France to reinforce international cooperation in an address in the Palace of Westminster on Tuesday, July 8. Macron also pledged support for Ukraine on the first of his three-day state visit.
Trump aide says Washington ‘hopeful’ a 60-day truce between Israel and Hamas can be reached by the end of the week.
Labour’s ten-year health plan is in peril as the BMA demands 29 per cent increase in wages
The current projects total more than $250m, with future ones expected to exceed $1bn
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – OBR warns UK debt could hit 270% of GDP by 2070s as Keir Starmer’s welfare U-turns leave Reeves scrambling to fix a deepening black hole in public finances. As reported by The Independent, the Office
As searchers continue to look for victims in the deadly flash flooding in Texas, officials are answering questions about the weather forecasts ahead of and during the storm.
Former UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub
Residents observe day of prayer after 82 people killed and 10 girls and one camp counselor still unaccounted for
Senior figures warn that the plans now risk becoming ‘welfare mark two’, as the government insists the changes are not about saving money
It is astonishingly dynamic, even under the weight of tariffs
More than 80 people were killed in the floods that roared through Central Texas on Friday. Dozens, including 10 young campers, were still unaccounted for.
US President Donald Trump says a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel could occur this week as truce talks resume in Qatar.
Fires continue to leave a trail of destruction in western Syria, with authorities saying at least 10,000 hectares of forest and farmland have been destroyed
At 80, Oracle's founder – one of the world's wealthiest executives and an eccentric figurehead of the 2000s – has returned to the spotlight thanks to Donald Trump. He is a contender to buy TikTok and has begun capitalizing on the enormous contracts for artificial intelligence data centers.
By the time of his death in January 2025 the founder of the far-right Front National, Jean-Marie Le Pen, had been out of front-line politics for a few years. But right until the end this deeply divisive figure still had the ability to make waves. According to a new will drawn up in August 2023 and whose existence Mediapart can reveal, Jean-Marie Le Pen bequeathed to his wife Jany the right to continue to live at the family's manor in a wealthy suburb of Paris. This has hampered his daughter Marine Le Pen, who only found out about this will after her father’s death, in her efforts to sell the property. As Karl Laske and Marine Turchi report, the veteran far-right figure's final wishes are now the subject of intense family negotiations.
Hundreds of rescuers search for people missing after flash floods killed 51 people, including 15 children.
“I wanted to center Palestine,” a Harvard commencement speaker told The Intercept. Read and watch her speech.
At least 78 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing from a camp for girls continues.
Drama over Rachel Reeves and the welfare bill has undermined trust in the Labour Party and given the PM his lowest ever approval rating
Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Hamas’s requests for changes to truce proposal ‘unacceptable’.
At least 15 children were among those killed in fast-moving floodwaters in Central Texas. It was unclear how many more people were unaccounted for.
Ben-Gvir stated that the true goal of the war is the collapse of Hamas, and that the deal proposed would distance Israel from its goal, as well as ‘rewarding terrorism.’
With no progress on a host of disputes – including rare earths, electric vehicles, and the war in Ukraine – the summit scheduled to mark 50 years of relations between the European Union and China at the end of July in Beijing is expected to be shortened by a day.
Outrage after retired priest arrested for supporting Palestine Action amid UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activism
Why fluffy, glossy K-dramas tempt North Koreans to brave the firing squad
On 23rd June, I brought to the floor of the House of Commons an Adjournment Debate on access to GP services. While my focus was on the growing challenges faced in North Down, the debate struck a chord far beyond
Emergency workers rescue more than 230 people after overnight flooding along the Guadalupe River.
At least 78 people have died across five counties and 41 remain missing, including 10 girls swept away from a riverside summer camp.
Consulting firm had multimillion-dollar role in contentious new aid scheme for shattered enclave
Iranian immigrants to the U.S. already faced higher scrutiny. After the U.S. waded into Israel’s war on Iran, ICE seems to be targeting them.
Labour pledge to protect workers’ pay at risk after chancellor tells cabinet ‘low-hanging fruit’ is gone
Up to 10in of rain fell overnight, prompting flash flooding in region west of Austin hit by long drought
For 12 days, starting on June 13, the Iranian capital was attacked with a wave of air strikes conducted by the Israeli army. As well as military targets, several residential buildings belonging to key regime figures and scientists were struck.
An Israeli source also confirmed that Israel received the document submitted by the mediators and that it, as well as Hamas's response to the proposal, are being examined.
Khanna expressed pride in standing 'side by side' with Congressman Randy Fine, who has called for Gaza to be destroyed
Immigration agents are raiding known hubs for Latino workers: day laborer gathering spots, street vendor corners and car washes. Legal advocacy groups say their tactics are unconstitutional.
On Wednesday a parliamentary inquiry led by MPs published its reported on the scandal at the prestigious Notre-Dame-de-Bétharram private Catholic school in south-west France and the wider issue of the abuse of pupils in French schools. Prime minister François Bayrou, a former education minister and local politician whose own children attended that school, was criticised by the inquiry for “failing to act” in relation to the scandal. However, in their report, the MPs also refer to the “Pélussin affair”, which broke in 1995 at a Catholic boarding school in the south-east of France. According to documents uncovered by Mediapart, in that case, too, François Bayrou ignored whistleblowers, who have now attacked his “inaction”. Mathilde Mathieu and David Perrotin report.
President Trump signed a massive tax and spending bill to implement much of his domestic agenda during a celebration for the Fourth of July.
The Big Beautiful Bill is symptomatic of a wider malaise
As government makes consumer technology key focus of health service ten-year plan, PM promises it will be an ‘indispensable part of life’
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.
Hamas's response to the deal has not yet been formally announced but is expected in the coming hours.
The 218-to-214 vote marks final approval of package of tax and spending cuts
Early-morning negotiations proved enough to persuade hardline House conservatives to back bill in 218-214 vote
Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel has committed ’26 bloody massacres’ in the last two days.
After three months of tumultuous negotiations, the US is preparing to unveil trade agreements with its main partner countries by July 9. But the announcement of tariff hikes, followed by numerous reversals, has already begun to undermine the foundations of global growth.
Palestinian journalists live through the same brutal conditions they cover — and describe a pattern of direct targeting by Israeli forces.
New party could see over ten MPs join in major headache for Labour
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK PM Keir Starmer launched a 10-year NHS reform plan, aiming to shift focus to prevention, digital care, and local hubs to rescue the struggling service. The prime minister has unveiled a decade-long NHS strategy
Tennessee's new laws on immigration already face court challenges. Other states are changing gun laws or imposing new restrictions on transgender people.
The overhaul of taxation and spending would spell trouble for America
The president has said he views the legislation as an integral part of his political legacy.
PM ditches the planned cuts to disability benefits that prompted scores of Labour MPs to rebel
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer informed US envoy Steve Witkoff that Israel has accepted the proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal and is ready to begin close talks with Hamas.
US president not intending to extend July 9 deadline before hitting trading partners with more levies
Sixteen departments have been placed on red alert, the highest level of warning, and 68 on orange alert as France faces the peak of a lengthy heatwave, which has already lasted 13 days.
Among the most expensive pieces of legislation in years, the Republican legislation could reshape the country’s finances for a generation.
The oversupply in oil markets helped keep energy prices subdued during Israel-Iran conflict
A new Fabian Society pamphlet by Dr Beccy Cooper MP, released today, calls on the government to radically rethink regulation of the British gambling sector. The pamphlet, Where’s the Harm? A public health approach to gambling, funded by the Coalition
Trump’s wealth grew by over $1 billion in the past year, but the White House insists he isn’t profiting off of the presidency.
Revealed: cross-party group of MPs accused of ‘clear breach of the rules’ over donation from weapons company controlled by Israeli government.
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries sets record with speech of 8 hours and 44 minutes
Only four Republicans need to side with Democrats to block legislation
While Erdogan is doing everything to delegitimize Israel, any agreement between Israel and Syria "also undermines Turkey’s strategy," Yanarocak told Maariv.
Backbenchers in the president's party stalled the legislation while objecting to welfare cuts and the impact on US national debt.
Cost of government borrowing spikes after markets ‘spooked’ by PM’s failure to back his visibly upset cabinet colleague in the Commons
Not well, our new tracker suggests
Fiscally conservative Republicans dismayed by the bill’s cost are preventing the measure from moving to a full vote, despite pressure from President Trump.
Jean-Noël Barrot says France and Europe have a role to play in resolving conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
The GOP tax cut and spending bill passed by the Senate this week is expected to add trillions of dollars to the federal debt over the next decade. The savings would mostly go to top earners.
The Homeland Security boss said ICE deported a self-eating cannibal but provided no evidence. This plays into centuries of racist fantasies.
The list includes a former US State Department official and a former United Nations rapporteur
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock said sending patients to care homes was necessary, despite claims it worsened COVID spread. As reported by The Guardian, Matt Hancock told the Covid-19 inquiry that sending untested hospital patients to
For culture minister Rachida Dati the stakes this summer could not be much higher. She is overseeing legislation on the reform of public broadcasting – which got off to a bad start on Monday when the National Assembly voted not to discuss it - has been taking a close personal interest in impending moves to change the electoral system in Paris, and is facing her own legal troubles in an ongoing criminal investigation. Indeed, these next ten days will be critical for the culture minister as she seeks to fulfil her dream; that of being mayor of Paris. As Ilyes Ramdani and Ellen Salvi report, her intention to be a candidate for the high-profile position at next year's elections is as clear as it is feared within her own political camp, where her methods continue to divide opinion.
The UK broadcaster is writing hundreds of articles on Iran’s budding nuclear programme while failing to inform the public about Israel’s actual nuclear weapons.
Great records that have been mislaid and rediscovered
Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs could face life in prison if found guilty.
Ten-year plan pledges priority for UK-trained doctors amid warnings of underemployment and rising competition for specialist roles
As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation.
Victims include at least 39 people who were killed in an Israeli strike on a seaside cafe in Gaza City.
The Senate is voting on a sweeping Republican-drafted economic and domestic policy bill, with President Trump’s legislative agenda hanging in the balance.
Although long considered the best-protected city in Ukraine, the capital has not been spared from a surge in bombardments now affecting the entire country.
Republicans can only afford to lose three votes to secure a simple majority, with all Democrats opposed
Punitive measures will remain in place for former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and human rights abusers, the White House said
Israel will wait to hear about Dermer's meetings in Washington before considering additional significant steps in Gaza.
Judges say Britain can supply fighter jet parts to Israel, but the case has exposed how the government conceals its own evidence of Gaza war crimes.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A judge granted Palestine Action an urgent court hearing to challenge its terror ban, amid warnings it could threaten protest rights in the UK. As reported by The Guardian, an urgent High Court hearing will
The only evidence suggesting Michelle Taylor set the fire that killed her son was repeatedly undercut by expert witnesses in a Florida courtroom.
An international investigation called 'Dirty Payments', conducted by Mediapart and 20 other global media outlets, reveals the billions of euros in dubious transactions processed by the French online payments giant Worldline, a group run by the cream of France's elite. The probe shows how for ten years, and with complete impunity, the group handled these fraudulent or unethical payments on behalf of the worst figures in e-commerce: online swindlers, illegal casinos, shady pornography groups and prostitution websites. Following the initial publication of the revelations by the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) network, prosecutors in Belgium announced they were launching an investigation into alleged “money laundering” in relation to Worldline's Belgian operation. In a statement, Worldline said it would cooperate with the authorities in Brussels. Yann Philippin and Clément Rabu report.
Across the rich world, governments are splashing the cash. What could go wrong?
Republicans, trying to push the measure through before President Trump’s July 4 deadline, delayed a series of votes on amendments to the package until today.
Labour whips have told MPs to await the outcome of the Timms review before voting against the government
Majid Takht-Ravanchi said the Trump administration has "not made their position clear" on further attacks.
Calls for ceasefire grow as US and Israeli leaders discuss potential truce amid escalating violence in Gaza.
FT-Booth survey reveals broad concern over president’s measures and criticism of central bank
Scholars and journalists say Western media’s refusal to confront Israeli war crimes is a form of genocide denial and reinforcing impunity
'The Himalayas Overheating' (1/6). This is the first part of a series on the Asian mountain range where the continent's main rivers, vital to the survival of nearly 2 billion people, find their source. Climate change and huge infrastructure projects are changing the landscape beyond repair.
How much extra would you pay to see your dream come true? It's always a big question for wedding-planning couples. Now, there's a new twist courtesy of U.S. trade policy.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Historian Anthony Seldon says Keir Starmer’s start as PM is the worst in a century, even worse than Liz Truss’s, amid welfare U-turns and internal rebellion. As reported by The Guardian, leading historian Sir Anthony
Biden’s failure to reenter Obama’s nuclear deal helped create the risk for a potentially catastrophic U.S. war against Iran.
Eye witnesses to an Israeli massacre believe British intelligence contributed to the slaughter.
Not that American investors need a guide—a booming industry is doing the job for them
The Supreme Court has given the Trump administration a series of major wins in the final blockbuster week of its term. We rounded up the final decisions in one place.
US president says he will set a new tariff on imports from the country within a week
The US's top court limited the ability of judges to issue nationwide injunctions, making it easier for Trump to carry out his agenda through executive orders.
US president says Iranian supreme leader’s alleged ‘anger, hatred, disgust’ led him to drop work on sanctions relief.
