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Elon Musk has donated over $276 million to Republican midterm efforts
Elon Musk has donated over $276 million to Republican groups since July, making him the party’s most generous known donor and the largest established midterm donor. The bulk of this funding ($158 million) has gone to the Senate Leadership Fund, one of the largest political donations in American history, which aims to secure a Republican…
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Trump urges Fetterman to join Republicans amid party-switch speculation
President Trump has publicly urged Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman to join the Republican Party, praising him as having “great common sense” and suggesting he would perform better as a Republican. The appeal comes as Republicans’ Senate control appears to weaken and reflects Fetterman’s striking popularity among GOP voters—a 72 per cent favourability rating—despite his Democratic…
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Iran ‘highly likely’ to have been behind RAF Fairford incident says Burnham as he vows greater sanctions for Islamist regime
Andy Burnham told MPs that Iran was “highly likely” to have coordinated a security incident near RAF Fairford, almost certainly through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He said the UK would impose further sanctions and target Iranian-linked criminal networks and their funding, amid wider allied condemnation of Tehran’s attacks. Seven people have been arrested…
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Federal agents search Ilhan Omar’s home as investigation remains unclear
Federal agents searched Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s home in the Washington DC area under a court-authorised warrant as part of an undisclosed criminal investigation. The search, 22 days before the US midterm elections, drew criticism from Omar and fellow Democrats, who said it risked using federal law enforcement to target a political opponent. Authorities have not…
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Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises
US economists Robert Hall and Michael Woodford have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for work that gave policymakers better ways to stabilise economies and limit deep recessions and runaway inflation. Their research helped establish New Keynesian models, which are now widely used by central banks and finance ministries to assess how policy affects economic…
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Saudi energy minister threatens response after Houthi attacks kill 14 at airports
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has promised a “serious” response after Houthi attacks on airports and energy facilities killed 14 people. The strikes have disrupted air travel and prompted fresh security concerns, while the Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted further missiles. Over the past week, 13 people were killed in a Saturday missile strike on…
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Judge halts Trump campaign ads; Australia’s PM under economic fire
A federal judge has blocked a Trump advertising campaign for improperly promoting the president’s political message. Australia’s Prime Minister faces criticism over economic management, with other stories including crime cases, entertainment news and sporting results.
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Netanyahu seeks prosecutions of soldiers interviewed for Gaza documentary
Benjamin Netanyahu has directed Israel’s attorney general and Shin Bet chief to identify soldiers and officers interviewed in the documentary *NAZA* and pursue criminal prosecutions. The film examines the killing of civilians in Gaza, and the order has raised concerns about pressure on journalists to reveal confidential sources. In a letter, Netanyahu called for an…
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AI minister says UK will probably suffer a cyber breach
AI minister Kanishka Narayan says a serious breach of the UK’s cyber defences is “likely, if not inevitable”, and the government plans to use advanced AI to help counter the threat. He cited a June incident in which a rogue OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website; no medical records are known to have been…