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Excluding UK from ‘Made in Europe’ law will hurt entire EU car industry, Mercedes boss warns
Ola Källenius says it will ‘weaken the industry on both sides’ ahead of act intended to counter non-EU competition Locking the UK out of the EU’s flagship industrial “Made in Europe” legislation would amount to a “delib...
Turkish police raid opposition TV station, halting live broadcasts
It is the latest in a series of crackdowns on media critical of the Turkish president and his government.
Supreme Court to hear a plea that de-notifying Jantar Mantar pushes dissent ‘out of sight, out of mind’
Protests in Delhi’s outskirts will be far from the earshot of ordinary citizens and the corridors of power, diminishing their impact, plea says; notes that no SOPs have been laid out for alternative venues
Iran steps up Hormuz surveillance: Attacks soar, oil flows crash again
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz have been experiencing the worst spate of attacks since the start of the war.
Russell Brand was ‘ruthless and calculated’, prosecutors tell jury as rape and sexual assault trial begins – live
Brand is in Southwark crown court today where his rape and sexual assault trial beginsTaking jurors through the third allegation, Karmy-Jones said Brand pulled another woman into a toilet during an incident at a bar in...
Who is Jaime West? Indiana candidate's ‘embarrassing’ rant against MAGA goes viral, ‘We have guns too’
Jaime West, a Democratic candidate for Fayette County Council in Indiana, drew widespread attention after criticizing Republicans.
Burnham says he wants to 'repair bridges' between Ukraine and US
It comes ahead of a meeting between the prime minister and President Zelensky at Downing Street.
India’s cultural heritage receiving growing recognition internationally: PM Modi
Besides preserving monuments, the government is also preserving India’s manuscript heritage through the Gyan Bharatam initiative, PM Modi said
Russia’s arrest of Japanese journalist: Why are tensions rising?
Japanese journalist Imai Yuki arrested on Sakhalin for allegedly spying on Russian defence capabilities, says the FSB.
U.S.-Russia deal on diesel is 'very risky choice,' says Italy PM Giorgia Meloni
The United States and Russia agreed last week that Moscow would initially supply more than 3,00,000 metric tonnes of diesel to U.S. and global markets
Trump heads to rallies in Arizona and Montana after campaign stop-off in Alaska – US politics live
Trump has taken to campaigning in conservative-leaning parts of competitive states, rather than in more politically diverse areasSign up for the Breaking News US emailItalian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has said that...
Fresh setback for H-1B workers: US ends 540-day automatic work permit extension, impact on Indians explained
A new DHS rule ends automatic extensions of employment authorization for renewal applications filed on or after October 30, 2025.
What we know about Russia's overnight strikes on Ukraine
BBC Ukraine Correspondent Dan Johnson is in Kyiv, where at least three people were killed in overnight strikes.
Dingaleshwar swami joins protest of sugarcane farmers, questions silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Fakira Dingaleshwara Swami, seer of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Mutt, questions discrimination against farmers, cites quick decisions taken by Union Government on oil price hike
How do Iranians move money abroad to avoid US sanctions?
From currency brokers to crypto, Iranians find ways to circumvent sanctions, but each comes with its own problems.
Burnham says UK to increase supply of anti-drone missiles to Ukraine, ahead of PMQs and Zelenskyy meeting – UK politics live
Prime minister to face MPs at PMQs before hosting Ukraine’s president in LondonGood morning. Andy Burnham is taking PMQs this afternoon, but he will regard his most important engagement as the meeting he has with Volody...
Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says "critical" infrastructure was hit overnight, while emergency services say at least three were killed.
Saudi Supreme Court sets aside Sri Lankan migrant worker’s death penalty
A fresh sentence is expected in the case, senior lawyer and President’s Counsel Upul Kumarapperuma, who was on the team sent to Riyadh by the Sri Lankan government, told The Hindu