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Middle East crisis live: Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
An unnamed Palestinian official familiar with the mediation efforts expressed cautious optimism to the Reuters news agency. Israeli warplanes have attacked targets in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, after a rocket was launched towards the Ein ...World -
Hope Hicks: Trump was worried about WSJ article’s effect on Melania
Donald Trump’s former communications director testifies that he worried about Wall Street Journal article about purchase of Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal stories. Trump trial continues with judge dismissing claims that ex-president can’t ...World - Donald Trump -
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at New York University and New School
Thirteen arrested at NYU and 43 at New School, NYPD says, as encampments cleared in downtown Manhattan. Police began clearing out protesters at New York University (NYU) in downtown Manhattan on Friday as pressure continued to build on the city’s ...World - New York -
Eric Adams under pressure to divulge details on ‘outside agitators’ at campus protests
The New York City mayor has claimed police arrested protesters after non-student elements escalated the situation. The New York City mayor, Eric Adams, remains under pressure to divulge how many of the 282 people arrested at campus protests in ...World -
More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses
Police arrest more than 200 students at UCLA as law enforcement clears camp at Dartmouth, arresting more than 90 students. More than 2,000 people have now been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests across dozens of US college campuses in recent ...World -
Campus protests: UCLA students in standoff with police as demonstrations spread across US
More than a thousand supporters at a pro-Palestine encampment in California face arrest by police, a day after it was attacked by pro-Israel counter-protesters. US campus protests: live updatesWhere are the US college campus protests and what is ...World -
Top New York prosecutor says 280 people arrested at campus protests; independent review into UCLA violence – live
Alvin Bragg does not confirm reports of “outside agitators” infiltrating student-led protests; University of California orders review of lack of policing. Full report: crackdowns intensify on US campus protestsColumbia faculty ‘horrified’ by mass ...World - New York -
Dozens arrested at Columbia University as New York police disperse Gaza protest
NYPD officers move on to campus on Tuesday evening to clear out Hamilton Hall building taken over by protesters, with reports of more arrests at City College of New York. US campus protests – live updatesDozens of students have been arrested after ...World - New York -
Michael Cohen said ‘I’ll just do it myself’ after delay of Stormy Daniels payment, her ex-lawyer tells court – live
Keith Davidson tells hush-money trial deal to keep Daniels quiet agreed in early October 2017 but payment delayed several times. Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violationsSign up for our free Trump on Trial newsletterRight now, prosecutor ...World -
Blinken urges Hamas to accept ‘extraordinarily generous’ Israeli ceasefire deal
US secretary of state says Hamas is the ‘only thing standing between people of Gaza and ceasefire’. The US secretary of state has said that “the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire” is Hamas, ahead of what are seen as ...World - Israel -
Europe live: Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez says he will not resign
Sánchez announces he will stay on days after saying he was considering resigning after attacks in rightwing media on his wife. Pedro Sánchez is expected to speak in a few minutes. Stay tuned.. Pedro Sánchez’s big announcement will be an ...World - Europe -
Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows over Rafah and Gaza ceasefire talks
US president and Israeli PM talk as Israel vows to invade southern Gaza city despite global concern for 1 million Palestinians sheltering there. See all our Middle East crisis coverageJoe Biden “reiterated his clear” opposition to an invasion of ...World - Joe Biden -
Antony Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia to try to restart Gaza ceasefire talks
US secretary of state to discuss avoiding regional conflict amid fears about Israeli ground invasion of Rafah. Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia to try to restart fraught ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, as a delegation from Hamas, ...World -
Middle East crisis live: Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before any Rafah invasion, says White House
