02025 Daily News

This is the fourth year we’ve collected headlines daily. The original idea behind this project was that news stories don’t last a day, but we ready them in a serialized daily format. We wanted a way to look at trends and breadth of a story. These headlines are completely biased to both personal tastes, presumed historic value and news corporations publication interest. 

There are several expected news stories each year: “a new smart phone is released”, that’s less “news” and more of a “press release”. We are looking for headlines that might take days, weeks or years to play out. That’s not to say there aren’t some one-off headlines that add value in seeing them in context.

02022 TIL, 02023 TIL and 02024 TIL are also worth skimming over since news stories don’t always stop and start in a day.

This is a list of “This Year I Learnt” headlines from various news sources and hashtags we added. Some of the events listed might have happened the day before the news broke or due to timezone, some events might have occurred in the future in relation to the local news website’s geographic location.

These headlines are (mostly) verbatim from the website. We didn’t write them, but saved the exact text to make it easier to copy and paste into any search engine and find the original. There are different spellings for various people and places – that’s not out typo, that’s different news organization style guides. After four year’s worth of headlines, we should have also saved the original link for the citation. 🤷🏻‍♂️

At the end of the list, we’ve complied a stats list with a general overview.

January

Wednesday, 1st

• Ukraine ends supply of Russian gas to Europe #ukraine
• Belgium becomes first EU country to ban sale of disposable vapes #belgium #health #vapes

Thursday, 2nd

• A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas.

Friday, 3rd

• South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff #SK
• Biden blocks Japan’s Nippon Steel from buying US Steel #US #politics #japan
• Trump to be sentenced over hush money case but judge signals no jail time #trump

Saturday, 4th

• Chilean president makes historic trip to South Pole
• World’s oldest person Tomiko Itooka dies aged 116 #obituary

Sunday, 5th

• Severe winter storm puts much of US on high alert #weather
• New York becomes first US city with congestion charge #US

Monday, 6th

• Israeli soldiers face growing risk of arrest abroad after Gaza service #israel
• Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial accused of receiving illegal funding from Gaddafi #france #politics
• Shigemi Fukahori, who survived Nagasaki bombing and spent his life advocating for peace, dies at 93 #japan #obituary
• Justin Trudeau resigns as Canadian prime minister #canada #politics
• Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland #US #greenland #DK #politics

Tuesday, 7th

• Trump Jr to visit Greenland after dad says US should own the territory #US #greenland #DK #politics
• Tibet earthquake: at least 53 dead as strong quake strikes near holy Shigatse city #weather
• French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96 #obituary #france
• US designates Tencent a Chinese military company #US #china #politics
• Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers #tech

Wednesday, 8th

• Thousands told to abandon homes as huge wildfire rips through Los Angeles suburbs #US #weather
• France warns Donald Trump against threatening EU ‘sovereign borders’ #US #france #politics

Thursday, 9th

• Wildfire sweeps through Hollywood Hills and threatens landmarks as chaos grips LA #US #weather
• White powder sent to Belgian PM’s office identified as poison strychnine #politics #belgium

Friday, 10th

• Trump to endure embarrassment of criminal sentencing after last-ditch Supreme Court appeal fails #trump
• Venezuelan opposition leader Machado free after being ‘violently intercepted,’ her team says #politics
• Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 #weather
• Trump avoids prison or fine in hush-money case sentencing #trump

Saturday, 11th

• Meta and Amazon axe diversity initiatives joining US corporate rollback #dei #tech
• ‘Black boxes’ from crashed South Korean plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say #SK

Sunday, 12th

• Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers #ukraine
• Steve Bannon condemns Elon Musk as ‘racist’ and ‘truly evil’

Monday, 13th

• Apple board pushes against diversity rollback call #dei
• Croatia’s President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff #politics
• Judge Cannon OKs release of special counsel’s report into Trump and election subversion #trump #US #politics

Tuesday, 14th

• Trump would have been convicted of election interference, DoJ report says #trump #US #politics
• South Korea investigators attempt to arrest impeached president for second time #SK #politics

Wednesday, 15th

• Investigators scale barbed wire to arrest S Korea’s impeached president #SK #politics
• Meta to fire thousands of staff as Zuckerberg warns of ‘intense year’ #tech
• FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs in the US #US #health
• Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal #israel

Thursday, 16th

• Georgian opposition leader beaten up, blames governing party members #politics
• Israel continues air raid before Gaza ceasefire takes effect #israel
• Film director David Lynch dies at 78, family says #obituary
• SpaceX executes ‘chopsticks’ booster catch but Starship spacecraft explosion temporarily diverts flights #space

Friday, 17th

• Elon Musk’s attempts to sway German and UK politics thought ‘unacceptable’ – poll #politics #germany
• Israel security cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire agreement #israel

Saturday, 18th

• Russia gives Navalny lawyers multi-year sentences for relaying his messages #russia #politics
• TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes ‘immediately’ #tech #politics
• Netanyahu says Israel ‘reserves right to resume war’ and calls first phase a ‘temporary ceasefire’ #israel

Sunday, 19th

• Israel carries out strikes on Gaza, blaming Hamas for ceasefire delay #israel
• Trump launches cryptocurrency with price rocketing #trump #crypto
• TikTok shuts down in the United States hours ahead of a ban #tech #US #politics
• ‘After 471 days, Emily is finally home’: British-Israeli hostage reunited with mother after release #UK
• TikTok users posting cat videos do not threaten UK national security, minister says #UK #politics #tech
• TikTok is back online after Trump pledged to restore it #US #tech #politics

Monday, 20th

• Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency #crypto #trump
• Ninety Palestinian prisoners freed as Gaza ceasefire enters second day #israel

Tuesday, 21st

• Trump pardons nearly 1,600 Capitol riot defendants as he signs first orders of presidency #US #politics
• Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organization #US #politics #who

Wednesday, 22nd

• MrBeast is officially bidding for TikTok #tech
• Trump pardons Silk Road dark web market creator Ross Ulbricht #tech #US #politics
• Sun owner offers ‘full and unequivocal’ apology for intrusion into Prince Harry’s private life #UK
• Trump puts all US government diversity staff on paid leave, starting ‘immediately’ #dei #US #politics

Thursday, 23rd

• Hundreds of same-sex couples wed as Thailand’s landmark marriage bill takes effect #loveislove
• Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive sicorder that aims to end birthright citizenship #US #politics

Friday, 24th

• Israel seeks to remain in Lebanon past Sunday withdrawal deadline #israel
• Trump orders plan for release of JFK and MLK assassination files #US #politics
• Edinburgh to tax tourists for overnight stays #UK
• Storm Éowyn hits UK and Ireland: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’ #UK #weather

Saturday, 25th

• Pete Hegseth confirmed as US defence secretary in tie-breaking vote #US #politics
• Paul McCartney: Don’t let AI rip off artists #UK #ai
• US orders halt to virtually all foreign aid except for Israel and Egypt #US #politics
• Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners after freed hostages reunite with families #israel
• Trump fires at least a dozen government watchdogs #US #politics
• Trump again demands to buy Greenland in ‘horrendous’ call with Danish PM #US #greenland #DK #politics

Sunday, 26th

• Deadline for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon expires, but troops will stay #israel
• Trump says he believes US will ‘get Greenland’ #US #greenland #DK #politics
• Elon Musk speaks at Germany’s AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party #politics #germany
• CIA says lab leak most likely source of Covid outbreak #covid #health

Monday, 27th

• Lukashenko wins seventh term as Belarus president in election rejected as sham #politics
• Auschwitz survivor warns of ‘huge rise in antisemitism’ in speech marking 80 years since death camp’s liberation #politics
• South Korea’s president charged with insurrection over declaration of martial law #SK #politics
• Climate change is disrupting food systems across Latin America, UN report says #weather
• Scottish salmon producers allowed to remove ‘farmed’ from front of packaging #UK #weather #health

Tuesday, 28th

• Trump signs executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops #dei #US #politics
• ‘Sputnik moment’: $1tn wiped off US stocks after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot #china #ai
• Trump administration fires justice department lawyers who investigated him #US #politics
• White House pauses federal grants and loans #US #politics
• Serbia’s PM resigns after student protests linked to government corruption #politics
• Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in US #US #politics

Wednesday, 29th

• Roman Abramovich could owe UK £1bn over tax dodge that helped bankroll Chelsea FC #UK #ukraine
• US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans #US #politics
• Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight #US
• Religious sect followers prayed and sang as an 8-year-old died. All 14 have been found guilty of manslaughter
• Man convicted of drunk-driving a drone in Sweden’s first case of its kind #sweden
• White House rescinds memo on freezing federal grants and loans #US #politics
• Ex-senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction #US #politics
• Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say #space

Thursday, 30th

• Rescuers search river for survivors after passenger jet and helicopter collide in Washington DC #US
• Trump says US will send some migrants to Guantanamo Bay #US #politics
• Trump signs settlement agreement with Meta, source says #trump #tech
• Sweden points to ‘foreign power’ after Iraqi refugee on trial for Qur’an burnings shot dead #sweden

Friday, 31st

• Nearly half of Danes see US as threat and 78% oppose Greenland sale, poll shows #US #greenland #DK #politics
• Donald Trump says he will impose trade tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday, starting at 25% and they ‘may or may not’ rise over time #US #canada #mexico #politics
• Judge rules Brazilian boy can officially have three fathers and one mother #brazil #loveislove

February

Saturday, 1st

• Rafah crossing opens as Hamas releases three more Israeli hostages #israel
• German parliament rejects immigration bill backed by far right #politics #germany
• Medical jet carrying six people crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes on fire

Sunday, 2nd

• Trump announces significant new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, sparking retaliatory actions #US #canada #mexico #china #tariffs
• Louisiana issues arrest warrant for New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill #health #politics
• Canada to retaliate against Trump with matching 25% tariffs #canada #US #tariffs
• Luis Rubiales to go on trial in Spain over Jenni Hermoso kiss at World Cup