After the evening of Fête de la Musique, nearly 145 suspected cases of 'random syringe attacks' were reported. Yet, to date, not a single case of drug injection has been confirmed.
The resolution would have forced President Trump to go to Congress for approval of another military strike against Iran.
Keir Starmer’s ten-year plan to reform the health service includes tying payment to patient feedback in the hope of cutting waiting lists
Trump's comments come after his recent success in arranging an Iran-Israel ceasefire, ending a 12 day war.
For the first time in a generation, Arab rulers got to see how Israel fared in a conventional conflict. Now, their leverage has increased
The Supreme Court halted courts from issuing national injunctions, forcing “judges to shrug and turn their backs to intermittent lawlessness.”
I have long been an advocate about removing animals from medical testing. I am the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Phasing Out Animal Experiments and on behalf of the Petitions Committee recently opened a Westminster Hall debate on
Pouring paint on a plane is hardly 9/11. Non-violent protesters are not terrorists.
After the bombs should come a plan to reset the region
In a 6 to 3 decision, the Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to bar over 1 million people from accessing health care.
In 2024, 64% of the eligible-voting population turned out, the second highest in 120 years. New data show that even if all those voters who stayed home had voted, Trump would still be president today.
More than 120 Labour MPs have backed an amendment that would effectively kill the bill
Iranian authorities have carried out arrests and executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies.
From the launch of Israel's offensive in the night between June 12 and 13 to the ceasefire on June 24, Le Monde looks back at the lightning war between the two powers.
Scott Bessent says deal with G7 would stop global minimum taxes from applying to American companies
Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans.
The Iranian foreign minister said Tehran was assessing whether talks with the US were in its interest, following five previous rounds of negotiations that were cut short by Israel and the US attacks.
Trump's defence of Netanyahu comes after he lashed out at Israel to shore up the ceasefire with Iran
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – TfL insiders admit Tube graffiti may aid Sadiq Khan’s push for new trains, prompting concerns he’s ignoring vandalism to bolster funding requests. As reported by The Telegraph, Transport for London sources say the graffiti outbreak
Sir Richard Dalton tells Declassified the US and Israel pose greater threat to Middle East peace than Iran.
General Marcel Bigeard was a highly-decorated officer in the French Army who later became a politician. But in recent years his name has been closely linked with the widespread use of torture that some French soldiers carried out on prisoners during the Algerian War of Independence. In October 2024 the local council at Toul in north-east France where Bigeard was born erected a statue in his honour. Aggrieved at having a man associated with torture honoured in this way, some residents in the town are now seeking to get the monument removed and have just taken their case to the administrative court. They describe the statue's presence as a “slap in the face” for the victims of torture in Algeria. Laura Wojcik reports.
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Trump administration rejects finding that attack only set back nuclear programme by months
Though the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied news of a ceasefire, it did say, 'provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.'
The US president said that Iran will immediately cease attacks and Israel will join the ceasefire on the 12th hour of the agreement.
The president hailed an end to the 12-day war by Tuesday afternoon after a choreographed attack on Al Udeid in Qatar
A ceasefire may soon end the fighting
US president says Israel and Iran will begin ceasefire within hours
There were no reports of casualties from the attack on a base in Qatar, as the base was evacuated in advance.
Exclusive: Elbit Systems pushed for retrial after charges against Palestine Action co-founders were dismissed, new documents show.
On 1 July, MPs will vote on the biggest package of cuts to welfare since George Osborne’s years of austerity. The Government’s own assessment predicts that 250,000 people will be pushed into poverty as a result of the proposals –
Unless superintelligence is just around the corner
While Senate leaders have made several significant changes to the bill in recent days, the issue of funding for rural hospitals has emerged as a major roadblock.
At a Nato summit, President Trump again maintains the raid "obliterated" Iran's nuclear facilities.
Backbenchers say Morgan McSweeney has alienated them and some want him removed from No 10, along with other advisers branded ‘over-excitable boys’
Zohran Mamdani, with a record of anti-Israel activism, won over some Jews in the mayoral primary, but confirmed other Jews’ fears about the American left.
Relations between Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, leaders of the far-right Rassemblement National party, have grown strained since May, as speculation that Bardella might run for president in 2027 gains traction.
Party leaders haven’t decided whether to rally behind Zohran Mamdani or a centrist backed by the Israel lobby.
"One of the President's key objectives is that the Abraham Accords be expanded," Witkoff told CNBC.
Without an agreement, the US might have to constantly bomb Iran and rely on Israel to keep its air defences destroyed
US president says Ukraine head is ‘very nice’ after their sideline chat at Nato summit, but is dismayed at Russian leader for not ending war
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Universal’s UK theme park confirmed after £500m rail and road deal, with ministers projecting £50bn economic uplift and millions of annual visitors. As reported by The Guardian, the British government has pledged £500m in road
The UK has spent decades trying to subvert Iran’s government, but also secretly sold them chemical weapons and spied on opposition activists.
Starmer announces Britain will purchase a new squadron of nuclear-capable fighters as Trump joins leaders at Nato summit in the Hague
President Trump has said U.S. strikes on Iran obliterated the country's nuclear program. An early intelligence assessment finds the strikes may only have set it back "a few months."
"We destroyed Iran's missile manufacturing industry—just minutes before the deadly missiles were set to be launched at Israel. Iran's malicious intent to threaten Israel has been eradicated."
Created out of America's desire to protect Europe from communism, the North Atlantic Alliance underwent profound changes after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It expanded and took on new missions, though it never fully proved its effectiveness. Today, it faces fierce challenges from Donald Trump.
Leaked assessment casts doubt on Trump’s claims to have ‘obliterated’ facilities
To bank its gains after 12 brutal days it must turn off its ferocious war machine
Israel says Iran's nuclear programme was set back years, but initial US battle assessment casts doubt on public comments
Two more groups of Irish citizens have been assisted in leaving Israel and Iran, says Harris
The democratic socialist closed in on the former governor ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Cuomo is running in the general election either way.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ofsted’s Priya Bhagrath said SEND schools fail ‘global majority’ pupils by offering a diluted curriculum lacking cultural depth and racial representation. As reported by the Telegraph, a senior Ofsted figure has demanded a more inclusive
In June 2024 President Emmanuel Macron caught many by surprise when he dissolved the National Assembly and called snap parliamentary elections. His aim was to strengthen his hand in the Assembly where his party and its allies lacked an absolute majority. However, the ploy backfired and the outcome of the new elections left the Assembly more politically divided than before, with even less chance of being able to produce a stable government with a full legislative programme. So, deprived of influence over major legislation, MPs now paradoxically find themselves swamped with a flood of largely small-scale bills on diverse issues. Though amid the apparent chaos some new parliamentary habits are beginning to take root. Pauline Graulle reports.
