January 2026

Sir Tony Blair will oversee the future of the Gaza strip as part of the “greatest and most prestigious board ever assembled”, Donald Trump has said. Under the US president’s peace plan, the territory will be governed by an apolitical, transitional Palestinian government, overseen by a Board of Peace. Now the former Labour prime minister

Emergency calls have revealed the moments after mother-of-three Renee Nicole Good was shot in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis. “They just shot a lady. Point blank range in her car… She’s f*****g dead. They f*****g shot her,” one caller told 911, demanding courageous police officers be sent to

Heavily-armed military officers yell at us to kneel on the ground in front of the shuttered shop fronts facing Kibuye roundabout in central Kampala as the jolting sounds of gunfire and stun grenades ring out. Dozens of soldiers gather to enforce the temporary detention. Some are in balaclavas, and others are bare-faced and berating. It

Giorgia Meloni might have a new best friend in world politics after Japan’s prime minister laid on cake and gifts – and even sang happy birthday to the Italian leader. The women snapped a selfie together – with Ms Meloni later posting an anime version next to the caption: “Two distant nations, but ever closer.

In a typical Nigel Farage tease, the Reform UK leader has said that a “well known Labour figure” will defect to his party next week. But who? Notice that he said a “Labour figure” rather than “Labour MP”. That perhaps suggests he means an ex-MP or a peer. Or someone who’s both. And after Nadhim