Conflict & War
Live coverage and analysis of the world's armed conflicts — the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Gaza and wider Middle East crises, and flashpoints from the Sahel to the South China Sea. Tracking battlefield developments, ceasefire diplomacy, sanctions and the humanitarian toll, with context on who is fighting, why, and what it means for global stability.
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Count Binface has taken on three PMs and lost - but could this be his best ever performance?
The self-styled intergalactic space warrior wears a giant silver bin on his head and a silver cloak.…
What’s at stake in Zambia’s elections?
The economy dominates voter concerns in the southern African country.…
Mexico says Colombia rejected its earthquake rescue team
Colombia denies politics played a role after Mexico said its military rescuers were refused entry.…
'This is her stage!' - Hunt takes 200m gold
GB sprint star Amy Hunt takes her second gold of the 2026 European Athletics Championships in the women's 200m, with Rhasidat Adeleke second and Dina …
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two, including police chief
Israeli drone strikes killed at least 2 people and wounded several others in Gaza on Thursday.…
Two seriously hurt as passenger train derails in East Sussex
"It was pandemonium... I could feel the carriage rocking," says one passenger who was on the train with his six-year-old daughter.…
Hunt surges to 200m glory to win second European gold
Great Britain's Amy Hunt charges to 200m glory to secure her second gold medal at the European Championships as Dina Asher-Smith gets bronze.…
Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM
Donald Tusk says it is first time ‘someone on the order of Russia’ has sought to attack US citizen in Nato countryA Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian A…
Israeli forces order families to evacuate homes in Qusra
Israeli forces have ordered Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank to evacuate their homes in Qusra…
Sudan army says RSF advance on key town bordering Ethiopia
Military and government sources say the paramilitary RSF and allies advance into town of Kurmuk in Blue Nile state.…
Donald Trump deputizes US private companies to conduct cyber-attacks
President signed memorandum giving private sector a role in combating ‘transnational criminal organizations’Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday th…
Judge nixes Trump lawsuit alleging Harvard did not protect Jewish students
Ruling latest setback in Trump administration response to Gaza war protests that swept college campuses.…
GB teenager Nowacki wins dramatic European gold
British teenager Filip Nowacki claims a dramatic gold in the men's 200m breaststroke final at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.…
Carrick urges Manchester United to sign more transfers to boost title bid
United's preseason outlay pales in comparison with some of their fellow title contenders.…
Europe swelters in latest wave of extreme heat
UK records its hottest day of the year as the temperature in west London reaches 38.1 degrees Celsius.…
Israeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West Bank
Former PM of Israel calls events ‘concerted and meticulous attempt at ethnic cleansing’ against PalestiniansIsraeli troops have forced two Palestinian…
Kennedy Center Board votes again to shut main building down — and add Trump's name back
The board voted to close the Washington, D.C., arts complex's main campus for a $250 million renovation — three months after a federal judge temporari…
Is Iran really trying to kill Trump?
How developed is the Tehran regime’s assassination operation abroad?…
LIV set to cancel season-ending Team Championship
LIV Golf players have been warned that the season-ending Team Championship later this month is set to be cancelled.…
Poland arrests man who allegedly tried to kill Ukrainian American
The suspect has been identified as a Russian citizen who planned to kill one of Moscow's critics in Warsaw.…
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to a sixth province
Ebola outbreak has killed 2,128 people out of around 4,566 recorded cases in the DRC, according to government figures.…
Mangione could plead guilty in federal case ahead of NY murder trial
A surprise hearing Friday in federal court has added to speculation Luigi Mangione could enter a plea, which could derail a state murder trial.…
'I worked really hard and it paid off': Elation, nerves and proud parents as students get results
A Ukrainian refugee, a firefighter and triplets are among the students reacting to their results.…
Trump administration ‘gutted’ federal civil rights enforcement, HRW says
A new report finds key federal agencies have stopped providing oversight of civil rights laws nationally.…
Government could pay higher rents to spread asylum accommodation across UK
Greater use of private rental properties would form part of PM’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across UKMinisters are considering paying hi…
Gaza mural for Burger King worker fired for shouting ‘Free Palestine’
Artists in Gaza painted a mural honouring former Burger King employee Arianna Hamilton.…
Bonnie Tyler's classic hit spiked in streams during solar eclipse
Bonnie Tyler's friend Mal Pope heard Total Eclipse of the Heart playing throughout Mumbles in Swansea.…
Aerial footage shows derailed train
A train has derailed near Lewes in East Sussex, British Transport Police say.…
Ukraine ‘proposes deal with Russia to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’
Kyiv said to have suggested agreement in apparent attempt to reopen crucial grain corridor, according to ReutersUkraine has proposed a deal with Russi…
Vladimir Putin's first visit to disputed Pacific islands draws Tokyo protest
The four southernmost islands of the chain also are claimed by Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories.…