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Labour could end local coalitions with Greens over Zionism policy
Labour says it will end power-sharing deals with councillors that do not disown the party's new stance.
Seven missing after tanker catches fire off Romanian coast
Seven crew members are missing after a tanker caught fire close to Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea Thursday morning, Romanian authorities said.
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Millions of phones exposed to Israeli spyware operation through online ads, researchers say
An Israeli surveillance technology firm has run a large-scale operation to infect mobile phones with spyware using online advertisements to hack the devices, researchers said on Thursday.
Microsoft’s president warns White House against skilled immigration crackdown
In an exclusive interview, Brad Smith said discouraging skilled immigrants could undermine the “wealth and standard of living” of all Americans.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out a coalition with Green Party while it maintains its policy declaring Zionism a form of racism: “It is wrong. It is antisemitic. We will have nothing to do with it. We cannot support a partnership with a party that holds a position that recently been adopted."
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Germany’s Economy Is Looking Up. For Merz, It May Be Too Late
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Croatia pumps the brakes on Montenegro’s EU membership bid
Zagreb is pressing Podgorica to resolve long-standing disputes over war crimes, compensation and border demarcation before wrapping up EU accession talks.
Nasty email fight between 2 top Trump appointees spills into the open
The messages offer a window into interpersonal conflicts within the administration.
The GOP’s midterm lifeline: Maybe the polls are wrong
Part of the challenge is no one knows what the midterm electorate will look like, making it hard to know if the polling is accurate.
Trump’s Russian diesel deal draws GOP, European pushback — and industry shrug
Trump’s plan to buy diesel from Russia is sparking a political backlash — and further ruptures in the transatlantic alliance — for a deal the oil industry says may never happen.
Wes Streeting in US for Hegseth meeting as Ukraine tensions escalate – as it happened
Defence secretary’s meeting comes after Burnham said he would help facilitate reconciliation between Zelenskyy and Trump
‘Tickled to death’: Joe Manchin’s excited about a potential permitting victory
The former West Virginia senator has a warning for negotiators, though: “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”
Why Democrats are looking to Katherine Clark to bring ‘order’ to the House
The Massachusetts progressive could be the first woman to serve as House majority leader. She’ll have her hands full.
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The extremes of Reform: What will Farage do?
Is Reform facing another growing crisis over alleged racist, sexist and violent language within its ranks? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy assess what the latest claims within an ITV News undercover investigation mean for Nigel Farage and whether more damaging revelations are still to come. Reform says there is “no room for racism” within the
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UK economy grew 0.1% in August ahead of Healey’s first Budget
The uptick helped the economy grow by 0.7% over the three months to August, official figures show.
Burnham v Swinney: will the UK PM overshadow the SNP’s conference?
Prime minister presents new kind of challenge for SNP, and his Scottish visit will loom large over its big event
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EU leaders face off over the budget
EU leaders meet today for their first chance to beef about the budget face to face. On the show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Sarah Wheaton dive deeper into why leaders look increasingly unlikely to reach an agreement on the EU’s next money pot by December. Plus, Zoya obtained a document revealing deepening relations between Russia and
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Das Rot-Grün-Rot-Dilemma in der Hauptstadt
Die Berliner Landespolitik manövriert sich erst in eine Sackgasse und will nun doch daraus rausfinden. Wegen des Streits um antisemitische Strömungen in der Linkspartei stehen die Sondierungsgespräche mit SPD und Grünen auf der Kippe, werden aber heute fortgesetzt. Wie sich das rot-grün-rote Bündnis gegen den Widerstand von SPD und Grünen im Bund retten will, zeigt
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UK polling watchdog faces reckoning after Farage sting
British Polling Council members have pressed for tougher action on a firm accused of downplaying Reform UK links to its polling.
Frontex suspends reintegration program after blowing through its budget
The pause comes ahead of a proposed expansion of the EU border agency's role in returns, sharpening questions over how Brussels will fund its tougher deportation policy.
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