Monday, 3rd

• Trump says he will hit EU with tariffs – while UK is ‘out of line’ but ‘can be worked out’ #US #EU #UK #tariffs
• Rubio demands Panama ‘reduce China influence’ over canal #US #china #politics
• Moscow bomb kills pro-Russia paramilitary leader #ukraine
• Man who participated in Qur’an-burnings convicted of incitement in Sweden #sweden
• USAID’s future appears bleak as Musk and Trump work to dismantle agency #US #politics
• Trump to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico after they agree to strengthen borders #US #canada #mexico #tariffs
• Greenland plans to ban foreign political funding over Trump-led election fears #greenland #DK #politics

Tuesday, 4th

• China announces retaliatory action as Trump tariffs take effect #china #tariffs
• El Salvador offers to house violent US criminals and deportees of any nationality in unprecedented deal #US #politics
• Norway rules out fish farm ban despite ‘existential threat’ to wild salmon #norway #weather
• Swedish police say ‘around 10’ people killed in school campus shooting #sweden
• Donald Trump Jr accused of killing protected bird in Venice lagoon #trump
• Trump administration drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination #US #politics
• FBI gives DOJ names of 5,000 employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases #US #politics
• Putin orders revival of Soviet-era Eurovision rival #russia
• Trump says Palestinians should permanently leave Gaza as he meets with Netanyahu #israel

Wednesday, 5th

• US Postal Service stops accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong #US #china
• Billionaire and spiritual leader the Aga Khan dies
• Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons #ai
• Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip in shock announcement during Netanyahu visit #US #israel #politics
• CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest Trump-era purge #US #politics
• Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship #US #politics
• Trump signs order banning transgender women from female sports #US #politics #sports

Thursday, 6th

• Panama denies US claims over free canal passages #US #panama #politics
• Trump repeats wish to control Gaza, saying region would be ‘turned over’ to US by Israel #israel #US
• New Aga Khan named: Rahim Al-Hussaini succeeds father as Ismaili Muslims’ leader
• Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show #US #politics
• Judge halts Trump’s government worker buyout plan #US #politics
• Netanyahu meets US lawmakers as Trump set to sanction International Criminal Court #US #israel #icc

Friday, 7th

• Israel minister tells army to plan for Palestinians leaving Gaza #israel
• Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, calls it ‘illegitimate’ #US #politics #icc
• Russia withdraws North Korean troops in Kursk after losses, Seoul says #russia #NK
• Grenfell Tower to be demolished, Angela Rayner confirms. Housing secretary formally announces two-year deconstruction of London tower block where fire killed 72 people #UK
• Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug #russia
• Greenland could hold referendum on independence from Denmark #greenland #DK
• Sweden to tighten gun laws after mass shooting at school #sweden

Saturday, 8th

• Donald Trump revokes Joe Biden’s security clearance in latest revenge move #US #politics
• Judge blocks Trump plan to put thousands of USAID staff on leave #US politics
• Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records #US #politics
• Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners #US #politics
• Trump to reverse Biden’s plan to phase out plastic straws across US government #US #politics

Sunday, 9th

• Modi’s party returns to power in Indian capital for first time in 27 years #india #politics
• Trump says he has spoken with Putin about ending Ukraine war: Trump tells the New York Post that he has a plan to end the war but declined to go into details #ukraine
• Decorated pilot Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100 #obituary

Monday, 10th

• Trump to announce 25% aluminum and steel tariffs as China’s levies against US come into effect #US #china #tariffs

Tuesday, 11th

• Musk-led group makes $97.4bn bid for ChatGPT maker OpenAI #tech
• Trump says Gaza ceasefire should be cancelled if all Israeli hostages not freed #israel #US
• Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’, Trump says ahead of Zelenskyy meeting with Vance #ukraine
• Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall case and avoids jail time
• US president suggested he could withhold aid from Jordan and Egypt if they didn’t accept Palestinians as part of his plan for US ownership of Gaza
• UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration #US #UK #ai
• Hegseth orders Fort Liberty be renamed Fort Bragg #US #politics
• Trump halts prosecution of firms accused of bribery abroad #US #politics

Wednesday, 12th

• Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’ #US #DK #politics
• DJ, dog walker and homeopath among roles on UK skilled worker visa list #UK
• After Putin call, Trump says negotiations to end Ukraine war will start ‘immediately’ #ukraine

Thursday, 13th

• Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security #ukraine
• Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants #norway
• Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary #US #politics

Friday, 14th

• Trump announces three-way talks on Ukraine war #ukraine
• Top prosecutor resigns after being told to drop case against NYC mayor Eric Adams #politics
• Chernobyl radiation shield hit by Russian drone, Ukraine says #ukraine
• Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar #japan
• The legal war on DEI begins: Missouri sues Starbucks over its diversity programs #dei #US #politics
• Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with blood on Virgin Mary statue #italy
• Federal prosecutors drop criminal probe into ex-WWE boss Vince McMahon, his lawyer says
• The White House bans the AP indefinitely over the use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’ #US #politics

Saturday, 15th

• Hamas releases three Israeli hostages in Gaza, after fears over ceasefire #israel
• Suspect in Brazil Christmas cake poisonings found dead in prison cell #brazil

Sunday, 16th

• European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine #ukraine #EU
• Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa #loveislove

Monday, 17th

• PM ‘ready’ to put troops on ground in Ukraine to protect peace #ukraine
• Trump makes first Supreme Court appeal in test of power to fire officials #US #politics
• Argentina’s President Milei faces impeachment calls after promoting cryptocurrency #crypto #argentina
• A ‘great shock’: Julianne Moore’s children’s book under review by Trump administration #US #politics
• Mexico threatens to sue Google over name change of Gulf of Mexico on US maps #US #mexico #politics
• Netanyahu seeks to draw Trump into future attack on Iranian nuclear sites #US #israel #politics
• Plane flips over on landing in Toronto, leaving three critically injured

Tuesday, 18th

• Russian and US officials meet in Saudi Arabia for peace talks, without Kyiv #ukraine
• Russia won’t accept Nato troops in Ukraine, Lavrov says after talks with US #ukraine
• US Social Security boss steps down after reportedly clashing with Doge #US #politics
• Placebo frontman Brian Molko charged with calling Meloni ‘fascist’ and ‘racist’ #italy
• Senior DOJ prosecutor quit after being told to investigate Biden climate spending, sources say #US #politics #weather

Wednesday, 19th

• Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup plot #brazil #politics
• US must not interfere in Tate’s case, say alleged victims #US
• Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator amid fears of irreconcilable rift #ukraine
• Journalists launch legal action against Italian government over spyware claims #italy

Thursday, 20th

• Trump receives widespread backlash to social post calling himself ‘king’ #trump
• Spain’s ex-football boss Luis Rubiales fined for World Cup kiss
• Delta offers $30,000 to passengers on plane that flipped over – ‘no strings attached’
• Senate confirms Kash Patel as Trump’s FBI director #US #politics

Friday, 21st

• French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute #france
• Apple removes advanced data protection tool after UK government request #UK #tech

Saturday, 22nd

• Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership #US #politics
• Trump fires Black joint chiefs chair Hegseth accused of promoting diversity #US #politics #dei
• Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct #US #politics
• Pope ‘remains critical’ after ‘respiratory crisis’ #pope

Sunday, 23rd

• Hamas hands over six hostages but Israel suspends release of 600 Palestinians #israel
• Federal employees told to justify jobs in email or Musk says they face dismissal #US #politics
• Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasion #ukraine
• Zelensky willing to give up presidency in exchange for Ukraine Nato membership #ukraine
• Conservatives head for German election victory as far-right AfD set for second place, exit polls say #germany

Monday, 24th

• Germany’s Merz calls for ‘independence’ from US after election win #germany
• Pope still in critical condition with signs of ‘mild’ kidney failure, Vatican says #pope
• Federal unions challenge Musk’s email barrage demanding employee responses #US #politics
• Why there’s an upside-down American flag hanging in Yosemite National Park
• US court upholds Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s conviction

Tuesday, 25th

• Secret Service agent who leapt onto JFK’s car during assassination dies at 93 #obituary
• Macron suggests Ukraine-Russia truce could be weeks away after talks with Trump #ukraine
• US personnel office walks back email ultimatum from Musk to workers #US #politics
• US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine #ukraine
• Tesla sales almost halve in Europe as Musk faces criticism over Trump ties
• Trump said that anyone who didn’t respond is ‘semi-fired or fired.’ Hours later, his administration contradicted him. #US #politics
• Italian priest close to the pope was target of high-level surveillance, he reveals #pope #italy
• Denmark to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs #DK

Wednesday, 26th

• Trump says Zelenskyy set to visit White House on Friday to sign minerals deal #ukraine
• MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years
• Nauru sells citizenship to help fund relocations as sea levels rise
• Christian sect members who watched 8-year-old die get lengthy prison sentences
• A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade #health

Thursday, 27th

• Trump says no significant security guarantees in Ukraine minerals deal #ukraine
• Tate brothers leave Romania, sources tell BBC
• Gene Hackman and his wife found dead at their home #obituary
• Seized, settled, let: how Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land #israel
• Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died at age 113 #obituary
• Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies aged 88 #obituary

Friday, 28th

• Skype to Shut 14 Years After Microsoft’s $8.5 Billion Purchase #tech
• Zelensky tells Trump there should be ‘no compromises’ with Putin as they meet at White House #ukraine
• Trump to order English as official US language #US #politics
• US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say #US #russia #china
• Zelenskyy leaves White House early after furious meeting where Trump says he ‘disrespected US’ and is not ready for peace #ukraine
• Pope Francis on breathing machine after suffering sudden respiratory episode #pope

