Month: October 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in February. ...

Flares were set off and there were a few scuffles with police during the stand-off in Gosport. ...

There is new cause for alarm in the Horn of Africa. A week after a coalition of seven opposition groups announced an alliance to overthrow the government of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, fighting has broken out across several regions of the country of 130 million people. Led by the ...

Oil prices fell as new data showed crude exports from the Middle East surpassed prewar levels, though any respite may be short-lived as attacks on tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz increased. The rise in sales, according to data compiled by research firm Kpler, came alongside G7 nations releasing energy ...

US President Donald Trump promised payments to retirees ahead of the midterm elections, which critics warn would worsen the deficit, stoke inflation and amount to bribery. The spending proposal — which comes after he pledged to pay all adult Americans $5,000 if the Republicans triumph — comes alongside Trump’s use ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election next month after parliament rejected his proposed plan to tame public anger about the country’s housing crisis. A temporary eviction of an 87-year-old pensioner from her Madrid home has galvanized demonstrations that have spread across Spain. Soaring property prices have upended ...

Brazil’s presidential election will go to a runoff on Oct. 25, after conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro unexpectedly emerged as the favorite in the first-round vote. Polls seesawed in the runup to the election as both Bolsonaro — whose father was banned from running after having led a coup attempt — ...

After Guardian investigation uncovered drone strike that killed 12 civilians and injured many more, seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent vital operation in Mogadishu On the rickshaw ride to the hospital, Marian Haji Abdi Guled felt a mixture of joy and apprehension: the day they had been waiting for had finally arrived. ...

Norma Bowe, 68, was flung to the ground at Delaney Hall, the infamous New Jersey detention center. She sees her lawsuit against ICE as one step towards justice Norma Bowe pressed a stethoscope against the 10-year-old’s chest, listening to her lungs. It was Memorial Day outside Delaney Hall, an immigration ...

Our ‘genius’ president is revealing his ignorance of economics, fueling concerns about the threat he poses to the world Donald Trump recently made a bold claim about his abilities, writing on Truth Social: “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and ...