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US president is ‘truly uninformed’ for spreading claims of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa tells New York Times South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has called Donald Trump’s policy of allowing white Afrikaners to apply for refugee status in the US “racist,” saying the US president was “truly uninformed” in a rare instance of direct criticism. Ramaphosa told the New York Tim…

The men, who had been released after completing criminal sentences, are from Cuba, Jamaica and Yemen Three men deported by the US to Eswatini – rather than their home countries – have filed a case against Eswatini’s government with the African Union’s human rights body, claiming their detention was an unlawful violation of their rights. Two of the claimants, from Cuba and Yemen, have been in pris…

Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accountable The Trump administration’s attempt to sink a UN resolution demanding countries act on the climate crisis has caused cuts to the proposal but hasn’t entirely killed it, according to the tiny Pacific island country spearheading the effort. The US has demanded that Vanuatu , …

Reports of carmaker’s warning come as lobby group says EU proposals could damage £70bn cross-channel trade Business live – latest updates The Japanese carmaker Nissan has reportedly said it could be forced to close its plant in Sunderland if the UK is not fully included in new “Made in Europe” manufacturing rules proposed by the EU. The UK car industry trade representative group also said it was …

The court of justice said Portugal had committed serious infringements of EU environmental law Portugal has been fined €10m (£8.7m) by the EU’s court of justice for failing to comply with environmental laws that require it to protect biodiversity. It has also been ordered to pay €41,250 a day until it complies with a previous court order in 2019. The court said it was imposing the maximum fine po…

Urgent request submitted by vessel after US submarine sank Iranian warship in same area with torpedo on Tuesday Middle East crisis – live updates A second Iranian ship has been reported in waters close to Sri Lanka and has sought emergency permission to dock, a day after a US submarine sank an Iranian frigate killing more than 80 people onboard. The Sri Lankan minister Nalinda Jayatissa told parl…

Lawmakers cite ‘consistent pattern’ in which Americans are being killed ‘without justice or accountability’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox More than 30 US senators have signed a letter demanding that the Trump administration open an independent investigation into the February killing of a 19-year-old American in the occupied West Bank , the ninth US …

Exclusive: Standards committee proposal aims to improve staff safety but critics say it will further reduce public trust UK politics live – latest updates MPs are planning to redact the names of 2,000 parliamentary staff from an official register that has been in place for decades, in a move that experts say will reduce transparency around lobbying by passholders. The proposal has been put forwar…

Two musicals dominate nominations while Tom Hiddleston and Bryan Cranston vie for best actor, with Cate Blanchett and Rosamund Pike up for best actress • Olivier awards 2026: full list of nominations Michael Bond’s marmalade-loving bear will go up against a band of fairytale characters at the Olivier awards next month, as two musicals dominated the nominations announced on Thursday. The frontrunn…

NBC confirmed the host ‘plans to return’ but ‘remains focused’ on finding her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Savannah Guthrie, the Today show host whose elderly mother has been missing from her Arizona home for more than a month , visited NBC’s studios in New York on Thursday and the network confirmed, for the first time…

In Dallas and Williamson counties, voters faced long lines, extended wait times and confusion about voting location On Tuesday, Texas held its Democratic and Republican primaries ahead of the upcoming November midterms. Democratic voters chose between Jasmine Crockett, the anti-Trump firebrand congresswoman, and James Talarico, the populist state representative, in an election that attracted nati…

Asif Merchant testified that Revolutionary Guard coerced him into scheme by threatening his family in Tehran A Pakistani businessman accused of plotting to kill Donald Trump told a federal jury on Wednesday that he was coerced into the scheme by Iran ’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, which he said had threatened his family to secure his participation. Asif Merchant, 47, took the unusual step of testi…

First government-charted flight to evacuate citizens from Middle East takes off from Muscat one day late Middle East crisis – live updates The first flight chartered by the UK government to evacuate British nationals from the Middle East has now departed, Keir Starmer has confirmed. The prime minister announced that the delayed charter flight from Oman, which was originally scheduled to leave at …

Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for cap on political donations UK politics live – latest updates Christopher Harborne has donated another £3m to Reform UK on top of his record £9m last summer. Nigel Farage’s party, which has been topping the polls for more than a year, brought in £5.5m in the last quarter of 2025 – outstripping all the othe…

Home Office now must give notice of its discretion to extend 28-day deadline, which it did not do for 19-year-old A teenage refugee has spent the winter on the streets and been subjected to two attacks after being evicted from Home Office accommodation after falling victim to unpublished “secret” rules. The restrictions emerged during a high court challenge to a decision by the Home Office to giv…