March

Saturday, 1st

• Zelenskyy admits Trump clash ‘not good’ as European leaders rally round Ukraine #ukraine
• Federal employees are asked again to report their activities at work – now on a weekly basis #US #politics

Sunday, 2nd

• Israel blocks entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza #israel
• Trump’s firing of watchdog agency chief illegal and would give ‘license to bully officials’, judge rules #US #politics
• Firefly ‘Blue Ghost’ lunar lander touches down on the moon #space
• David Johansen, frontman of New York Dolls, dies aged 75 #obituary

Monday, 3rd

• Hegseth orders pause in US cyber-offensive against Russia #US #russia
• James Harrison, blood donor whose rare plasma saved millions of babies, dead at 88 #obituary
• Pope Francis had two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ but is alert and resting, says Vatican #pope
• Markets sink as Trump confirms tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China #canada #mexico #china #US #tariffs

Tuesday, 4th

• Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine #ukraine
• Ontario’s Doug Ford says he could cut electricity to US over tariffs #US #canada

Wednesday, 5th

• Florida opens criminal investigation into Tate brothers
• Scientists created a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits. Is it a step toward bringing back the extinct giant? #tech
• World’s biggest iceberg runs aground after a near-40-year journey from Antarctica #weather
• Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows #weather
• Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen #US #politics
• CIA director says US has paused intelligence support to Ukraine #ukraine
• Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa deaths: ‘No significant findings’ in search for gas leaks and carbon monoxide at their home

Thursday, 6th

• Global sea ice hit ‘all-time minimum’ in February, scientists say #weather
• China vows it will ‘fight to the end’ with US in trade war – or any other war #US #china #tariffs
• Trump delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada for one month #US #canada #mexico #tariffs
• Athena spacecraft lands on moon 100 miles from south pole after tense descent #space
• Trump cabinet reportedly told they’re in charge of hiring and firing – not Elon Musk #US #politics

Friday, 7th

• SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic #space
• ‘Watershed moment’: EU leaders agree plan for huge rise in defence spending #EU
• Eurostar trains cancelled at Gare du Nord in Paris after unexploded WW2 bomb found #france
• Trump ‘considering large-scale sanctions and tariffs’ on Russia after wave of strikes on Ukraine #ukraine
• South Carolina man to be executed in US by firing squad #US
• Three UK-based Bulgarians found guilty of spying for Russia #russia
• Ricardo Scofidio, architect of New York’s High Line, dies age 89 #obituary
• Toppled private spacecraft can’t complete Moon mission #space

Saturday, 8th

• Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada, including 250% tax on dairy #canada #US #tariffs
• Cause of Betsy Arakawa’s death was hantavirus pulmonary syndrome while Hackman died of heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease contributing
• Trump says Putin launching massive strike on Ukraine is ‘what anybody would do’ #ukraine
• Trump weighs revoking legal status of Ukrainians as US steps up deportations #US #ukraine

Sunday, 9th

• More than 1,000 people killed in two days of clashes in Syria, war monitor says
• Secret Service shoots armed man outside White House

Monday, 10th

• Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun #politics
• Canada’s next PM Mark Carney vows to win trade war with Trump #canada #US #tariffs
• Cargo vessel collides with oil tanker off UK coast, causing huge fire #UK
• Prince Frederik of Luxembourg dies from rare disease #obituary
• Michael Sheen spent his own money to write off $1.3 million of neighbors’ debts #UK
• Ontario says it will slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricity #canada #US #tariffs
• Trump confirms detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil: ‘the first arrest of many to come’ #israel
• Judge temporarily blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests #US #politics #israel

Tuesday, 11th

• Philippines ex-leader Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over drug killings #icc
• Dalai Lama says his successor will be born outside China in the ‘free world’ #china
• Ukraine says talks with US ‘very constructive’ hours after Moscow drone attack kills three #ukraine
• Trump orders more tariffs on Canada in response to Ontario tax on electricity exports #US #canada #tariffs
• Trump orders 50% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium #US #canada #tariffs
• White House halts plan to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium, officials say #US #canada #tariffs
• Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn #space

Wednesday, 12th

• USAID staff told to shred and burn classified documents #US #politics
• EU retaliates after Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium take effect #EU #US #tariffs
• Greenland election: opposition Democrat party wins surprise victory amid spectre of Trump #greenland #politics
• Trump accuses Ireland of stealing US companies in meeting with taoiseach #US #IE #tech

Thursday, 13th

• Russia claims Kursk operation in final stage as US team heads to Moscow for Ukraine talks #ukraine
• Judge orders Elon Musk and Doge to produce records about cost-cutting operations #US #politics
• Starmer announces NHS England will be abolished, with central government back running health service #UK #health
• Trump threatens 200% tariff on European alcohol as trade war escalates #US #EU #tariffs
• Spotify takes down Andrew Tate ‘pimping’ podcast after complaints #tech
• Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired employees at VA, Defense Department and other agencies #US #politics
• Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end birthright citizenship #US #politics

Friday, 14th

• US influencer who snatched baby wombat has left Australia #US #australia
• ‘Several people’ arrested in EU bribery investigation linked to Huawei #EU #politics
• Kremlin says ‘much to be done’ on Ukraine ceasefire deal as Zelenskyy warns Putin will manipulate plan #ukraine
• Fear and resignation after ‘world’s most powerful company’ pays Trump a $100 billion ‘protection fee’ #US #politics

Saturday, 15th

• Starmer warns Putin not to ‘play games’ as UK hosts meeting of world leaders on Ukraine #ukraine
• China blasts ‘spineless’ plan to sell Panama Canal ports to BlackRock #china
• Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to US is ‘no longer welcome’ #SA
• The US president excoriated Justice Department prosecutors who investigated him and vowed to use it to target his own enemies #US #politics
• Trump invokes 18th-century wartime act to deport five Venezuelans. Proclamation comes just hours after judge had ruled Alien Enemies Act of 1798 cannot be used #US #politics #venezuela

Sunday, 16th

• At least 34 dead as tornadoes tear through southern US #US #weather
• Romania bans second far-right hopeful from presidential election rerun #politics
• Pyrotechnics blamed as fire rips though North Macedonia nightclub, killing 59 people
• Trump silences Voice of America as staff put on leave #US #politics
• US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order #US #politics
• Trump says ‘nobody is expelling Palestinians,’ weeks after saying they should be moved to Arab states #israel

Monday, 17th

• Trump says he and Putin will discuss land and powerplants in Ukraine ceasefire talks #ukraine
• Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says #italy
• Trump makes unsupported claim Biden pardons are ‘void’ as he used autopen #US #politics
• Norwegian writer Dag Solstad dies aged 83 #obituary #norway
• Prince Harry’s US visa records must be released, judge rules #US
• Conor McGregor anti-immigration rant in White House condemned by Irish PM #IE

Tuesday, 18th

• Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire as more than 400 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes #israel
• ‘End of an era’: Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies #UK #obituary
• Poland and Baltics to quit landmine treaty over Russia fears #russia
• Two men guilty over £4.8m gold toilet heist
• Trump calls for impeachment of judge weighing Alien Enemies deportation case #US #politics
• Supreme court chief justice Roberts says impeachment ‘not an appropriate response’ after Trump comment #US #politics
• Trump administration rehiring nearly 25,000 fired workers after court order #US #politics
• Vladimir Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukraine energy targets for 30 days, the Kremlin says, after a phone call with Donald Trump #ukraine

Wednesday, 19th

• Russia and Ukraine launch air attacks after Putin-Trump call #ukraine
• Federal judge halts further shuttering of USAID #US #politics
• Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders #loveislove
• Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination #turkey
• Zelensky accuses Putin of breaking pledge to Trump by striking energy targets #ukraine
• Ben & Jerry’s boss ‘ousted over political activism’ #politics
• Jury finds Greenpeace liable for hundreds of millions in relation to pipeline protest #politics

Thursday, 20th

• Protests erupt in Turkey after Erdogan rival arrested #turkey
• Iron Maiden’s plane has been cut into pieces and put up for sale
• Tesla is recalling most Cybertrucks due to exterior panel issue
• Nicola Sturgeon no longer under investigation over SNP fraud claims #UK #politics
• Trump set to close the Department of Education #US #politics
• Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security data #US #politics

Friday, 21st

• TikTokers call for ‘chubby filter’ to be banned #tech
• Major disruption as Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage
• Trump rescinds executive order after law firm agrees to provide $40m in free services #US #politics
• Conor McGregor announces run for Irish presidency on anti-immigration platform #IE
• Musk arrives at Pentagon amid reports he will be briefed on China war plans #US #china #politics

Saturday, 22nd

• Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76 #obituary
• Meta to stop targeting UK citizen with personalised ads after settling privacy case #UK #tech
• Trump says he didn’t sign proclamation invoking Alien Enemies Act #US #politics
• Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon #space #dei
• Trump says Small Business Administration will take over Department of Education’s student loan portfolio #US #politics

Sunday, 23rd

• Trump envoy dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine #ukraine
• Germany unlocks billions for its military in seismic shift #germany
• ‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event #US

Monday, 24th

• South Korea court reinstates PM as acting leader #SK
• DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection #tech
• Anger in Greenland over visits this week by Usha Vance and Mike Waltz #greenland
• Dominic Cummings breaks silence after secret dinner with Nigel Farage #UK #politics
• Tiger Woods confirms his relationship with Vanessa Trump in a social media post #trump #sports
• Turkey says 1,133 people arrested in five days as it issues ‘clear warning’ to protesters #turkey
• Trump to impose 25% tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela #US #tariffs
• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block ruling reinstating thousands of fired probationary federal employees #US #politics
• Nasa rover discovers largest organic compounds yet found on Mars #space

