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UK election
King Charles asks Starmer to form government after Labour election landslide
Rishi Sunak has stood down as leader of the Conservatives after Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party swept to power, all but wiping out the ruling Tories.
- by Rob Harris
Security guard convicted over depraved plot to rape and kill British TV star
- by Connor Stringer and Will Bolton
Brazil’s ex-president indicted over undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia
- by Gabriela Sa Pessoa and Mauricio Savarese
Opinion & Perspectives
Donald Trump and the king who could do no wrong, but lost his head
The US Supreme Court grants immunity from prosecution for former presidents like Donald Trump. But could a king really do no wrong and keep his head?
Tony Wright
Associate editor and special writer
Celebrations will be short-lived for Starmer, staring down Britain’s monumental challenges
Britain’s new prime minister faces perhaps the most monumental challenges of any incoming UK leader since Clement Attlee’s Labour Party won in a landslide in 1945.
Rob Harris
Europe correspondent
When I met Starmer, he’d have won my ‘least likely PM’ vote. Look at him now
He’s cautious, a bit bland and with no big vision, but he’s ousted the crooked Conservatives in this chaos-weary country.
Kathy Lette
Writer
North America
Tony Wright’s Column
US Votes 2024
Donald Trump and the king who could do no wrong, but lost his head
The US Supreme Court grants immunity from prosecution for former presidents like Donald Trump. But could a king really do no wrong and keep his head?
- by Tony Wright
Biden says he is ‘first black woman to serve with a black president’
A week after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate with Donald Trump, the sitting US president appears to be fighting for his political life.
- by Andrew Buncombe
Joe Biden says he needs more sleep and will avoid events after 8pm
- by Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman
Europe
UK election 2024 as it happened: Rishi Sunak concedes defeat to Keir Starmer; Labour to form majority government
- by Rob Harris, Jessica McSweeney, Nick Ralston and Angus Thomson
Security guard convicted over depraved plot to rape and kill British TV star
- by Connor Stringer and Will Bolton
British teenager’s disappearance spurs speculation and sleuthing
- by Isabella Kwai and Claire Moses
Asia
Stampede at religious event in India kills more than 100 mostly women and children
Initial reports said organisers had permission to host about 5000 people, but more than 15,000 came for the event by the Hindu preacher.
- by Biswajeet Banerjee and Krutika Pathi
Chinese space rocket’s accidental take-off results in fiery conclusion
Falling rocket debris in China after launches is not unheard of, but it is very rare for part of a rocket under development to make an unplanned flight.
Exclusive
Abducted in Japan
‘Heartbreaking’: Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Natalie Clancy
Analysis
Assange saga
The dark footnote in the history of tiny island where Assange was freed
- by Lisa Visentin
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Brazil’s ex-president indicted over undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia
The jewellery would have been exempt from tax had it been a gift from Saudi Arabia to Brazil, but not Jair Bolsonaro’s to keep for himself.
- by Gabriela Sa Pessoa and Mauricio Savarese
Israel signals it will turn on Khan Younis after weeks of hammering Rafah
- by Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy and Julia Frankel
Prospect of Israel-Lebanon war has diplomats racing to quell tensions
- by Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani
