World
‘Indefensible’ House of Lords to be replaced with elected chamber, Starmer pledges
The Labour leader will seek to replace it with an elected upper chamber that has a higher proportion of Scottish seats.
- by Rob Harris
Ukrainian drones strike air bases hundreds of kilometres inside Russia
- by Andrew E. Kramer, Michael Schwirtz and Marc Santora
‘Serious incident’: FBI investigates deliberate attacks on North Carolina power substations
- by Joanna Slater and Perry Stein
Opinion & Perspectives
What happens when a dictator’s ‘red line’ meets the people’s ‘red line’
In Iran and China, regime concessions appear to have worked, but the people have found their voices and felt their power.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Trump ‘doubling down’ on his embrace of right-wing extremists
Analysts and strategists see his pivot towards the far right as an intentional strategy to re-create political momentum.
Peter Baker
Harry and Meghan’s slick Netflix ad can’t derail the Catherine and William show
A supposed attempt to derail the Prince and Princess of Wales’ three-day visit to the US has only widened the gap between the two camps.
Victoria Ward
North America
Rupert Murdoch to appear in deposition over 2020 US election conspiracy theories
Dominion Voting Systems alleges that Fox News recklessly aired claims that the voting-machine company rigged the 2020 election by flipping millions of votes away from former president Donald Trump.
- by Erik Larson
‘Serious incident’: FBI investigates deliberate attacks on North Carolina power substations
Investigators are exploring whether the incident was connected to a drag queen show held in the town of Southern Pines on Saturday evening.
- by Joanna Slater and Perry Stein
Twitter moves to automated moderation as hate speech surges since Musk takeover
- by Katie Paul and Sheila Dang
Europe
Ukrainian drones strike air bases hundreds of kilometres inside Russia
- by Andrew E. Kramer, Michael Schwirtz and Marc Santora
Exclusive
China relations
‘Distractions happen’: Top US intelligence chief’s China admission
- by Latika Bourke
Asia
Exclusive
China relations
‘Sharing a bed with a bear and a dragon’, Mongolia aims for closer ties with Australia
The country’s deputy PM says his country will not support “forceful actions” by either of his two neighbours - Russia and China.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Warning of 2 million deaths fails to sway Xi to use Western vaccines
Officially, there have been fewer than 6000 COVID-19 deaths in China, but this could change now daily cases are climbing while restrictions are being eased.
- by Louise Watt
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Hundreds of Iranian students ‘poisoned’ before planned mass protests
Students have accused the government in Tehran of spiking food in university canteens and dormitories to undermine further uprisings.
- by Ahmed Vahdat and James Rothwell
Opinion
Protests
What happens when a dictator’s ‘red line’ meets the people’s ‘red line’
- by Peter Hartcher