Tuesday, 25th

• White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist #US #politics
• Cathie Wood Sticks With Tesla, Predicts Stock to Hit $2,600
• Top Trump intel officials testify amid group chat fallout #US #politics
• Doctor treating Pope Francis says team considered ending treatment so he could die #pope
• Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire, US says #ukraine

Wednesday, 26th

• JD Vance will join wife on Greenland trip #greenland #US #politics
• Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed as ‘unprecedented’ South Korea wildfires leave at least 19 dead #SK
• Judge temporarily halts Trump from canceling Radio Free Europe, handing embattled broadcasters a lifeline #US #politics
• Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
• Atlantic editor says magazine is publishing messages after White House denials #US #politics
• Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to US #tariffs

Thursday, 27th

• North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to bolster Russia’s war on Ukraine, South Korea says #NK #ukraine
• European leaders agree now ‘not the time’ to lift sanctions against Russia #EU #russia
• Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war #US #canada #tariffs
• Court orders Trump administration to preserve Signal messages #US #politics

Friday, 28th

• Musk defends Doge and cuts on Fox News: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’ #US #politics
• Utah becomes first state to ban adding fluoride to public water systems #health
• Vance visits Greenland military base as Trump vows to ‘have’ the island #greenland #US #politics

Saturday, 29th

• Elon Musk’s xAI firm buys social media platform X for $33bn #tech
• Myanmar earthquake: death toll rises to more than 1,000 as search for survivors continues
• Disney and ABC hit with FCC investigation over DEI policies #dei
• JD Vance says US needs control of Greenland to fend off China and Russia #greenland #russia #US #politics

Sunday, 30th

• Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ about higher car prices #US #tariffs
• Richard Chamberlain, Shogun star, dies aged 90 #obituary
• Marine Le Pen’s future to be decided as embezzlement verdict arrives #france #politics
• First orbital rocket launched from mainland Europe crashes after takeoff #space
• Donald Trump says he is ‘very angry’ with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine #ukraine

Monday, 31st

• Red Cross outraged over killing of eight medics in Gaza #israel
• Elon Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race #US #politics
• Greenland’s new PM rejects Trump’s latest threat: ‘We do not belong to anyone else’ #greenland #US #politics
• Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office for five years and given four-year sentence in embezzlement trial #france #politics
• Donald Trump refuses to say whether he’s planning to leave office after second term #US #politics

April

Tuesday, 1st

• Hooters files for bankruptcy
• OpenAI raises up to $40bn in record-breaking deal with SoftBank #ai
• Trump administration concedes Maryland father from El Salvador was mistakenly deported and sent to mega prison #US #politics
• Icelandic town and Blue Lagoon spa evacuated after volcanic eruption #weather #iceland
• Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101 #UK #obituary
• Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up in years #russia
• Trevor Lock, hero of Iranian embassy siege, dies aged 85 #obituary
• Finland to exit landmines treaty and hike defense spending given Russia threat, prime minister says #russia #finland

Wednesday, 2nd

• Democratic-backed judge wins Wisconsin race in setback for Elon Musk #US #politics
• Top Gun and Batman actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65 #obituary
• Israel to expand military operation and seize ‘large areas’ of Gaza #israel
• Netanyahu jets to Orbán’s Hungary, a safe haven from his international arrest warrant #icc

Thursday, 3rd

• Elon Musk reportedly to step down from lead Trump role as service limit nears
• Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit #icc

Friday, 4th

• Jubilation and despair as South Korea president removed from office #SK
• Judge considering whether to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating court orders on deportation flights #US #politics
• White House fires National Security Agency chief #US #politics
• China hits back at Trump tariffs with extra 34% tax on US goods, deepening market turmoil #US #china #tariffs
• UK’s FTSE 100 suffers biggest daily fall since start of pandemic as global markets tumble #UK
• Nintendo pulls Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs #US #tariffs
• Trump publicly backs France’s far-right figurehead Le Pen after her conviction #US #france #politics
• Federal judge orders government to return man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador #US #politics

Saturday, 5th

• Worst week for US stocks since Covid as Trump’s 10% tariffs on UK kick in #US #UK #tariffs
• Auctioning off millennial saint-to-be’s relics is Satan’s work, archbishop says
• Trump to extend TikTok ban enforcement deadline after China tariffs derail deal #US #tech #china
• Two Labour MPs denied entry to Israel #UK #israel

Sunday, 6th

• Israel admits mistakes over medic killings in Gaza #israel
• US revokes all visas for South Sudanese over country’s failure to repatriate citizens #US #politics
• Netanyahu heads to Washington to talk tariffs and Gaza with Trump #US #israel #tariffs
• Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens #health
• Zimbabwe to scrap tariffs on US goods as it faces 18% Trump levy #US #tariffs

Monday, 7th

• Asian markets plunge as Trump says ‘sometimes you have to take medicine’ #tariffs
• National Park Service removes references to Harriet Tubman from ‘Underground Railroad’ webpage #dei
• US judge scolds Trump officials for failing to return man deported in error #US #politics
• Trump threatens additional 50% tariff on China as trade war escalates #US #politics #china #tariffs
• Trump asks Supreme Court to block order requiring US to bring back man mistakenly deported to El Salvador #US #politics
• EU offered ‘zero-for-zero’ deal to US weeks before tariff announcement #EU #US #tariffs

Tuesday, 8th

• US top court allows Trump to use wartime law for deportations #US #politics
• China calls Trump’s new tariff threat ‘a mistake upon a mistake’ and looks for opportunity in global trade war #china #US #tariffs
• Robert F Kennedy Jr claims anti-vax physicians healed ‘some 300 measles-stricken children’ #US #health
• Dire Wolf Resurrected: Colossal’s Breakthrough Sparks Debate As Musk Asks For Pet Mammoth #tech
• Zelensky confirms Ukraine troops in Russia’s Belgorod region #ukraine
• US will impose 104% tariffs on some Chinese goods from tonight, White House confirms #US #china #tariffs
• UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill #UK #ai
• Settlement reached in Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News #US

Wednesday, 9th

• Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills 98
• Trump’s massive ‘reciprocal’ tariffs upend global trade #US #tariffs
• China hits back with 84% tariffs on US goods as markets fall #china #US #tariffs
• Trump pauses higher tariffs for dozens of countries, but hikes China rate to 125% #china #US #tariffs
• US court orders White House to restore access for AP journalists #US #politics

Thursday, 10th

• Meta whistleblower alleges company worked with China on censorship #china #tech
• Former Russian minister found guilty of breaching UK sanctions #UK #russia
• US stocks tumble again as reality sets back in #US
• Trump ignites ‘insider trading’ accusations after global tariffs U-turn #US #tariffs
• US hitting Chinese goods with 145% tariff, White House confirms #US #china #tariffs
• Dow tumbles 2,000 points after White House clarifies higher tariffs on China #US #china #tariffs
• Trump-backed budget bill approved in US House #US #politics

Friday, 11th

• Gold hits record high as Asian markets fall again over Trump tariffs uncertainty #gold #US #tariffs
• UK announces further £450m military support for Ukraine as 50 countries to meet in Brussels #UK #ukraine
• China defiantly hits back at US with 125% tariff on goods #US #china #tariffs
• Head of US military base in Greenland fired after JD Vance visit #US #greenland
• Boarding passes and check-in could be scrapped in air travel shake-up

Saturday, 12th

• Immigration judge says Columbia University student can be deported #US #politics
• Ukraine could be partitioned like Berlin after second world war, says US envoy #ukraine
• Smartphones and computers are now exempt from Trump’s latest tariffs #US #tariffs #tech
• UK takes control of British Steel under emergency powers #UK

Sunday, 13th

• Man mistakenly deported to El Salvador ‘alive and secure’, US says #US #politics
• Russian missile strike kills dozens in Ukrainian city of Sumy #ukraine
• Trump official says tariff exemptions on electronics are temporary #tech #tariffs #US

Monday, 14th

• Landmark antitrust trial could force Zuckerberg to sell Instagram #tech
• Hungary poised to adopt constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ gatherings #loveislove #lgbt
• Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa declared election winner as rival demands recount
• The company involved in the deadly helicopter crash in New York last week is shutting down immediately, FAA says
• Risks to children playing Roblox ‘deeply disturbing’, say researchers #tech
• Trump threatens new tariffs on smartphones days after exempting them #tech #tariffs #US
• White House: Man mistakenly deported to El Salvador won’t be returned to US #US #politics
• Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ gatherings #loveislove #lgbt

Tuesday, 15th

• Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funding after university rejects demands #US #politics #harvard
• Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack #ukraine
• Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’ Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood
• Palestinian student activist arrested at US citizenship interview #US
• Obama and Yale faculty back Harvard as Trump cuts $2bn, alleging antisemitism #US #politics #harvard
• Trump threatens Harvard’s tax-exempt status after pausing $2bn funding #US #politics #harvard

Wednesday, 16th

• UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex #US #politics
• US judge says he could hold Trump administration in contempt of court #US #politics #trump
• MEPs call for EU court to suspend Hungary’s Pride ban #loveislove #EU
• New Bill Proposes Greenland Be Renamed ‘Red, White And Blueland.’ (H. R. 1161) #US #greenland
• Peru’s former first lady flees to Brazil for asylum after she and ex-President Humala sentenced to prison #brazil

Thursday, 17th

• Trump official threatens Harvard foreign student admissions as more universities rally in support #US #harvard
• DHS threatens to revoke Harvard’s eligibility to host international students unless it turns over disciplinary records #US #harvard
• Man deported to El Salvador will never live in US, says White House #US #politics
• Tesla whistleblower wins legal battle against Elon Musk #tech
• Reboot of disaster-hit Fyre Festival postponed, US media reports
• Trump blasts Fed Chair Powell, saying his ‘termination cannot come fast enough’ #US #politics
• US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship #US #politics
• Google has illegal advertising monopoly, judge rules #tech