The White House says the assessment is "flat-out wrong" and is "a clear attempt to demean" President Trump.
US president outlines plans to end hostilities within hours
How to prevent an inferno in the Middle East
Handful of Democrats criticise 'unconstitutional' attack while Republicans heap praise on US President Donald Trump for taking action against Iran
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After pretending to hesitate, Donald Trump took a historic risk by deciding to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites, without congressional authorization. While all eyes are turning to Iran, Israel finds itself with a rare opportunity to bring down the regime in Tehran.
Simon Harris says Iranian deputy foreign minister was ‘full of anger’ in phone call with him
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Over 2,000 UK government devices worth £1.3m were lost or stolen, raising cybersecurity fears over sensitive data and potential hacker access. As reported by The Guardian, FOI data reveals thousands of UK government devices worth
With the fate of the world depending on the erratic and criminal strategies of autocrats who flout international law, the citizen protests seen across the globe, and in particular those against the genocidal operations in Gaza, bear witness to a shared conscience and a collective ability to stand together, writes Mediapart's publishing editor Carine Fouteau in this op-ed article. She argues that only these protests and this unity can halt the unfolding catastrophe, a looming disaster exemplified by the American bombing of Iranian sites this weekend.
Organizers argue that LA’s sanctuary laws aren’t enough to keep their immigrant neighbors safe.
A new book examines a much-worried-about phenomenon
MPs passed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by just 23 votes, giving critics hope that they might be able to prevent it becoming law
Israel announces a new wave of attacks against Iranian missile storage and launch infrastructure.
The overwhelming majority of the population supports Israel's strikes against Iran, partly because of the nuclear threat but also the hope for regional peace if the regime in Tehran collapses.
Trump said on Friday he might support a ceasefire in the week-old aerial conflict between US ally Israel and its regional rival Iran "depending on the circumstances."
A lawsuit challenging Trump's executive order banning refugees offers hope to families who had been approved for resettlement in US
After the Supreme Court overturned Glossip’s conviction, prosecutors claimed to have “a plethora of evidence,” while offering none.
Caroline Parmentier is a Member of Parliament for the far-right Rassemblement National and a key strategist for that party's former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. In particular, she has been one of the architects of Le Pen’s so-called “de-demonisation” strategy to soften the party's image and erase memories of its murky past. Yet an investigation by Mediapart has shown that over a period of 30 years Caroline Parmentier wrote racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic comments for a far-right publication. She also openly expressed her support for Marshal Philippe Pétain – who headed France's wartime Vichy government which collaborated with the Nazis - on Facebook as recently as 2018. Rassemblement National now faces growing embarrassment over these revelations about a woman who is a close friend of Marine Le Pen. Fabrice Arfi and Antton Rouget report.
The public is deeply worried about the impact of assisted dying on vulnerable and disabled people, find a major new poll for Care Not Killing. Asked, “If assisted dying were legalised in Britain, how concerned or not would you be
The US hit three nuclear sites in Iran overnight - but it remains unclear whether the strikes did destroy all of Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Iran hacks Israel Antiquities Authority's social media page •Israel closes airspace following US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities • Israeli strikes destroy three F-14 jets in central Iran
War with Israel has put the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader back in his Manichean comfort zone
The health secretary says letting terminally ill people end their lives could divert resources from elsewhere in the service
Silicon Valley's top executives are almost all captivated by the Roman Empire and its decline. Their obsession shapes how they see the world.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour MPs urge PM Keir Starmer to ban Iran’s IRGC after the UK banned Palestine Action, calling it a rising threat to Britain’s national security. As reported by The Telegraph, Keir Starmer faces pressure from
Campaigners urge Amman to cancel 15-year gas deal, saying Israel broke its obligations
Homeland Security Investigations once targeted human traffickers and cartels. Now it’s leading the charge against student protesters.
Fighting between Iran and Israel has continued while the talks in Geneva have been taking place, as the UK says it will withdraw staff from its embassy in Tehran.
Efforts to deliver a baby boom either fail or cost a fortune
The IAEA has not, however, been able to carry out any inspections since the strikes.
The current wave of targeted assassinations has nonetheless exposed counterintelligence failures within Iran's security services.
For all the president’s hostile rhetoric, his advisers are increasingly wary of threats to American troops
Doctors trying to save starving children and parents trying to feed their families spoke with The Intercept.
The group expressed its 'full support' for Iran following threats issued by US and Israeli officials against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Being Chair of the Petitions Committee has been a learning curve and also a joy. One is exposed to a wide variety of topics that make the general public tick, from animal welfare to school reforms and the infamous call
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Carlson stood out for challenging Sen. Ted Cruz’s brainless warmongering. That doesn’t mean we have to hand it to him.
Sir Keir Starmer convened an emergency Cobra meeting as Britain weighs up whether to allow the US to use the Diego Garcia base in a potential strike
Israel has waged a long war against Iran and its 'axis of resistance' to control the air corridor leading to Tehran.
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Bombing fordow is more likely to mark the beginning of US activity in Iran, not the end, history shows from Libya to Iraq
Exclusive: As Israel uses F-35 fighter jets to bomb Iran and Gaza, we reveal parts for these warplanes were transported via London last month.
The war declared on Iran by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has completely changed the stance of French diplomacy. A planned conference in New York that would have highlighted France's position on events in Gaza and the wider Palestinian situation was postponed, and French recognition of the state of Palestine currently seems to be on hold once more. Once again, Paris is back to showing public support for Israel. Mediapart's Ilyes Ramdani analyses the impact of the Israeli air strikes on the French president's Middle East diplomacy.
The benefits of outdoor education experiences are obvious to anyone who has ever gone for a hike through a muddy field while wrestling with an Ordnance Survey map, abseiled, spent the night camped in a lakeland forest, climbed a rockface
Iran and Israel continue strikes on Wednesday night, after Donald Trump says the US "may" join the Israeli attacks.
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The military later announced it had begun conducting strikes in the area.
Every day, dozens of Palestinians are killed near the four aid distribution sites set up by an American organization under the supervision of the Israeli military.
The US president demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender and warned that its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was an ‘easy target’
The U.S. is helping Israel wage war on Iran over its nuclear program. But U.S. intelligence says Iran is not building a bomb.
The US president's 'peace through strength' policy is manifesting at every level of government communication
Labour MPs are plotting a crackdown that could unjustly criminalise sex workers’ friends and family and put prostitutes’ safety at risk. Maya Oppenheim reports.
Long-term health conditions are one of the greatest challenges facing our NHS and our society. Addressing this will take more than short-term fixes. It requires a determined, coordinated, and sustained effort. We have been promised a long-term plan for the
Britain’s health secretary, who wants to shake up the NHS, was tight lipped about his encounter with AI moguls at elite conference.
