Category: Politics

Israel confirms killing of Hashem Safieddine, presumed next leader of Hezbollah Israel said on Tuesday a strike it carried out in Beirut three weeks ago killed Hashem Safieddine, the presumed successor to late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was also killed in an Israeli attack last month. Safieddine was the head of Hezbollah’s highest political […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Introduction: Trump trade drives dollar rally and gold hits record high; Lloyds beats profit expectations Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. The dollar has rallied, boosted by strong economic data […]

Apple’s premium tiny tablet gets a speed boost for 2024 with support for new accessories and imminent AI features, while providing the full modern iPad experience in a compact package. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. The revamped design of the iPad […]

At least seven people were killed and more than a dozen remain missing after gunmen ambushed a public bus and shot passengers in Papua New Guinea’s Enga province. The shooting took place in Enga’s Lagaip district on Tuesday afternoon. More than 20 passengers were on the bus when men armed with high-powered weapons “set up […]

The cost of cleaning up Sellafield is expected to spiral to £136bn and Europe’s biggest nuclear waste dump cannot show how it offers taxpayers value for money, the public spending watchdog has said. Projects to fix buildings containing hazardous and radioactive material at the state-owned site on the Cumbrian coast are running years late and […]

Gisèle Pelicot, the French grandmother who has become a feminist hero for insisting that the rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men should be held in public, will take the stand on Wednesday to comment on the evidence so far. The 72-year-old former logistics manager was unknowingly sedated and raped by her then […]

Chris Kaba was shot by an armed police officer after the car he was driving was stopped and surrounded by officers. As the fourth unarmed black or mixed race man killed by police since 2005, his death sparked protests and anger. But when an officer was arrested for his murder, police officers were also furious […]

First King George III. Now Sir Keir Starmer. Citing the American revolution while misspelling “Britian”, Donald Trump’s campaign has filed an extraordinary complaint against the UK’s Labour party for what it claims is “interference” in the US presidential election. The Trump campaign alleged that in recent weeks, Labour recruited and sent party members to campaign […]

Lidia Thorpe is not one to adhere to respectability politics. She may work in the major house of respectability politics, but as she has been clear from the time she set foot in any parliamentary building, she grew up working class, came from a background of activist politics, and is incredibly proud of these humble, […]

The number of cats and kittens being abandoned in the UK has soared by more than 30% this year, according to a leading animal rescue charity, which described the situation as a “deepening crisis”. Last year Cats Protection helped a total of 184,000 cats, which equates to about 500 a day. However, the charity has […]