Friday, 18th

• Maryland Sen. Van Hollen was able to spend time with the mistakenly deported man, but El Salvador’s president says Abrego Garcia is staying in custody #US #politics
• Luigi Mangione indicted on federal charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing #US #health
• Ukraine says outline of minerals deal signed with US #ukraine
• Rubio warns if it’s not possible to end the war in Ukraine, US needs to ‘move on’ #ukraine #US
• Italian opposition file complaint over far-right deputy PM party’s use of ‘racist’ AI images #italy
• Hamas rejects Israel’s latest ceasefire proposal over ‘impossible conditions’ #israel

Saturday, 19th

• US Supreme Court halts deportation of Venezuelans under wartime law #US #politics
• Dark chocolate Toblerone to be discontinued in UK due to ‘changing tastes’ #UK
• What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast #texas
• Mexican coffee shops rename the Americano #mexico
• Trump denies being ‘played’ by Putin as Russia launches overnight attack #US #russia #ukraine

Sunday, 20th

• Oldest serving US astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday #space
• Warnings from Beijing trigger dissolution of Democratic Party in Hong Kong #china
• New York Times: Trump administration sent letter of demands to Harvard University in error #US #harvard
• Netanyahu vows to continue war in Gaza despite growing opposition at home #israel
• DHL suspends high value US deliveries over tariffs #US #tariffs

Monday, 21st

• Pope Francis dies aged 88 #pope #obituary
• Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat, reports say #US #politics

Tuesday, 22nd

• Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze #US #politics #harvard
• Cardinals to meet in the Vatican to set funeral date for Pope Francis #pope
• Putin suggests Russia open to direct talks with Ukraine as strikes continue #ukraine
• US sets tariffs of up to 3,521% on South East Asia solar panels #tariffs
• Ex-US senator’s wife convicted in gold bars bribery scheme #US #politics
• US FTC sues Uber, alleging deceptive subscription practices #tech

Wednesday, 23rd

• Elon Musk to pull back in Doge role starting May amid 71% dip in Tesla profits
• Trump says China tariffs will drop ‘substantially – but it won’t be zero’ #US #china #tariffs
• Europe whacks Apple and Meta with combined $797 million fine #EU #tech
• Vance says US will ‘walk away’ unless Ukraine and Russia agree to proposals #US #ukraine
• Law firms targeted by Trump ask judges to permanently bar executive orders against them #US #politics
• Convicted cardinal demands to be part of conclave to choose new pope, setting up Vatican standoff #pope
• Istanbul residents flood streets after 6.2-magnitude quake #weather
• Colombian ex-minister accuses the country’s president of drug abuse

Thursday, 24th

• Trump signs orders cracking down on diversity and inclusion at US universities #US #dei
• Russia launches deadly strikes on Ukraine’s capital as Trump accuses Zelensky of harming peace talks #ukraine
• Spain scraps €6.6m arms order from Israeli company after outcry #spain #israel
• ‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump criticises Putin over attack on Kyiv #ukraine
• Trump’s meme coin soars after he asks top 220 holders to dinner #trump #crypto
• American Bar Association sues justice department over terminated grants #US
• US judges block aspects of Trump agenda on voting, immigration and DEI in education #US #dei
• Trump starts selling “Trump 2028” hats as poll finds vast majority of Americans oppose unconstitutional third term #trump
• Judge blocks Trump effort to expand proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration #US #politics

Friday, 25th

• China quietly rolls back retaliatory tariffs on some US-made semiconductors, import agencies say #china #tariffs
• California overtakes Japan as the world’s fourth-largest economy #japan
• Pete Hegseth reportedly had unsecured office internet line to connect to Signal #US #politics
• Trump’s first-term pick to run the National Science Foundation quits: ‘I have done all I can’ #US #politics
• Russian general killed in car blast hours before US envoy’s Kremlin meeting #ukraine
• Ex-congressman George Santos sentenced to seven years in prison #US #politics
• US judge arrested after allegedly obstructing ICE agents #US #politics

Saturday, 26th

• Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser, dies aged 41 #obituary
• Political and religious leaders gather in the Vatican to attend the funeral of the pope, who passed away Easter Monday #pope
• Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says #russia

Sunday, 27th

• Vancouver street festival: eleven people killed as car is driven into crowds at Lapu Lapu celebrations
• Gallagher brothers perform together for first time in 16 years in London working men’s club #oasis #UK
• FBI director posts photo of arrested Wisconsin judge’s perp walk, possibly violating DOJ policy #US #politics
• Gordon Brown makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire #UK
• Judge says US citizen, 2, may have been deported without ‘meaningful process’ #US #politics
• Bestselling German novelist found killed on Hamburg houseboat #germany
• CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades #US #politics

Monday, 28th

• Spain hit by blackouts after massive power outage, with Portugal also reportedly affected #spain #portugal
• Conclave to elect new pope to start on 7 May, Vatican says #pope
• Putin announces 72-hour May ceasefire in Ukraine war #ukraine

Tuesday, 29th

• Canada’s Carney secures historic election win and says ‘Trump will never break us’ #canada
• Hong Kong frees four pro-democracy lawmakers who completed jail terms #china
• Malta’s ‘golden passport’ scheme ruled to be illegal by EU’s top court #EU
• Convicted cardinal pulls out of conclave to choose new pope #pope
• Harvard University, under pressure from Trump administration, renames its DEI office #harvard #US #politics #dei
• White House attacks reported Amazon move to display the price of tariffs: ‘A hostile and political act’ #tariffs #tech

Wednesday, 30th

• Uppsala attack: police hunt under way after three people shot dead #sweden
• Pakistan claims it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will strike within 36 hours #india #pakistan
• Eurovision lifts ban on Palestinian flags in the audience but puts stricter rules on artists #Eurovision
• Fire destroys historic US church with ties to MLK
• Trump says he ‘could’ return mistakenly deported man if he wanted to #US #politics
• US releases Mohsen Mahdawi, detained Columbia student activist
• Swedish journalist sentenced in Turkey for ‘insulting Erdoğan’ #sweden #turkey

May

Thursday, 1st

• US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv’s defense against Russia #ukraine
• Wall Street Journal: Tesla’s board began the process to replace Elon Musk as CEO #tech
• Trump’s national security advisor Mike Waltz leaves post, US media reports #US #politics
• RFK Jr and health agency falsely claim MMR vaccine includes ‘aborted fetus debris’ #health
• Israel declares national emergency as wildfires force evacuations #israel
• McDonald’s posts surprise decline in global sales in first quarter
• English Football Association to ban transgender women from women’s soccer #lgbt

Friday, 2nd

• Groundbreaking musician Jill Sobule dies in house fire #obituary
• Trump ousts Waltz as national security adviser and nominates him for UN post #US #UN #politics
• US judge blocks use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans #US #politics
• President Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS #US #politics
• AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence #germany
• Prince Harry loses legal challenge over police protection in UK #UK

Saturday, 3rd

• US army plans for a potential parade of 6,600 soldiers on Trump’s birthday #US #trump
• Military parade to honour US Army will fall on Trump’s birthday #US
• Vance says war in Ukraine ‘not going to end any time soon,’ hours after US signs minerals deal with Kyiv #ukraine

Sunday, 4th

• Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself as Pope #trump #ai #pope
• Jewels linked to Buddha remains go to auction, sparking ethical debate
• Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian fighter jet using seaborne drone #ukraine
• Trump says he ‘doesn’t rule out’ using military force to control Greenland #US #greenland
• Warren Buffett, 94, stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO
• Netanyahu vows response after Houthi missile hits near Israel’s main airport #israel

Monday, 5th

• Trump says he’s ordering the reopening of Alcatraz #US #politics
• Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’ #US #tariffs
• Israeli ministers ‘approve plan to capture all of Gaza’ #israel

Tuesday, 6th

• Ukrainian drone attacks shut Moscow airports, while Russian strike kills one in Odesa #ukraine
• Germany’s Merz fails to become chancellor in embarrassing parliamentary defeat #germany #politics
• Germany’s Merz wins vote for chancellor after surviving historic defeat #germany #politics
• India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir #india #pakistan
• US Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce transgender military ban #US #lgbt
• India to stop water flowing across international borders, Modi says #India #weather

Wednesday, 7th

• Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ as it retaliates against India missile attack #india #pakistan
• Cardinals to begin choosing new pope in largest ever conclave #pope
• REAL ID is now required for air travel in America. Here’s what to expect at airports across the US #US

Thursday, 8th

• Putin’s 3-day ceasefire comes into effect, but Ukraine claims Russia already broke it #ukraine
• US removes tariffs on UK steel and aluminium, and cuts car rate to 10%, as Trump and Starmer unveil deal #US #UK #tariffs
• Irish broadcaster requests discussion over Israel’s Eurovision participation #IE #israel
• Robert Prevost becomes first American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV #pope
• Trump’s acting FEMA chief fired a day after breaking from the administration #US #politics
• Stockholm rejects ‘bizarre’ US letter urging city to scrap diversity initiatives #sweden #dei
• Trump administration fires librarian of Congress #US #politics

Friday, 9th

• US to begin immediate removal of up to 1,000 trans military members #US #lgbt
• Vance says US won’t intervene in India-Pakistan conflict: ‘None of our business’ #india #pakistan #US
• Sycamore Gap: Two men convicted of felling one of UK’s most famous trees #UK
• Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico’s name for US users #mexico #tech
• Slovakian and Serbian leaders defy EU to attend Russian military parade #EU #russia
• Ukraine says it has uncovered Hungarian spy network working in border region #ukraine
• Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Bush nominee who veered to the left, dies at 85 #obituary
• Federal judge in Vermont orders immediate release of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk after 6 weeks in detention #US
• South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees #US #SA
• Fifty Shades director James Foley dies aged 71 #obituary

