Home secretary pledges to ‘do everything in my power’ to keep British Jews safe as police say suspect is Somalia-born UK national Shabana Mahmood has promised to “do everything in my power” to keep British Jews safe, as police said the suspect in the stabbing of two men in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday was a 45-year-old British national born in Somalia. Ministers said a further £25m would be invested to increase security for Jewish communities after the suspected terrorist attack in
Ruling has gutted provision intended to prevent racial discrimination in voting. Plus, oil tops $126 a barrel to reach highest level since 2022 Good morning. The US supreme court has gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act through a landmark decision on Louisiana’s congressional map, in a major upheaval in US civil rights law that threatens to weaken the voting power of minorities. How have lawmakers reacted? Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures, who are now at risk of losing their seats in
President Donald Trump says the war with Iran and the United States' blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will continue unless Iran gives in, saying, “At this moment, there will never be a deal unless they agree that there will be no nuclear weapons.” It comes as Pentagon officials say the war has cost $25 billion so far during a tense hearing on Capitol Hill where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced criticism of the administration’s strategy. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the Federal Reserve nominee for President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on April 21.
The Church of Scientology Information Center and test center on Hollywood Boulevard on April 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices developed by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
In 2022, Aneil Karia won an Academy Award for his short starring Riz Ahmed. Now, he’s skewering Reform-style parliamentary candidates with the help of Jack Lowden and an unlikely online platform Some film-makers have unrealistic expectations for their work; Aneil Karia is not one of them. “I’m not deluded enough to think that it’s going to bring down the government,” he says of his new film, Vote Gavin Lyle – but you never know, it just might. A funny, clever, superbly acted, small-but-perfectly
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Arrest of potential next leader found hiding in drainage pipe highlights renewed tactics – and fears of cartel infighting US politics live – latest updates The golden coffin of “El Mencho” , the late leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), had barely been lowered into the ground when the Mexican military dealt a second blow to the very top of the organisation this week. As special forces descended on a ranch in the state of Nayarit, grainy drone footage showed El Mencho’s possible su
Guardian - World · Oct 8
With voter loyalty a distant memory, the Lib Dems’ cost of living policies and criticism of Trump could gain them ground It has been an election buildup dominated by the rise of Reform UK and the Greens, and the contrasting woes of Labour and the Tories. But there is a chance that on 8 May the Liberal Democrats, largely ignored in recent weeks, could wake up as the biggest party in English local government. This is just one of several paradoxes for the party’s leader, Ed Davey, and his team. The
