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Accusation vessel contains grain looted from Russian-occupied territories triggers diplomatic spat between both nations Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel it claims is carrying grain looted from Russian-occupied territories, triggering a rare diplomatic spat between the two countries. The dispute spilt into public view this week when president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that “another vessel…

Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyers The family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her health, suspected heart attack and drop in body weight of almost 20kg (44lb). The 54-year-old human rights activist, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel p…

Rival parties demand investigation as Tory party chair refers Reform UK leader to commissioner over gift from crypto tycoon Exclusive: Farage given undisclosed £5m by crypto tycoon Analysis: Farage’s attempt to get ahead of story raises more questions Nigel Farage has been referred to parliament’s standards watchdog after the Guardian revealed he received an undeclared £5m gift from a party donor…

Attorneys, citing new evidence including selfies, filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Federal prosecutors provided in a filing Wednesday the most detailed account to date of Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged weeks-long plan to kill Donald Trump , who had joined more than 2,500 members of the Washington pr…

Former FBI director indicted over social media post from last year of seashells arranged into ‘86 47’ US politics live – latest updates James Comey surrendered to authorities on Wednesday at the eastern district of Virginia after the justice department indicted him this week for a second time. The former FBI director was indicted in North Carolina on Tuesday because of a post he made on social me…

Assailant reportedly hunting for anyone ‘visibly Jewish’ in suspected antisemitic attack in north London Police are treating the stabbing of two men in Golders Green, north London as terrorism, with the suspect described as hunting for anyone “visibly Jewish” to attack. The stabbings happened just after 11am on Wednesday with the violence coming after a series of arson attacks on Jewish targets i…

Justices in unanimous decision revive federal suit brought by anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ in the state Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US supreme court sided on Wednesday with the operator of Christian faith-based anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” in New Jersey that is trying to impede a state investigation into whether the fac…

As his defense secretary testified before House committee, Trump posted AI-generated image of himself with a weapon and a caption saying ‘NO MORE MR. NICE GUY’ Pete Hegseth has denied that the US-Israel war on Iran is “a quagmire” and claimed critics of the operation posed a greater threat to the US than Iran itself, as he came under pressure to set out Washington’s strategy for the conflict. App…

Ángel Mateos González due to play for CD Colunga, making him oldest player to take part in official match At an age when many veteran footballers might prefer to be regaling grandchildren, friends and assorted barflies with slightly embroidered tales of their former sporting prowess, 70-year-old Ángel Mateos González is heading back on to the pitch. The Spaniard, who retired from competitive foot…

Wave of measures has helped cut offending in stores last year by a fifth as new retail crime law comes into force Co-op is secretly marking commonly stolen items including alcohol and laundry detergents with invisible “forensic spray” to track them, in the latest crackdown on shoplifting as a new law on retail crime kicks in. The supermarket aims to use the technique across the country having tes…

Fans in Buffalo, only a few miles from Ontario, filled the silence when a microphone cut out at the start of a match The Electric City. Nickle City. Queen City. City of No Illusions. Buffalo, New York, has accrued many nicknames over the years but, in an age of growing tensions between two traditional allies, one among them has taken on extra resonance: the City of Good Neighbors. Continue readin…

The fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuels Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A majority of Australians support taxing profits from gas exports and extending the cut to the fuel excise, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, despite Anthony Albanese on Wednesday ruling out a new tax on existing ga…

Rise in electricity demand in first quarter of 2026 was moderated by record output from rooftop solar Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More datacentres and warmer conditions helped push electricity demand to record highs in the first three months of the year, according to Australia’s Energy Market Operator, while growth in batteries kept average wholesale prices down. …

Royal Navy chief says unified naval force will deter future Russian threats from the ‘open sea border’ to the north Britain has agreed to create a unified naval force with nine European countries to deter future Russian threats from the “open sea border” to the north, the head of the Royal Navy has announced. Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins insisted that despite the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, where …

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe fined and deported after pleading guilty to immigration and firearms-related offences unrelated to recent shooting Three months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, Robert Mugabe’s youngest son has been fined and ordered to leave South Africa after pleading guilty to two unrelated charges. Bellarmine Chatu…