The bottom has fallen out of the job market
At the same time as explosions were being reported, US President Donald Trump called on Iranian civilians to "immediately evacuate Tehran."
After 150 days in office, doubts about the US economic policy are mounting. Widespread uncertainty, serious damage to the country's credibility, and the rising deficit threaten the international financial system's stability, writes Le Monde columnist Stéphane Lauer.
Sir Keir Starmer met President Trump at the G7 summit in Canada
“It’s a terribly unusual thing,” a lawyer said about sealed affidavits in an investigation of alleged pro-Palestine vandalism.
With no guarantee of what would follow a potential Israeli assassination of Khamenei, it may not be a gamble the White House is likely to take
Exclusive: Daniel Greenberg voiced support for Israeli war on Gaza months after taking up role as independent commissioner
Space. The final frontier, or an extraordinary opportunity? The stuff of science fiction, or the way to drive productivity in our economy? Space today is both unique and ubiquitous. Who knows that when you tap your credit card on the
With Israel’s attack on Iran, Netanyahu can distract from his many crises at home. Trump can appease both his faux anti-war backers and the hawks.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators thronged the streets in cities including New York, Philadelphia, Houston and Atlanta.
Starmer confirms military build up in Middle East before Iran launches a new wave of overnight strikes and Israel targets military sites in Tehran
Nine Israelis killed, at least 270 wounded across two days of Iranian strikes • Israel under constant drone fire from eastern border • IDF targets top Houthi military leader
Videos seen by Middle East Eye show fires and plumes of smoke in Haifa after scores of missiles target northern Israel and the central city of Tel Aviv
Governments’ obsession with factories is built on myths—and will be self-defeating
Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.
The president threatened direct military action against Iran if the US was attacked ‘in any way, shape or form’
Hong Kong is hot. The mainland very much is not
'Leave the occupied territories because they will certainly no longer be habitable in the future," and shelters will 'not guarantee security', an Iranian spokesman for the armed forces said on Sunday. Tehran also reported that the intelligence chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards had been killed in an Israeli strike.
Trump: Hope Israel and Iran reach ceasefire deal • Israel's air superiority may bring war's end sooner than expected • 16 Israelis killed, at least 390 wounded
Mediapart is publishing a series of reports regularly sent to it from inside the Gaza Strip by two young Palestinians. Nour Elassy, a 22-year-old journalist, who is also a poet and writer, and Ibrahim Badra, a 23-year-old journalist and human rights activist, chronicle the grim reality of life and death in Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage a genocidal war against the population of about 2.1 million. “Famine is not a natural disaster,” writes Ibrahim Badra in his first contributions published here. “Famine is a despicable, deliberate policy used by the occupation to collectively oppress the people of Gaza.”
Four Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed and dozens more wounded after a missile struck their home in the northern town of Tamra
NBC, which is facing a defamation lawsuit from Sean “Diddy” Combs, removed an episode of “Dateline” about the Diddy trial.
Majority of Iranian missiles intercepted or missed target, IDF confirms • IDF intercepts drones over Eilat • Sirens sound across all of Israel overnight on Saturday
Donald Trump’s troop deployment in LA could yet backfire
The plane carrying 242 people, including 169 Indian nationals and 53 Britons, hit a residential area, with some on the ground also feared dead.
Le Monde, Forbidden Stories and media partners investigated arbitrary arrests of Malians committed by Russian mercenaries. We reveal at least six bases where civilians were illegally detained and secretly tortured.
The airline says 242 passengers and crew members were on board Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, from Leicester, survived the India Air plane crash that killed all 241 of the other people on board
CBP revoked Eid and Awdah Hathaleen’s visas before detaining them on Wednesday. Local organizers haven’t heard from them since.
The US has put its officials in the Middle East on warning. Is it a ruse to pressure Iran amid gridlock in talks?
John Healey tells Declassified he has ‘nothing more to add’ about the UK’s surveillance of Palestine
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is not just a national crisis – it is a moral emergency. In the West Midlands, the scale of this crisis is staggering. Every 30 seconds, a woman or girl reports an incident of
After decades of rising secularism, Christianity is holding its ground—and gaining among the young
Iran launches missiles at central and north Israel as the Israeli military carries out further strikes in Iran.
President Emmanuel Macron, who earlier on Friday defended Israel's right to protect itself, said France could help in the case of an Iranian retaliation against Israel.
Missiles targeted Tel Aviv, with at least one getting past the Iron Dome air defence system and injuring at least 40 people
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Mediapart is publishing a series of reports regularly sent to it from inside the Gaza Strip by two young Palestinians. Nour Elassy, a 22-year-old journalist, who is also a poet and writer, and Ibrahim Badra, a 23-year-old journalist and human rights activist, chronicle the grim reality of life and death in Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage a genocidal war against the population of about 2.1 million. “Israel’s goal is no longer hidden, it wants Gaza emptied of Palestinians,” writes Nour Elassy in her first contributions presented here, “and we are beginning to let go of our belief that we can live here, grow here, raise our children here.”
On Thursday, Trump said he worried a strike might sink negotiations — or maybe it would help! What Netanyahu wants seems obvious.
Last week, the Strategic Defence Review containing the Government’s plans to rebuild our armed forces was unveiled. We also voted on an Armed Forces’ Commissioner Bill. The Commissioner will be an independent person for serving personnel and their families to
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is suing the Trump administration, calls the president "dictatorial" and "deranged".
It’s time to tear up the rule book
After two decades, and many failed counterterrorism efforts, the Trump administration is considering shuttering U.S. Africa Command.
The Defense Ministry announced that the flotilla was making its way to Israeli shores and that all passengers were expected to return to their home countries.
Forces in line for funding increase from Rachel Reeves after senior officers warned Downing Street of ‘stark choices’
Israeli defence minister says aid ship should 'turn back' and will not be allowed to reach besieged enclave
Members of Parliament are deeply concerned about inadequate safeguards in Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill for women and those with eating disorders such as anorexia finds a major new poll from Care Not Killing. The poll, from Whitestone Insight a
His group is notorious for stealing aid and is widely disliked by Palestinians
Turkey and Qatar's regional rivals face several setbacks as the two countries seal deals with US on energy and security in Syria
The move comes as US talks over Iran's nuclear programme appear to have stalled in recent days.
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Palestinian death toll in Israel’s genocidal war surpasses 55,000 amid ongoing bombardment and killings at aid sites.
The chancellor used her spending review to announce plans to ‘renew Britain’ and promised an extra £29 billion a year for the NHS
Trying to pass laws to defend protesters’ rights is a lonely battle on Capitol Hill.
Flying the flag for environmental action, as he did at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, the French president has grown frustrated as his legacy is picked apart by the right and far right, as well as some of his own supporters.