Saturday, 10th

• Pakistan and India accuse each other of striking military bases in major escalation #india #pakistan
• Diver dies during salvage operation to recover Mike Lynch’s superyacht
• European leaders demand unconditional Ukraine ceasefire by Russia #ukraine
• Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit #space

Sunday, 11th

• Vladimir Putin rejects ceasefire ultimatum proposed by European leaders #ukraine
• Zelensky says Russia considering end to war a ‘positive sign’ after Putin’s call for talks #ukraine
• Trump to accept luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One #US #politics #qatar

Monday, 12th

• US and China reach agreement to cut tariffs, US treasury secretary says #US #china #tariffs
• First white South Africans flying to US under Trump refugee plan #US #SA
• Duterte elected mayor of home city from Hague prison

Tuesday, 13th

• UK police arrest man for arson after fire at PM Starmer’s house #UK
• Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women #france
• Zelenskyy to wait for Putin in Turkey, saying: ‘If he does not arrive, he does not want to end war’ #ukraine
• Trump says US-Saudi bond ‘more powerful than ever’, after signing $142bn arms deal #US #saudi
• Swedish senior diplomat arrested on suspicion of spying, say reports #sweden
• Trump announces plan to lift punishing sanctions on Syria #US

Wednesday, 14th

• Trump praises ‘attractive, tough’ Syrian president before arriving in Qatar for talks
• US judge charged for allegedly helping man evade immigration officials #US #politics
• Kremlin tight-lipped for third day on whether Putin will meet Zelenskyy #ukraine
• Von der Leyen’s texts with Pfizer boss can be shared, says EU’s highest court #EU
• Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey #ukraine
• Once ‘dead’ thrusters on the farthest spacecraft from Earth are in action again #space

Thursday, 15th

• First direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years set to begin in Turkey #ukraine
• Harvard’s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say #harvard #UK
• New Zealand MPs who performed haka in parliament given unprecedented punishment #NZ
• Russian team a ‘theatre prop’, says Zelenskyy as Putin fails to attend Turkish talks #ukraine

Friday, 16th

• Seventeen arrest warrants issued over Bangkok skyscraper collapse
• Mexico demands compensation from YouTube star MrBeast after pyramid chocolate video #mexico
• LA 2028 Olympics plans air taxi service for spectators
• Descendants of Italy’s last king should not have crown jewels, court rules #italy
• Ex-FBI boss James Comey investigated for seashell photo seen as threat to Trump #US #politics
• Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison
• US supreme court upholds block on Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act as judge questions Ábrego García case #US #politics

Saturday, 17th

• The first direct talks with Russia since 2022 yielded no major breakthroughs, as Moscow plays for time ahead of a possible summer offensive. #russia
• Israel launches major offensive to ‘seize and control’ areas of Gaza #israel

Sunday, 18th

• Two dead as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge
• Fatal blast near Palm Springs fertility clinic ‘act of terrorism’ – FBI
• Austria wins 69th Eurovision song contest with Wasted Love #eurovision
• Kevin Spacey to be celebrated at Cannes’ Better World gala
• Russia launched war’s largest drone attack ahead of Putin-Trump call, Ukraine says #ukraine
• Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer

Monday, 19th

• Centrist Nicuşor Dan defeats far-right rival in Romanian presidential election
• Gary Lineker ‘to leave the BBC this week’ after antisemitism row #UK #BBC
• Netanyahu vows Israel will ‘take control of all’ of Gaza but says famine must be avoided #israel
• Trump says Russia and Ukraine to ‘immediately’ start ceasefire negotiations after two-hour call with Putin #ukraine

Tuesday, 20th

• Titan of Russian ballet Yuri Grigorovich dies at 98 #russia #obituary
• UK, France and Canada threaten action against Israel as air strikes on Gaza continue #US #france #canada #israel

• Trump and Putin hold phone call but Kremlin refuses Ukraine ceasefire #ukraine
• Jim Morrison’s long-lost graveside bust turns up during French police search #france
• Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’ #US #politics
• Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds #UK #tech
• Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump pulled funding #US #politics
• World agrees pandemic accord for tackling outbreaks of disease #health #who
• UK suspends trade talks with Israel as Lammy calls Gaza blockade ‘morally wrong’ and ‘unjustifiable’ #US #israel
• Cheers star George Wendt dies at 76 #obituary
• Trump says space force general will lead Golden Dome missile defense project #US #politics #space
• Personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City’s mayor killed in brazen daylight attack #mexico #politics
• Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN #UN #israel
• Lawyers accuse Trump administration of deporting Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan in violation of court order

Wednesday, 21st

• British soldiers make Everest history using new method
• Former Ukrainian presidential aide shot dead in Madrid #ukraine
• Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit #israel
• Trump plays videos to South African president he claims support white genocide allegations in tense Oval Office meeting #US #politics #SA
• Trump administration to scrap police reform measures in some US cities #US #politics
• Trump administration accepts jet from Qatar for possible use as Air Force One #US #politics #qatar
• Netanyahu says all of Gaza will be under Israel’s control by end of offensive #israel
• Enhanced Games swimmer ‘breaks world record’

Thursday, 22nd

• Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Jewish museum in Washington DC #US #israel
• Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong #NK
• Britain’s plan to transfer Chagos Islands blocked by last-minute legal injunction #UK
• Wealthy foreigners able to register for Trump’s $5 million ‘gold card’ visa within a week, said Lutnick #US #politics
• Dior to pay $2.3 million to help victims of labor exploitation after investigation in Italy #italy
• US House passes Trump tax and spending mega-bill #US #politics
• Trump administration ends Harvard’s ability to enroll international students #US #harvard

Friday, 23rd

• Netanyahu accuses leaders of Britain, France and Canada of ‘emboldening Hamas’ #israel #UK #france #canada
• Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II #germany
• Trump ‘recommending’ 50% tariff on EU, and threatens Apple with 25% tariff #tech #tariffs
• Harvard University sues Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students #US #politics #harvard
• Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden #norway
• Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer #israel
• Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to stop Harvard enrolling foreign students #US #politics #harvard
• Ukraine and Russia exchange 800 PoWs in largest prisoner swap of war so far #ukraine
• Billy Joel cancels tour after diagnosis with brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalusI
• Trump says he’s ‘not looking for a deal’ with the EU after threatening a 50% tariff #US #EU #tariffs
• Freddie Mercury had secret daughter, new biography claims

Saturday, 24th

• Labour figures urge recognition of Palestinian state at UN conference #UK #israel
• Denmark raises retirement age to 70 — the highest in Europe #DK
• Trump’s image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Congo, not South Africa #US #politics
• Supreme Court pauses attempt by lower court to force DOGE to provide records #US #politics
• Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Kyiv since start of war #ukraine
• Sabotage suspected as power cut hits Cannes Film Festival

Sunday, 25th

• North Korea makes arrests over botched ship launch #NK
• Deadly missile and drone strikes batter Kyiv for second night #ukraine
• UK Border Force is in effect under military command, report says #UK
• ‘New dawn’: first train service renationalised under Starmer begins #UK
• Young US men are joining Russian churches promising ‘absurd levels of manliness’ #russia
• Americans remember George Floyd on fifth anniversary of death
• McDonald’s is closing down CosMc’s, its beverage-focused spinoff

Monday, 26th

• Trump agrees to extend EU trade talks after 50% tariff threat #US #EU #tarrifs
• Trump warns attempts to conquer all of Ukraine will lead to ‘downfall’ of Russia #ukraine

Tuesday, 27th

• Greek coastguards charged over 2023 migrant shipwreck #greece
• Germany and other allies lift restrictions on Ukraine firing long-range missiles after Russia’s record aerial assault #ukraine
• King prepares to give key speech backing Canada #canada #UK
• Trump admin to cancel federal contracts with Harvard worth about $100 million #US #politics #harvard
• The Wurzels write song using artificial intelligence #ai
• Trump pardons former sheriff convicted of bribery #US #politics
• France’s National Assembly votes in favour of legalising assisted dying #france
• Texas governor signs online safety law in blow to Apple and Google #tech

Wednesday, 28th

• US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting #US #tech
• SpaceX Starship breaks up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test #space
• Trump pardons reality show couple convicted of bank fraud and tax crimes #US #politics
• Slovakia approves sale of brown bear meat to public
• UK prosecutors say 21 charges authorised against Tate brothers #UK

Thursday, 29th

• US trade court blocks Trump tariffs, saying president ‘exceeded any authority’ #US #tariffs
• Elon Musk announces exit from US government role after breaking with Trump on tax bill
• Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank #israel
• Chinese paraglider survives accidental 8,000-metre-high flight above the clouds #china #sports
• MIT is shuttering DEI office amid Trump administration’s push to end diversity programs #US #dei

Friday, 30th

• Trump tariffs can stay in place for now, appeals court rules #US #tariffs
• Diego Maradona’s homicide trial declared invalid after judge filming scandal
• Disposable vapes to be banned across UK to cut back on waste and youth vaping #UK #vapes #health
• US to double tariffs on steel imports to 50%, Trump says #US #tariffs
• M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87 #obituary

Saturday, 31st

• More than €1bn in EU funds used in discriminatory projects, report says #EU
• Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows #EU #weather

June

Sunday, 1st

• 26 dead after Israeli tanks open fire near Gaza aid centre, rescuers say #israel
• Far right weaponising LGBTQ+ rights in Europe to sow division, campaigners say #lgbt
• Body of British hiker missing since New Year’s Day found in northern Italy #UK #italy

Monday, 2nd

• Suspect used a flamethrower and yelled ‘Free Palestine’ in Colorado attack, FBI says #US #israel
• Poland presidential election 2025: rightwing candidate Karol Nawrocki wins, official results show #poland
• Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian bombers, security official says #ukraine
• Huge eruption on Italy’s Mt. Etna leaves tourists fleeing volcano #weather #italy
• Sweden urged to ban international adoption after damning inquiry findings #sweden

