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Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint – a life in pictures Her best films – ranked Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon B…

President floats idea as voter anger over rising costs threatens Republican hopes in November midterms Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was considering suspending the federal gasoline tax, a sign the president is noticing voter anger over fuel costs a month before the midterm elections. “We’re thinking about that,” Trump said when asked whether the tax should be suspended. Continue…

White House denies the allegations as ‘false’ and says ‘first amendment does not protect violent rioting’ US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump ordered the FBI to investigate protesters in Los Angeles who were demonstrating against the president’s immigration crackdown, according to a whistleblower complaint. Alex Padilla, a Democratic senator who represents California and serves on the …

Relations have soured between the two countries over a number of issues since 2023, but Hillel Newman says a ‘reset’ is possible Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Israel’s ambassador to Australia says the third anniversary of 7 October is an opportunity for both countries to return to “traditional friendship” as hundreds gathered in Sydney’s east to mark the day. But, i…

Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their guns Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence of Israeli soldiers, hospitalising him, as he covered worsening settler violence against olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old veteran photographer for Agence France-Presse in Palestine, was…

The prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital last Wednesday as authorities tried to put her to death Christa Pike, a Tennessee prisoner who survived the state’s attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said on Tuesday. “Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking and continues to receive critical medical care. Despite the s…

Israeli communities shattered by Hamas masacres are torn between rebuilding their lives and remembering lost friends and relatives Keith Siegel spent many of his long hours in Hamas captivity in Gaza etching everything that happened after 7 October 2023 into his memory. For 484 days, he recited to himself every place he was held, the dates he was moved and every attack or humiliation he endured o…

Exclusive: Officials working on further radical changes that would change how much energy companies could charge customers John Healey is considering a major intervention to cut energy bills for poorer households at this month’s budget, after ministers became alarmed at forecasts which show bills rising by hundreds of pounds in January. The chancellor is working on plans to spend more than £1bn t…

Letter signed by more than 40 signatories say Cambridge has backed away from promised thorough review of events before Arday’s death Senior Cambridge academics have criticised the university’s plans to investigate Prof Jason Arday’s death as inadequate, and said those responsible for “serious failures of leadership” should face consequences. In a letter to Chris Smith, Cambridge’s chancellor, the…

Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out the necessary environmental impact assessments Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites. The planned datacentres in Muhos and Kajanni are part of a 13bn euro project across multiple sites in northe…

Minister says they could not see parties cooperating, while official says coalition should be formally ruled out Senior Labour party figures said it is very unlikely their party would cooperate with the Greens in the future after they adopted a policy treating Zionism as a form of racism. One Labour minister said they could not foresee how the two parties could work together, while a government o…

Counter-terrorism policing says 22-year-old detained in London on suspicion of terrorism offences A seventh man has been arrested in London on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of the investigation related to threats to RAF Fairford, police have said. The 22-year-old British national was arrested in Westminster, central London, on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts under section 5 o…

Tory leader says proposed ‘Britannia Shield’ would not be comparable to Israeli missile defence system UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has denied she compared a new air defence system proposed by the party to Israel’s Iron Dome, despite using the term in her press release and a newspaper article. The Conservative leader said the party’s proposed “Britannia Shield” would not be com…

Journalists are calling for an urgent amendment to the Special Operations Bill, which boosts police search and seizure powers Journalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that boosts police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted freedom of the press. The government says the Special Operations Bill 2026 ,…

Kyriakos Mitsotakis says his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, has been supportive of restitution efforts in the past The Greek prime minister has vowed to “ramp up” his country’s claims to win back the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum, emphasising that his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, was hugely supportive of restitution efforts before he moved into Downing Street. Kyriakos Mitsotakis said…