The number of suicides among prisoners in France is steadily increasing, while overcrowding of prisons is soaring. Often, the families and close entourage of the deceased face a lengthy legal battle to establish the circumstances of their deaths and the eventual responsibility of the prison authorities who, some complain, treat them with insensitivity and even disdain. Feriel Alouti reports on their distressing experiences.
Exclusive: Public money spent on guarding Newcastle factory owned by Israel’s ministry of finance, which is run by UK-sanctioned ‘extremist’.
In the past four years, maternity wards across England have closed their doors more than 2,200 times. That is not a typo. According to House of Commons Library date, between May 2020 and April 2024, 2,201 closures were reported by
Asif William Rahman’s lawyers thought they had a deal. Now Trump’s prosecutors are asking for a super harsh sentence.
America is trapped by its industrial fantasies
Plans for 92 per cent of patients needing routine operations to be seen within 18 weeks are overly optimistic, officials say
California Governor Gavin Newsom blasts the federal government's response to anti-immigration raid protests as "purposefully inflammatory".
In a letter published Tuesday in a scientific journal, a group of 20 researchers warn that 'this effort is politically and/or economically, rather than scientifically, motivated.'
Child among 20 killed near controversial US-run aid centres; displaced people in tents and medics also killed.
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The State Department had already absorbed 80 percent of the agency's projects
In what is the first legal move of its kind in France, a woman has filed a formal complaint for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide over the deaths in Gaza of two of her grandchildren, and the wounding of another, all French nationals, during Israeli airstrikes in October 2023. Meanwhile, similar moves are being launched in other countries against named Israeli military personnel accused of committing war crimes. Gwenaelle Lenoir reports.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Leaked MoJ papers reveal govt admits early release scheme may burden police and leave victims feeling justice wasn’t served. As reported by the Telegraph, the government has acknowledged that law enforcement may face additional duties
The police broke the law when they ransacked my house. When will they stop harassing pro-Palestine journalists?
The cycle of protest, violence and repression often benefits the right
Lawyers say it's a legally sound order, and the only way to challenge it is through legislative change
All pensioners earning under £35,000 will get up to £300, but the chancellor is yet to explain how she will fund it
The French president's decision to call snap parliamentary elections on the evening of the European elections was meant to clarify public debate and avoid political paralysis. Instead, it exacerbated France's political and economic challenges.
The US military is set to temporarily deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles while additional National Guard troops arrive in the city.
The fallout between the president and the world’s richest man revolves around a missile system that experts say is a total boondoggle.
Exclusive: UK-made munitions containers have been shipped to Israel’s largest arms firm amid the Gaza genocide, it can be revealed.
The British public opposes attempts to decriminalise abortion and believes that the criminal law provides “clear boundaries” and protects “everyone involved” finds a major new poll from Whitestone Insight. Asked if “Having an illegal abortion should continue to be a
Keir Starmer is staking his political fortune on the health service in next week’s spending review
Salvadoran Kilmar Ábrego García, whose case became a political flashpoint, has been charged with human trafficking by US officials.
Trump plays the working-class hero while Democrats cling to corporate donors. David Sirota, Jessica Washington, and Ilyse Hogue discuss how to turn the tide.
Elon Musk suggests Donald Trump should be impeached, as US president says the former DOGE adviser ‘went CRAZY’.
Israel Bonds target local governments and retail investors in the US with a low starting product at $36
The incentives for Mr Musk to make up with the president are powerful
Trump says he’s ‘not particularly’ interested in reconciling with Elon Musk, who reportedly wanted to speak to president
For nearly a quarter of a century, I have stood in the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Romford, the town where I was born, raised, educated, and have lived all my life. Yet, for as long
He adds the new policy "can't come soon enough", with ban set to come into effect on Monday.
Its allies are ready. But are the Germans?
Rachel Reeves is expected to set out plans to restore the payments and then claw them back from millions of better-off pensioners through higher taxes
Senator Ted Cruz and Jared Moskowitz are leading calls for the political group to be banned
Jonathan Greenblatt falsely accused graduating students and streamer Hasan Piker of spreading antisemitic lies — and called on Trump to stop them.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK government rejected legal drug use rooms despite Glasgow’s pilot success, facing backlash for endangering thousands of drug users’ lives. As reported by The Independent, officials confirmed there are no plans to amend drug
Two British prime ministers recognised Moscow’s fears over Nato expanding in eastern Europe – a major cause of the Ukraine war – files show.
Senior US officials are ‘deeply concerned’ about espionage risk to sensitive financial data
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed close to the controversial supply centre in Gaza.
Trump’s plan for a national statue garden could get built on sacred Native land currently held by a wealthy South Dakota mining family.
The bias in favour of boys is shrinking in developing countries even as a preference for girls emerges in the rich world
Syrian Emergency Task Force says camp for displaced people now 'closed and empty' with residents returning home
I write this to the dwindling number of people who question why many MPs, including myself, have been dedicating increasing time to speaking out strongly against the Israeli government’s conduct in Gaza, and our own government’s role in enabling its
He will not like the remedy, however
The White House tells the BBC the president does not intend to speak to Musk today following their fiery exchanges on Thursday.
The sudden withdrawal of big corporate sponsors from Pride events is an opportunity, not a crisis.
Tensions over the Republican spending bill burst into public view as the president’s relationship with his former adviser deteriorated
The council’s secretary-general, Alain Berset, said in a rare interview there should be ‘no taboo’ about changing the convention’s rules
US confident Israel could set Iran's nuclear programme back 'a few years', but Netanyahu's fear of Trump holds him back, experts say
For more than 15 years, NHS buildings have suffered from chronic neglect. Emergency departments have been flooded by burst pipes, operating theatres have been shut down due to electrical failures, and maternity wards have lacked the basic facilities needed to
It is long past time Tzipi Hotovely was expelled from London. Starmer’s inaction proves he has no intention of stopping his support for Israel’s crimes in Gaza.
Scared and confused, Aseel and Afaf live in a crowded displacement tent, lacking all forms of support, even food.
Ukraine’s daring raid on Russia has lessons for European armed forces. But they need cash, too
The president of the ICRC tells the BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen that Palestinians have been stripped of human dignity.
The White House said late on Tuesday night that the UK would be spared Trump’s new 50 per cent import tariffs until July
In a paper submitted directly to the Trump administration, OpenAI outlines a Cold Warrior exhortation to divide the world into camps.
Iran may accept regional nuclear consortium idea but could push to build enrichment facility on one of their islands
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Home Office links rising Channel crossings to calm weather and crowded boats, though experts say smuggling and demand drive long-term increases. As reported by the Guardian, Home Office analysis says calmer weather and more
Exclusive: Pro-Israel lobbyist Trevor Chinn offered top diplomat ‘recommendations’ on Middle East policy.