Israel has started to meet commitments it made to Joe Biden on allowing aid into the north of Gaza, says White House national security spokesperson. The Gaza health ministry on Sunday reported at least 66 Palestinians had been killed in the past ...World - Israel -
David Pecker testifies Michael Cohen said Trump ‘furious’ over refusal to pay Stormy Daniels – live
Ex-National Enquirer publisher emphasizing in testimony that he refused to pay off any more people for Trump when Stormy Daniels looked to sell her affair. A guide to Trump’s hush-money trialWho is David Pecker, key witness in Trump’s criminal ...World - Donald Trump -
Dozens arrested in California and Texas as campus administrators move to shut down protests – live
More than 60 people, including a journalist, arrested at University of Southern California and University of Texas at Austin. Campus protests: full storyMike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, will visit Columbia University today to speak to ...World - California -
Fox journalist among dozens arrested at Texas university as protests swell
Local and state police clash with demonstrators in state capital of Austin while rightwing governor says protesters ‘belong in jail’. At least 20 people were arrested, including a photojournalist, as police and demonstrators violently clashed at ...World -
US Senate passes $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The Senate, in a bipartisan super-majority, overwhelmingly voted to advance the measure, which Joe Biden is expected to sign. The US Senate voted resoundingly on Tuesday to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as a bipartisan ...World - Israel -
David Pecker tells hush-money trial about paying Trump doorman $30,000 to take a story ‘off the market’ – live
Former CEO of National Enquirer continues testimony; judge tells ex-president’s lawyer he’s ‘losing all credibility’ with arguments on gag order. Full story: trial resumes with Pecker testimony and gag order hearingSign up for free Trump on Trial ...World - Donald Trump -
Middle East crisis live: Authorities recover further bodies at Nasser hospital from mass grave, say reports
Emergency services say 310 bodies have been found in past week as UN rights chief says he is ‘horrified’ by reports. A source close to Hezbollah said an Israeli strike deep into Lebanon killed a fighter of the Iran-backed militant group on Tuesday ...World -
Dozens arrested at Yale and NYU as pro-Palestinian student protests spread
Authorities move to break up encampments at two more US universities on Monday, as Columbia University cancels in-person classes. Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York ...World -
Trump hush-money trial: prosecution calls David Pecker as first witness
David Pecker was a key Trump ally who served as the CEO of American Media Inc, the publisher of the National Enquirer. Who are the key players in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial?Prosecutors’ key arguments in criminal caseDonald Trump is walking ...World - Donald Trump -
Explosion hits base of Iranian-aligned Iraqi army unit
Officials report casualties with some citing air strike on former anti-Isis unit known as Hashed al-Shaabi, which is now part of Iraq’s regular military. An explosion has hit an Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian paramilitaries, according to ...World - Iran -
Middle East crisis live: Blinken calls for calm as Iran official says no plan for immediate retaliation to reported Israeli missile strike
US secretary of state condemns airstrike in Iran; discussion ‘leans more towards infiltration than attack’ says anonymous Iranian official. Israel has mounted strikes on Iran, US says, as Tehran plays down attackWhat we know so far about Israel’s ...World - Iran -
Israel has mounted airstrikes on Iran, US confirms, as Tehran plays down attack
Iranian official indicates no ‘immediate’ plan for retaliation after explosions reported in sky over Isfahan and Tabriz. Middle East crisis: live updatesWhat’s in Isfahan? The city home to Iranian nuclear facilitiesUS officials have confirmed that ...World - Israel -
US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership
Washington blocks security council resolution supported by 12 member countries, with two abstentions including UK. The US has vetoed a Palestinian request to the United Nations security council for full UN membership, blocking the world body’s ...World - United Nations -
Israel still plans to launch Rafah assault, Netanyahu tells western diplomats
Prime minister also seeks to assure allies Israel’s response to Iran will be measured, as officials urge him to focus on ceasefire deal. Benjamin Netanyahu has told western diplomats that he will go ahead with a ground offensive on Rafah in ...World - Israel -
