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US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz
Vice-President JD Vance is among US officials expected to take part in negotiations resuming on Saturday in Oman.
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How a fake presidential council ended up with a budget of almost $1m in Nigeria
The government says it was set up with a forged letter of appointment but others say there is more to it.
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Meta scraps AI tool that turned tagged Instagram accounts into images
Meta has discontinued a new artificial intelligence feature that let users generate images by tagging public Instagram accounts, following several days of criticism over its opt-out design. The reversal matters because it reflects growing tension between AI platforms and creators over how people’s likenesses are used without explicit consent, with major talent agencies and performers’…
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France Televisions Unveils Slate Led by ‘La Haine’ Stage Adaptation, #MeToo Film ‘Triple Peine,’ Robust Presidential Election Coverage: ‘Public Service Belongs to No Camp’
Mathieu Kassovitz’s landmark 1995 film “La Haine” is heading to television in a new form, with French broadcaster France Télévisions set to air the stage adaptation “La Haine, sur scène – Jusqu’ici rien n’a changé” as part of its 2026-2027 slate. The adaptation was among the titles unveiled in Paris during France Télévisions’ annual press…
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Ann Widdecombe found dead at Devon home, man arrested on suspicion of murder
Police in England have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of murder following the death of Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative MP and a well-known, polarising figure on British reality television. Her body was found on Thursday with what officials described as “serious injuries” at her home in Dartmoor, Devon, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
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Trump sacks election commissioners paralyzing voting watchdog four months before midterms
President Donald Trump has dismissed two Democratic members of the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, while the panel’s sole Republican member, Christy McCormick, resigned on the same day. The move leaves the independent watchdog — created in 2002 to help administer US elections — without any sitting commissioners just four…
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Zack Polanski denies intimidating British Jews with his demand that the Government track those who fought for Israel in Gaza over ‘war crimes’
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has rejected accusations that he is intimidating British Jews through his call for the Government to monitor UK citizens who have fought for Israel. He is among the signatories of an open letter, sent to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, urging the “monitoring” of British-Israeli dual…
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Struggling pig farmers say £2m support package ‘not enough’
Farmers welcome the Scottish government funding but say it’s not enough to stop them losing about £1m a month
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The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10
Andy Burnham is expected to become prime minister within a fortnight, having promised to reshape Labour’s agenda and deliver improvements across the whole of the UK. However, this Guardian analysis argues he will inherit a daunting set of unresolved problems from his predecessor Keir Starmer, spanning welfare, defence, taxation, immigration, justice, foreign relations and the…
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Sophie Cunningham stuns the Internet with Phoenix entrance attire, new fantasy football punishment & ribs!
This piece is an instalment of OutKick’s light-hearted “Friday Screencaps” column, a rambling round-up of sports and personal anecdotes rather than a single news story. The bulk of the published text focuses on the author reflecting on the end of his son’s youth summer baseball season, using the games to draw lessons about resilience and…