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Nancy Pelosi calls Republican funding bill ‘a devastating assault’ on working families as Schumer urges Democratic backing – live
At least eight Senate Democrats need to vote with Republicans to advance bill ahead of midnight deadline to fund governmentDemocrats at odds over Republican bill to fund government operationsDanish foreign...
Judge formally sentences Adnan Syed to time served in Serial murder case
Syed, convicted of 1999 murder and jailed for life, maintains innocence in long-running case of legal twists and turnsA Maryland judge has formally sentenced Adnan Syed to the time he...
Greek PM seeks ‘reset’ with former far-right activist as migration minister
Shaken by rail protests, Kyriakos Mitsotakis brings in new transport minister while tacking right on migrationThe Greek prime minister has appointed a former far-right student activist to the helm of...
Blockers, checkers, bats and chainsaws: don’t talk like Musk, Starmer is warned
PM has been urged to ‘get a grip’ on messaging after railing against the ‘flabby’ state and the civil service’s ‘tepid bath’Keir Starmer has been warned against adopting the language...
Canada ‘will never be part of the US’, says new PM Mark Carney amid trade war
Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor sworn in and expected to call election soonMark Carney has said Canada will never be part of the US, after being...
Apple’s UK encryption legal challenge heard behind closed doors
Media organisations including the Guardian and the BBC fail to gain entry to proceedingsWhat could Apple’s legal challenge mean for data protection?A hearing in Apple’s legal battle with the UK...
Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring militant terror group after train hijacking
A spokesperson offered no evidence for the claim after 26 people were killed on a train that was hijacked in Balochistan province on TuesdayPakistan’s military has accused neighbouring India of...
US rebuts Hamas’s ‘entirely impractical’ ceasefire demands
Apparent rejection of new offer to free US-Israeli hostage dashes hopes of progress but will please Tel AvivThe Trump administration has accused Hamas of making “entirely impractical” demands and stalling...
Homeland security agents search two Columbia University students’ rooms
College president says she is ‘heartbroken’ by latest escalation in Trump attack on US campusesNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in...
30,000 jobs could go in Labour’s radical overhaul of NHS
Loss of staff will be at least twice as big as thought, as new NHS England chief tells regional boards to cut costs by 50%The jobs cull from the government’s...
Zelenskyy urges Trump to use ‘strength of America’ to force Moscow into ceasefire after US-Russia talks – Europe live
Ukraine president says pressure must be put on Russia after US president says talks between Witkoff and Putin were ‘productive’Germany is close to unlocking the way to a massive increase...
BBC reaches settlement with female news presenters over discrimination claims
Four women reach resolution with corporation after claims they were victims of ‘rigged’ recruitment processFour female news presenters have reached a last-minute settlement with the BBC over claims they were...