Slovakia PM Robert Fico out of ‘life-threatening situation’ after being shot
Suspect in custody after shooting attack on populist prime minister as deputy prime minister says Fico ‘will survive’ assassination attempt. EU leaders condemn ‘cowardly’ shooting of Slovakian PMProfile who is Robert Fico?Slovakia’s prime ...World -
Revealed: Rwanda genocide war crimes tribunal wraps up mission after 29 years
Exclusive: Last two fugitives are deemed to be dead, ending a remarkable exercise in international justice. The war crimes tribunal for Rwanda has accounted for the last remaining fugitives indicted for genocide, bringing to an end the court’s ...World -
France prisoner escape: huge manhunt launched as gunmen kill two guards and free inmate from van – live
At least two French prison guards shot dead and three seriously injured after heavily armed men ambush prison van in Incarville. Footage of the incident circulating on social media appears to show heavily armed men on a road, with a car crashed ...World -
Israeli tanks reach residential areas as IDF pushes further into Rafah
Witnesses report clashes in streets after seeing tanks cross strategically important Salah al-Din road. Israeli tanks have advanced further into eastern Rafah, reaching some residential districts of the southern border city in Gaza.. Witnesses ...World - Israel -
Russia-Ukraine war live: Blinken says US arms will make real difference as Russia claims advances in northern Kharkiv region
Mission to Kyiv by US secretary of state comes after Congress approved long-delayed $60bn aid package; Russia claims to have captured Buhruvatka. Zelenskiy calls for more air defences as Blinken arrives in KyivPutin to visit China May 16-17. The ...World - Russia -
Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine says Russia attacking border in northern Kharkiv region and replaces commander on frontline
Kharkiv region’s governor says Russia is attempting to stretch front line; Ukrainian commander responsible for north-eastern frontline replaced. Putin removes Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s defence ministerRussia’s new defence minister Andrei Belousov ...World - Ukraine -
Putin removes Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s defence minister
Russian president says successor to Shoigu, who has been defence minister for years, will be Andrei Belousov, an economist. Vladimir Putin has removed his longtime ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister in the most significant reshuffle to the ...World - Russia -
Israel-Gaza war live: IDF orders evacuation of central Rafah as it prepares to expand offensive
Israeli military drops leaflets ordering hundreds of thousands of people to leave the city. Israel orders central Rafah residents to evacuateIn case you missed it yesterday, the UN general assembly voted overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid ...World - Israel -
Trump attorney asks judge for gag order on Michael Cohen – live
Trump attorney Todd Blanche is complaining about Michael Cohen’s statements; Michael Cohen may take the stand on Monday. Trump appears frustrated in court while possible Cohen testimony loomsDonald Trump’s motorcade has arrived at the Manhattan ...World - Donald Trump -
Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv sends reinforcements to Kharkiv and evacuates civilians as Russian forces advance
Head of the town of Vovchansk’s military administration said transport was being organised for those without cars. Russian forces have advanced one kilometre (0.62 mile) into Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region near Vovchansk, a high-ranking ...World - Russia -
Netanyahu says Israel will ‘stand alone’ as White House says major Rafah invasion wouldn’t help efforts to defeat Hamas – live
Prime minister said that Israel will ‘stand alone’ if needed in its attempt to defeat Hamas; White House said that Israel invading Rafah ‘will not advance that objective’. More than 100,000 flee Rafah as Israel steps up strikes, says UNBiden: US ...World - Israel -
Rafah hospitals in danger of being overwhelmed, say Gaza doctors
Patients said to have been moved on donkey carts from evacuated hospital, in situation described as ‘catastrophic’ . Hospitals in Rafah risk being overwhelmed by a wave of sick and injured if the fighting there intensifies and routes into Gaza ...World -
Russia-Ukraine war live: UK to expel Russian defence attache, who it claims is ‘undeclared military intelligence officer’
Several Russian diplomatic premises that UK believes have been used by Russian intelligence also closed. The Kremlin also said that it valued its relations with North Korea, when asked about a report that Russia has been shipping refined petroleum ...World - Russia