His regime uses payouts to salve Russian families’ grief
The bleeding-heart Gaza letter signed by a dazzling array of literary heavyweights is pitifully overdue, writes English teacher Nadeine Asbali.
A bigger army, more reservists and urgent research into new WMD threats are promised as Starmer pledges to make the nation ‘battle-ready’
Officials say the suspect wanted to target Zionists and researched Molotov cocktails online.
As South Korea heads toward a snap presidential election on June 3, the far right is following the Trump playbook (and aesthetic).
The draft proposal echoes the Obama-era nuclear deal and includes a major climbdown by the Trump administration
Protected by British gunboats and Gurkhas, Singapore plays an outsized role in the world’s banking and oil system.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Vodafone and Three UK merged in a £16.5bn deal, creating the UK’s biggest mobile network and pledging £1bn investment in coverage within a year. As reported by The Guardian, Vodafone has formed a £16.5bn merger
For those of us who have experienced isolation in prison, it’s a trauma that never leaves.
The 45-year-old suspect appears in court after being charged with a federal hate crime.
Ukraine’s high-risk strikes damage over 40 top-secret strategic bombers
The PM will also announce £15 billion for the UK’s nuclear warhead programme as a major defence review calls for a shift to warfighting readiness
Britain endorses Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, aligning with France and the US
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A new global study shows structured exercise post-treatment cuts cancer recurrence by 28% and death risk by 37%, offering more benefits than drugs. As reported by The Guardian, a leading global trial finds exercise can
Donald Trump is putting an untested system under almighty strain
The attorney-general attacks attitudes to international courts, comparing them to the approach used to bypass the German constitution in the 1930s
The president's signature import taxes win a legal reprieve, as the White House rails against "activist judges".
Palestinians in Gaza recount journeys to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution sites, as starvation looms.
Exclusive: Millions of UK workers are unknowingly funding Israel’s genocide in Gaza via their Nest pension contributions. Harriet Williamson reports.
To see how, follow an oil-and-gas pipeline through three conflict zones
An estimated 1.8 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca which begins on June 4.
Defence secretary’s comments commit government to £10 billion extra in military funding per year, despite proposed cuts elsewhere
President Donald Trump says the increase in tariffs will protect America's steel industry, along with an expected partnership with Japan.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Attorney General Lord Hermer apologised for comparing Tory and Reform calls to quit the ECHR with 1930s Nazi Germany, calling his remarks “clumsy.” As reported by The Telegraph, Attorney General Lord Hermer expressed regret over
Advocates say Trump administration appears to be following Project Esther’s recommendations to crackdown on activism.
American-made planes armed with tactical weapons would be the UK’s biggest defence expansion since the Cold War
The Red Cross hospital in Rafah says 150 Palestinians have been injured in Gaza’s southern city.
Pete Hegseth says a war would be devastating for the world
Labour is persisting with a “nukes plus NATO” defence policy that is likely to lead to further wars. A new independent report counters this disastrous narrative.
Inside the surveillance tech fueling Trump’s deportation machine.
Arab delegation was set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Peabody chief urges the Treasury to class social housing as vital infrastructure, calling it key to fixing the UK’s housing crisis and boosting growth. As reported by The Guardian, a leading UK housing chief has
The Trump administration hobbles a great American export
The health secretary hopes junior doctors will settle for reforms to improve working conditions and career progression as polling shows waning support
The BBC reports from Donetsk where swarms of fibre optic drones give Russia the edge as Ukraine defends towns behind the front line.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to press for military action that would upend President Trump’s push for a negotiated deal.
Research group Forensic Architecture finds that Israel is using tactics in the West Bank similar to those used in Gaza.
And why millennials and Gen Zers are already leaving the president
The British Medical Association is polling members on further industrial action which could lead to a ‘summer of discontent’ for the NHS
It comes during a Trump crackdown on top universities, which he accuses of failing to combat antisemitism.
A federal judge rejected President Trump’s efforts to use government power to punish WilmerHale. Two similar orders had already been rejected.
Tamils commemorating loved ones lost or ‘disappeared’ during the civil war are still waiting for answers.
Campaigner calls for an independent body to administer payouts for public scandals, including Horizon, contaminated blood and Windrush
A Communist Party hard man has to rescue Asia’s great success story
The killing in a Madrid suburb has shocked Ukrainians, but has not triggered an outpouring of grief.
President Trump sees tariff talks as a chance to pressure a rival into concessions. E.U. officials have acted as if they were dealing with an ally.
Merseyside Police say they believe the car was able to follow an ambulance after a road block was temporarily lifted to treat a member of the public.
And any jobs-pocalypse seems a long way off
Police confirm arrest of 53-year-old white British male after car sped through throngs of supporters, including young families
President Trump says that Vladimir Putin has “gone absolutely CRAZY’’ with attacks in Ukraine, but has so far refused to join Europe with its newest sanctions.
It is not just America’s debt that is getting costlier
The delay to July 9, from June 1, followed a request from the president of the European Commission. President Trump said trade talks would begin “rapidly.”
Government sources say other tweaks such as watering down the two-child benefit cap are being considered, as the PM faces attacks from his own MPs
Malnourished five-month-old baby Siwar is now out of hospital in Gaza - but as we found, she and her family are struggling.
The units will be open around the clock and be staffed by specialists who can deal with patients who are suicidal or experiencing psychosis or mania
As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.
Harvard sued and asked for a restraining order after the Trump administration had said it would block international students from attending the university.
America’s tech giants are a point of vulnerability
President Ramaphosa denied claims that white people were forced off their land and murdered
President Trump repeated false claims of a genocide against South Africa’s white farmers in a tense meeting with the country’s leader.
Cyril Ramaphosa rebuts discredited claims of a "white genocide" in South Africa, as US president confronts him in Oval Office.
Tech giants are spending big, but many other companies are growing frustrated
If it turns inward, the country and continent will lose out
The guests were the biggest investors in President Trump’s memecoin. They were greeted with chants of “shame” as they arrived at his Virginia golf club.
Government was allowed to conclude negotiations after rejection of early-morning injunction
Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
If it does not, a collision with the bond markets awaits
President Trump appears to have backed off joining a European push for new sanctions on Russia, seemingly eager to move on to doing business deals with it.
Britain halts trade talks with Binyamin Netanyahu’s government as both Keir Starmer and David Lammy condemn its treatment of Palestinians
The three nations "strongly oppose" Benjamin Netanyahu's expansion of military operations, a statement from their leaders said.
It comes as UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy warns that Israel's war in Gaza is entering a "dark new phase".
His party and the press lost altitude along with him
The prime minister said his post-Brexit reset would boost the economy by £9 billion a year but critics called it a sell-out
President Trump recently attacked Walmart, saying it should “eat” the costs rather than pass them on to customers.
The disease has spread to the 82-year-old's bones but his office said the cancer could be effectively managed.
Revenues from border levies will be lower than he expects
The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from former President Biden’s personal office.
Brussels officials risk collapsing the prime minister’s European reset hours before summit in London
Thousands may be recruited into a civilian force to guard vital facilities such as airports and nuclear plants under proposals for ‘pre-war era’
The US president said the pair would speak on Monday, and he would later talk to Ukraine's President Zelensky.
The Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport migrants has run up against resistance from the judiciary.
The prime minister said the scheme would not herald a return to free movement
The Trump administration will not be allowed to deport Venezuelans under the law while the matter is being litigated in a federal court, the justices ruled.
The talks lasted just over 90 minutes and there were few signs of any progress on ending the war.
The domestic abuse commissioner says lives are being put in danger by emergency measures as the justice secretary warns jails are running out of space
The Russian president had been challenged by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in person at the talks on Thursday.
A date has been made for the swap but it's not being made public, Ukraine's defence minister says.
Roman Lavrynovych, 21, accused of starting fires outside £2 million house and a flat in north London, as well as torching a vehicle once owned by PM
Some officials expressed concern that big deals to sell chips to the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia could be remembered for shipping cutting-edge A.I. overseas.
Earlier, the US president met the Syrian leader and praised him as "tough" and "attractive".
President Trump often takes maximalist positions, only to back down and declare a win. His opponents are catching on.
Research suggests drugs such as Wegovy could delay age-related illnesses and halve heart attack deaths
The plan to accept a plane from Qatar’s royal family is the latest example of how President Trump’s administration mixes public office and personal benefits.
Edan Alexander, 21, is the first hostage to be released by Hamas since a ceasefire ended in March.
Counterterrorism officers are investigating suspected arson as three blazes in four days linked to PM
After Reform’s election gains, the PM is set to unveil plans to cut net migration in an immigration white paper targeting low-skilled workers
Democratic lawmakers and good government groups cited serious ethics questions raised by President Trump’s plan to accept a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family.
"I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally," the Ukrainian leader writes after Trump urged him to "have the meeting, now!"
President Putin proposes ‘serious’ negotiations starting in Istanbul on May 15
India says its armed forces are giving an "appropriate response", while Pakistan says its soldiers are acting with "restraint".
Pope Leo XIV’s focus on refugees and his pluralistic background may offer a different view of U.S. values from President Trump’s America First approach.
Putin has a real intention for peace, Kremlin says, as Kyiv pushes for a ceasefire starting tomorrow.
As founder of migrant-housing company Clearsprings Ready Homes, Graham King has seen his fortune jump by 35 per cent in a year
President Trump also announced the truce, saying it had been mediated by the United States, although only Pakistan quickly acknowledged an American role.
Cardinal Prevost, 69, was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.
In return, the UK says it has "agreed new reciprocal market access on beef", while removing the tariff on US ethanol.
The Pope tells cardinals in the Sistine Chapel the Church must do more work where there is "lack of faith".
Details of the agreement were unclear, but it would be the first deal announced since President Trump imposed stiff tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners.
Five men arrested in counterterrorism raids at the weekend were allegedly plotting to attack the building in Kensington
Islamabad has said separately it shot down 25 Indian drones as tensions continue to mount after Wednesday's strikes.
Officials and witnesses said at least two Indian aircraft had crashed after India struck Pakistani targets, escalating the conflict between the nuclear powers.
Loud explosions were heard in Bahawalpur and Muzaffarabad amid mounting tensions and after a deadly attack in the Indian-administered part of the region
The move is a blow to Downing Street’s attempts to improve security ties with Europe
President also says he sees himself as leaving office at the end of his current term and not seeking a third one
One man accused of killing an Alawite during the sectarian violence in March tells the BBC that armed civilians were advised and monitored by government forces.
Voters in Australia and Canada punished right-wing parties that promoted Trumpian policies. Elsewhere, President Trump is having a more complex impact.
Home Office will restrict applications for work and study visas from migrants who are most likely to overstay
Moscow's mayor says at least 19 Ukrainian drones heading to Moscow have been destroyed.
The request echoed the position the Biden administration took, surprising some observers in a case with major implications for abortion access.
Education secretary Linda McMahon informs university president Alan Garber of news in deeply partisan letter
Zia Yusuf, the party chairman, says schools will teach a love of Britain if Farage becomes PM
Far-right German party was labeled a ‘confirmed rightwing extremist group’ by country’s domestic intelligence service
G.O.P. lawmakers are pushing the bounds of a little-known statute to undo federal rules — and potentially undermining the filibuster.
Donald Trump loomed large over the election, with comparisons drawn between the US president and defeated opposition leader Peter Dutton.
Anthony Albanese's left-leaning Labor Party has won an outright majority in parliament, according to the latest counting
The Duke of Sussex earlier lost his appeal for the right to taxpayer-funded police security
Education, health, climate and more on chopping block and 13% rise – to over $1tn to Pentagon – in ‘skinny budget’
House Republicans are planning to include several of President Trump’s campaign promises in the first draft of the bill, which they hope to release soon.
The former prime minister said attempts to phase out fossil fuels are ‘doomed to fail’
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke after Canada's general election.
Nigel Farage’s party seized the Labour safe seat of Runcorn & Helmsby and has taken control of several county councils
Move comes after Waltz lost officials’ confidence, sources say, with Marco Rubio to take on national security job
Meanwhile, Labour narrowly holds onto three other mayoralties - with Reform second place in each.
Behind the scenes, a top department official pressed employees to gather a list of activists and investigate them, people familiar with the matter said.
The US and Ukraine have signed a deal that will give Washington access to some of the war-torn country's natural resources, including gold and gas.
Move seals a deal to create a fund the Trump administration says will begin to repay roughly $175bn provided to Ukraine
Kyiv’s economy minister travelled to Washington to finalise the agreement
US President Donald Trump spoke to Mark Carney and congratulated him after his election victory, according to the prime minister's office
The Liberal Party has claimed victory against Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party but might have to form a minority government
While the Kremlin says it is ready for peace talks ‘without preconditions’, there is no sign that Putin has given up on his long-term plan for Ukraine
At least 10 others were killed after a car drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada on Saturday night.
US secretary of state’s comments come after Trump held meeting with Zelensky at Pope’s funeral and later rebuked Putin
The US president says he fears the Russian leader is "tapping me along" given Moscow's strikes on Kyiv earlier this week.
Hannah Dugan apprehended in courthouse where she works after agency says she helped man evade authorities
Pressure builds on President Zelensky to accept a forced peace
Vladimir Putin's aide says the two discussed the possibility of Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks.
Zelensky says "only the Ukrainian people have the right to decide which territories are Ukrainian".
The home secretary is considering several options which would allow British and European young people to work and study across the Continent