Rival’s threat to Starmer overshadows King’s Speech
Any hopes Prime Minister Keir Starmer had that the King's Speech would help him move on from his leadership woes, they were dashed by a colleague's shock move.
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Trump insists no need for Xi’s help on Iran war
US and Iranian demands to end the war remain far apart, but President Donald Trump has played down the role China could have in resolving the conflict.
UK PM’s leadership woes overshadow parliament’s opening
Not even the pomp and ceremony of a speech by King Charles reopening parliament could distract from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership woes.
Russia pounds Ukraine’s capital in massive air attack
Russia has pummelled Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in a massive aerial attack, killing at least one person and wounding dozens more.
Palestinian shot climbing West Bank barrier into Israel
Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem.
Iran war looms over Trump’s China visit
US President Donald Trump is expected to ask for China's help to resolve the costly and unpopular conflict with Iran, which he launched in late February.
Mishandling Taiwan could spark conflict, Xi tells Trump
China's Xi Jinping has praised the progress of US trade talks but cautioned President Donald Trump that differences over Taiwan could result in confrontation.
Two more test positive as ship evacuation nears end
Spain is preparing to send home the last of the passengers on a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, as two evacuees from the US and France test positive.
Oil jumps as Trump dismisses Iran’s reply to peace plan
President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's response to a US plan as "totally unacceptable", causing oil prices to surge as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
Russia and Ukraine trade blame for fighting amid truce
Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of disregarding US President Donald Trump's request to stop their attacks as their three-day ceasefire comes to an end.
Last six passengers leave Hantavirus-hit ship
A hantavirus-hit vessel has departed Tenerife bound for the Netherlands after the final six passengers and some of its crew left the ship.
UK govt aides quit as 60 Labour MPs urge Starmer to go
Four government aides have resigned as they joined scores of Labour MPs calling for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stand down after local election results.
Ukraine, Russia fight on despite US-mediated ceasefire
Despite a three-day cessation in hostilities, attacks in the Ukraine war continue with both sides accusing each other of breaking the ceasefire.
Ukraine drone attack after Russia shunned truce offer
Russia has reported a massive wave of Ukrainian drone attacks amid uncertainty over the warring neighbours' rival ceasefires.
Rubio meets Pope Leo amid tensions with Trump
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with the Pope at the Vatican after weeks of attacks by President Donald Trump on the pontiff over the Iran war.
UK man arrested after former prince Andrew threatened
A man has reportedly been arrested after allegedly approaching Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor while wearing a balaclava and shouting at the former royal.
Ukraine hits Russian warship as negotiator visits US
Ukraine's army says it has struck a Russian warship in the Caspian Sea as its negotiator Rustem Umerov visited the United States for talks.
Trump insists truce still holds after US-Iran flare-up
President Donald Trump has played down an exchange of fire between Iran and the US, while Tehran accuses the US of breaching their ceasefire.
Pope and Rubio commit to stronger ties, Vatican says
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV have discussed "topics of mutual interest in the Western Hemisphere," a US readout of the talks says.
Spain readies for people from virus-hit cruise ship
Efforts continue to trace passengers of a hantavirus-hit cruise ship and their immediate contacts, while Spain prepares to receive people from the vessel.
Narrow block: court rules Trump global tariffs illegal
The US Court of International Trade has ruled in favour of small businesses that challenged President Donald Trump's global tariffs.
Israel kills son of top Hamas peace talks negotiator
Hamas' exiled Gazan chief Khalil al-Hayya has lost his fourth son in the latest round of attacks by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating truce
Ukraine has targeted Moscow with drones during a short ceasefire, Russia says, while Kyiv accuses Russia of breaking its own truce by striking Ukraine.
Trump hopes for extension to Ukraine-Russia ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, and President Donald Trump would like to see "a big extension".
More clashes as US-Iran talks appear to stall
Iran says it is still weighing its response to the US peace proposal, but none was reported by mid-afternoon in Washington, just before midnight in Tehran.
Two suspected virus cases found in Spain, remote island
Authorities are racing to prevent further spread of the hantavirus from a cruise ship as more suspected cases are reported thousands of kilometres apart.
Ex-minister challenges UK PM after local elections loss
A former UK minister says she will challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the top job if none of the members of cabinet step forward.
Australians last to leave virus-stricken cruise ship
Passengers on the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are preparing to be screened before disembarking near a port in the the Canary Islands.
Israel deports two detained over Gaza-bound flotilla
Israel has deported two activists detained under suspicion of having links to a terrorist organisation, after their Gaza Strip-bound flotilla was intercepted.
Putin floats idea of peace talks – but only in Moscow
Vladimir Putin has indicated the Ukraine war will likely come to an end soon, but says "anyone who wants to meet me has to come to Moscow".
US waits for Iran reply, Qatari tanker heads for strait
A Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz amid a state of relative calm in the waterway off Iran.