Tuesday, 3rd

• Hospital director says 24 killed by Israeli fire while waiting for aid in Rafah #israel
• Suspect in Colorado fire attack planned for a year, FBI says
• Crimea bridge reopens after Ukraine says it carried out underwater explosion #ukraine
• MI5 neo-Nazi spy: Judge had ‘no confidence’ in Security Service’s account of false evidence #UK
• Dutch government collapses as far-right leader pulls party out of coalition #politics
• Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies aged 89 #japan #obituary

Wednesday, 4th

• Vanuatu looks into revoking Andrew Tate’s golden passport
• US Navy to rename ship honouring gay rights leader and veteran Harvey Milk #loveislove
• South Korean opposition wins presidency after months of political chaos #SK

Thursday, 5th

• Trump signs ban on travel to US by nationals from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti and Iran #US #politics
• Trump suspends foreign student visas at Harvard #US #politics #harvard
• Vanuatu not planning to revoke Andrew Tate’s citizenship, government spokesperson says
• Japan records lowest number of births in more than a century, as population fears grow #japan
• New Zealand Parliament votes for record suspensions of 3 lawmakers who performed Māori haka protest #NZ
• Impeachment, Epstein and bitter acrimony: Trump and Musk joust in astonishing social media duel
• Rubio imposes sanctions on four ICC judges for ‘targeting’ US and Israel #UK #israel #icc

Friday, 6th

• Private moon lander crashes into the lunar surface #space
• North Korea refloats destroyer that capsized during launch, surprising naval analysts #NK
• Australian navy ship accidentally blocks internet and radio across parts of New Zealand #AUS #NZ
• Russia bombards Kyiv after Putin vows revenge for Operation Spiderweb #ukraine
• Israel confirms it is arming Hamas rivals in operation opposition calls ‘complete madness’ #israel
• TikTok Getting Yet Another Ban Delay as Trump Fails to Reach Deal With China #US #china #tech
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been returned to the United States to face criminal charges #US #politics

Saturday, 7th

• EU agrees to increase flight delay times before passengers get compensation #EU
• Supreme Court restores DOGE’s access to sensitive Social Security data and says it doesn’t have to turn over documents #US #politics
• White House ban on Associated Press can continue, appeals court rules #US #politics

Sunday, 8th

• Colombia presidential hopeful shot in head at rally #politics
• Trump deploys National Guard to LA after clashes over immigration raids #US #politics
• California’s governor called the president’s move ‘purposefully inflammatory’ during second day of protests #US #politics
• Andrew Tate caught speeding 146km/h over limit in Romania
• Desperate to get its illegally detained civilians out of Russia, Kyiv offers Ukrainian collaborators in exchange #ukraine
• British woman charged over death of Australian in e-scooter crash #AUS
• Bill Atkinson, Who Made Computers Easier to Use, Is Dead at 74 #obituary #tech

Monday, 9th

• Israeli forces divert Gaza activists’ aid boat with Greta Thunberg on board #israel
• LAPD calls for protesters to disperse as Trump says ‘bring in the troops’ #US #politics
• Trump travel ban barring citizens from 12 countries goes into effect #US #politics
• All of Downtown LA declared an unlawful assembly area #US #politics
• Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions #sports
• Newsom says California suing Trump administration for ‘illegal’ federalization of national guard #US #politics
• Western guests including Elon Musk’s father to speak at pro-Putin oligarch’s Moscow forum
• Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni’s $400m defamation lawsuit against Blake Lively

Tuesday, 10th

• Tensions flare as Trump orders Marines, more troops to LA #US #politics
• RFK Jr. removes all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee #health #US #politics
• Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone, dies aged 82 #obituary #music
• UK sanctions two far-right Israeli government ministers over Gaza comments #UK #israel
• US ambassador to Israel says US no longer pursuing goal of independent Palestinian state #US #israel

Wednesday, 11th

• LA protests: ‘Mass arrests’ after curfew begins #US #politics
• US and China agree on plan to ease export controls after trade talks in London #US #china #tariffs
• Trump declares deal with China is ‘done’; US inflation rises to 2.4% #US #china #tariffs
• Tusk wins vote of confidence in Polish parliament #poland
• Meta to announce $15bn investment in bid to achieve computerised ‘superintelligence’ #ai #tech
• Trump says China will face 55% tariffs as he endorses trade deal #US #china #tariffs
• Brian Wilson, music icon and creative force behind The Beach Boys, dead at 82 #obituary #music
• US jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in retrial of his landmark #MeToo sex crimes case #US
• Denmark votes for defence bill giving US access to its airbases #US #DK
• Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season #US #weather

Thursday, 12th

• US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq as Iran tensions rise #US #iran #politics
• State of emergency declared in Spokane, Washington, as Los Angeles sees sixth night of unrest and police clash with protesters in other major cities #US #politics
• Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ who shared breast cancer journey, has died at 52 #obituary #music
• Air India flight to London Gatwick crashes in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff #india
• The FBI raided the wrong house. The Supreme Court says the family is allowed to sue #US
• Mistrial declared on rape charge in Weinstein case after juror won’t return to jury room

Friday, 13th

• Israel strikes Iran, killing military chiefs and scientists, as Trump warns Tehran to agree nuclear deal #israel #iran
• Trump maintains control of California National Guard for now after appeals court ruling #US #politics
• Italian teenager Carlo Acutis to become first millennial saint on September 7 #italy
• Air India flight 171 black box reportedly recovered as rescue teams search site
• North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try #NK
• Trump loses bid for appeals court to reconsider $5m loss to E Jean Carroll #trump

Saturday, 14th

• Israel and Iran exchange missile strikes with explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran #israel #iran
• US marines detain civilian in first known instance since Trump deployed troops to LA #US #politics
• British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked #LGBT
• Democratic state politician and husband shot dead in targeted attack, Minnesota officials say #US #politics

Sunday, 15th

• Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit wins bid to acquire genetic testing company 23andMe #tech
• Millions across US turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald Trump #US #politics
• Iran missiles cause multiple casualties in Israel as Israeli strikes hit Tehran oil depot #israel #iran
• Leonard Lauder, billionaire heir to cosmetics empire, dies at 92 #obituary
• Minnesota police find car of suspect in shootings of two lawmakers #US #politics

Monday, 16th

• Man accused of killing a state representative and attempting to kill another, is in custody, AP reports #US #politics
• Iran launches fresh missile strikes on Israel as conflict enters fourth day #iran #israel
• Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight
• Al Pacino becomes first film star to meet Pope Leo XIV #pope
• Trump will not sign joint G7 statement on de-escalation between Israel and Iran #US #israel #iran

Tuesday, 17th

• California doctor to plead guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine
• Trump sons announce wireless service called Trump Mobile #trump
• Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ #US #iran
• Federal agents arrest NYC mayoral candidate at immigration court #US #politics

Wednesday, 18th

• Northamptonshire police apologise to Harry Dunn’s family for failures investigating his death #UK #US
• Trump to extend US TikTok ban deadline, White House says #US #china #politics #tech
• A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’ #Saudi
• Indonesia volcano spews ash more than 6 miles into sky, dozens of Bali flights canceled #weather
• US supreme court upholds Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care #LGBT #US #politics

Thursday, 19th

• Israeli hospital damaged and injuries reported in wave of Iranian missile strikes #israel
• Trump to allow up to 2 weeks for diplomacy before deciding on US strike in Iran #US #iran
• Denmark deploys ‘saildrones’ in Baltic to protect undersea cables from Russia #DK #russia

Friday, 20th

• Ukraine war briefing: Russia ‘on verge of recession’, Putin minister tells economic showcase #ukraine
• foreign ministers from Europe and Iran to hold talks as US says it is still deciding whether to join war #ukraine
• Judge orders Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil released on bail #US #politics
• MPs back assisted dying bill in historic Commons vote #UK
• Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian raised from seabed off Sicily #italy
• Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump administration from cutting off Harvard’s ability to host foreign students #US #politics #harvard

Saturday, 21st

• Panama declares emergency over banana region unrest #panama #politics
• Iran and Israel exchange strikes after Iran rules out nuclear talks while under attack #israel #iran
• Last BTS member Suga discharged from South Korean military service, paving way for reunion #SK
• ‘My husband is free!’ Belarus opposition leader freed after nearly five years in jail
• Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize #trump

Sunday, 22nd

• US bombs Iran nuclear sites and Tehran warns of ‘everlasting consequences’ #US #iran
• New Texas law requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms #texas #politics
• Fred Smith, FedEx’s innovative founder, is dead at 80 #obituarty
• ‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely #US #politics

Monday, 23rd

• Trump floats regime change to ‘make Iran great again’ as region braces for Iranian response to US strikes #US #iran #politics
• OpenAI takes down mentions of Jony Ive’s io amid trademark row #ai
• Government confirms it will ban Palestine Action under anti-terror legislation #UK
• Trump says Israel and Iran have agreed to ‘complete and total’ ceasefire #US #iran #israel
• U2 guitarist The Edge becomes Irish citizen – after 62 years in the country #IE

Tuesday, 24th

• Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran as he accuses both of violating ceasefire #US #iran #israel
• Russian naval ship ‘disguised’ itself while passing through English Channel #russia
• US strikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear programme, intelligence report says #US #iran

Wednesday, 25th

• Zohran Mamdani declares historic victory in New York City mayoral primary after Cuomo concedes

Thursday, 26th

• CIA director says Iran’s nuclear sites ‘severely damaged’ #US #iran
• North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism #NK
• Drug kingpin ‘Fito,’ Ecuador’s most wanted man, has been captured, says Ecuador’s president
• Trump calls for Netanyahu corruption trial to be cancelled #US #israel
• Meta wins AI copyright lawsuit as US judge rules against authors #tech #ai
• Kim Jong-un hails new North Korean beach resort as one of country’s ‘greatest feats’ this year #NK
• Supreme court paves way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood #US #politics
• Criminal who helped inspire ‘Stockholm syndrome’ theory dies #obituary

Friday, 27th

• ‘Basically impossible to get them back’: Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children is a war crime, say experts #ukraine
• Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features #DK
• ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered nine in Japan reportedly executed #japan
• Supreme Court limits ability of judges to stop Trump #US #politics
• Oslo police announce rape and sexual assault charges against son of Norwegian crown princess #norway
• Lalo Schifrin, composer of the ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme, dies at 93 #obituary #music
• US supreme court rules schools must let kids opt out of LGBTQ+ book readings #US #LGBT
• Trump says he is cutting off trade talks with Canada #US #china #tariffs

Saturday, 28th

• Iran holds state funeral for officials killed by Israeli strikes #iran #israel
• Record numbers expected at Budapest Pride march despite attempts to ban it #LGBT

Sunday, 29th

• Trump agenda bill clears key hurdle in the Senate #US #politics
• Tens of thousands flee Gaza City after Israel warns of major offensive #israel
• Trump considers forcing journalists to reveal sources who leaked Iran report #US #iran #politics
• Trump threatens to cut off New York City funds if Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’ #US #politics
• One of Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy parties disbands #china

Monday, 30th

• US must rule out more strikes before new talks, Iranian minister tells BBC #US #iran
• China partially lifts ban on Japanese seafood imports #china #japan
• Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave #spain #EU #weather
• Spanish PM’s former right-hand man detained in corruption investigation #spain

July

Tuesday, 1st

• Clashes and arrests in Turkey over magazine cartoon allegedly depicting prophet Muhammad #turkey
• Kim Jong-un pays rare public tribute to North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine #NK #ukraine
• Musk vows to unseat lawmakers who support Trump’s one big beautiful bill #US #politics
• Paris on red alert as Europe faces extreme heat with weather warnings across the continent #weather #france, #EU
• Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone call #thai
• US Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill #US #politics
• Trump administration raises possibility of stripping Mamdani of US citizenship #US #politics

Wednesday, 2nd

• Trump says Israel has agreed to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire #israel
• More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds #UK #weather
• Man admits murders of four Idaho students in deal to avoid death penalty #US
• Diddy awaits bail ruling after acquittal on most serious charges in sex trafficking case #US
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail as he awaits sentencing #US

Thursday, 3rd

• More than 1,500 people evacuated in Crete as wildfires rage across Europe #weather #greece
• Trump’s big spending bill heads to final vote in US House #US #politics
• Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen dies aged 67 #obituary #film

Friday, 4th

• Russia launches record 550 drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv in night-time raid #ukraine
• China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says #china #russia #EU #ukraine
• Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal #israel

Saturday, 5th

• Trump threatens 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe #EU #US #tariffs
• Trump to start TikTok sale talks with China, he says, with deal ‘pretty much’ reached #US #china #tech
• Oasis kick off their comeback: The best they’ve been since the 90s #oasis
• Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon 50 years ago. His influence continues to inspire a new generation of athletes #sports #tennis
• Reform UK puts teenagers in charge of vital public services #UK
• Fresh scandal hits Spain’s ruling party as official quits over sexual harassment claims #spain
• River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban #health #france
• Hegseth falsely cited weapon shortages in halting shipments to Ukraine, Democrats say #ukraine #US #politics
• Met police arrest activists holding signs referring to Palestine Action #UK

Sunday, 6th

• Ozzy Osbourne goes out on a high at farewell gig #music
• Thousands turn out to mark the Dalai Lama’s 90 birthday
• Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 50 killed, including 15 children #texas #weather

Monday, 7th

• Trump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August, sparking confusion #US #tariffs
• Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms #AUS
• Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on nations siding with Brics #US #tariffs
• Suriname parliament elects first female president
• Poland begins controls on borders with Germany and Lithuania #poland #germany
• Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say #russia
• Netanyahu visits US as Trump puts pressure to agree Gaza ceasefire deal #israel
• Texas floods death toll rises to 89, officials say, as storm warnings continue #weather #texas

Tuesday, 8th

• Non-disclosure agreements gagging workers to be banned
• Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’ #israel
• US to resume shipments of weapons for Ukrainian defence #US #ukraine
• Death toll in Texas flooding surpasses 100 as search and rescue enters 5th day #texas #weather
• Swedish PM’s safety jeopardised by Strava data shared by bodyguards #sweden
• ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for persecuting women and girls #icc
• Marseille airport cancels all flights as wildfire encroaches on city #france #weather

Wednesday, 9th

• Ex-Bangladesh leader authorised deadly crackdown, leaked audio suggests
• Days after Texas floods, at least 161 people are still missing in one county #texas #weather
• Russia launches major attack on Ukraine after Trump’s criticism of Putin #ukraine
• Linda Yaccarino departs as boss of Musk’s X #tech
• Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds #weather
• Police raid headquarters of French far-right National Rally party #france
• US issues sanctions against UN official investigating abuses in Gaza #US #UN #israel

Thursday, 10th

• Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells for $10 million #fashion #france
• Von der Leyen survives censure vote but faces calls to reverse EU’s rightward drift #EU
• Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship #US #politics
• Brazil vows reciprocation after Trump threatens 50% tariffs if Bolsonaro trial isn’t stopped #brazil #US #tariffs
• Swedish minister reveals teenage son linked to extremist groups #sweden

Friday, 11th

• Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canadian goods #US #canada #tarrifs
• Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration #US
• Ukraine to receive US air defence systems, says Trump #US #ukraine
• German tourist found alive 12 days after she was lost in the Australian Outback #AUS #germany

Saturday, 12th

• Engine fuel switches cut off before Air India crash that killed 260, preliminary report finds
• Judge orders Trump administration to stop immigration arrests without probable cause in Southern California #US #politics
• More than 1,000 people laid off at US State Department #US #politucs
• Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say #health
• Donald Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods from the EU and Mexico #EU #mexico #US #tariffs

Sunday, 13th

• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un restates unconditional support for ‘all’ Russian actions in Ukraine #NK #russia #ukraine
• US drops charges against doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines #covid #health #US
• Putin’s friend Gergiev set to conduct as Italy breaks ban on pro-Kremlin artists #russia #italy
• New Caledonia to be declared a state in ‘historic’ agreement – but will remain French #french

Monday, 14th

• Trump threatens ‘very severe’ tariffs against Russia if no Ukraine deal within 50 days #US #russia #tariffs
• Musk’s Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon days after antisemitism row #US #tech #ai
• Pam Bondi fires US justice department’s top ethics adviser #US #politics #ethics
• Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department #US #politics

Tuesday, 15th

• Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen from her choreographer’s rental car during Cowboy Carter tour stop in Atlanta #music
• ‘Not our war’ – Trump’s Nato weapons deal for Ukraine sparks MAGA anger #ukraine
• Two men behind ‘senseless’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years #UK
• US House Speaker calls for ‘transparency’ on Epstein, in departure from Trump #US #politics

Wednesday, 16th

• Labubu firm sees profit soaring by at least 350%
• French PM looks to scrap two public holidays in bold bid to cut national debt #france
• Trump administration removes 2,000 national guard troops deployed in LA #US
• World’s oldest marathon runner dies in a hit-and-run at 114 #obituary
• Ukraine wing of US-founded terrorist group says it was involved in killing of intelligence officer in Kyiv #ukraine

Thursday, 17th

• Prosecutor in Diddy and Epstein cases fired by US justice department #US
• Greek police arrest five people in murder case of UC Berkeley professor, including his ex-wife #greece
• Turkish court convicts jailed Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival of threatening public official #turkey
• White House says Trump diagnosed with vein condition after questions about bruises #US

Friday, 18th

• Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions #israel
• Man who jumped from edge of space dies paragliding #sports
• North Korea bans foreigners from seaside resort weeks after opening #NK
• Kneecap to face no further action over Glastonbury performance #UK
• House Republicans pass Trump’s proposed aid and public broadcasting cuts #US #politics
• Brazil police raid ex-President Bolsonaro’s home, fit ankle tag, citing flight risk concern amid criminal trial #brazil
• Colombian gold miners rescued after about 18 hours trapped underground

Saturday, 19th

• Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein report #trump
• Tulsi Gabbard calls for Obama to be prosecuted over 2016 election claims #US #politics
• Rubio moves to strip US visas from eight Brazilian judges in Bolsonaro battle #US #brazil
• The owner of the Tennessee plastics factory where workers were swept away by Hurricane Helene won’t face charges #weather

Sunday, 20th

• At least 14 dead in South Korea floods and landslides #weather #SK
• Taiwan coach apologises for ‘pressuring’ students to give blood
• Ice chief says he will continue to allow agents to wear masks during arrest raids #US #politics

Monday, 21st

• Man wearing heavy metallic necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine
• Harvard and Trump lawyers take funding fight to court #US #politics #harvard
• Trump threatens to restrict stadium deal with Washington Commanders if they don’t change name back to ‘Redskins’ #US #sports #politics
• 26 nations condemn Gaza aid killings as Israel launches new ground offensive #israel
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show star, dies aged 54 #obituary
• Concert by Putin ally Gergiev cancelled in Italy #russia #italy

Tuesday, 22nd

• Ukraine and Russia set for fresh peace talks, Zelensky says #ukraine
• Iranians asked to limit water use as temperatures hit 50C and reservoirs are depleted #weather #iran
• Johnson shuts door on House vote before September on releasing Epstein files #US #politics
• Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76, his family announces #obituary #music
• Coca-Cola will roll out cane sugar Coke in US after Trump push #trump #coke

Wednesday, 23rd

• Trump announces ‘massive’ trade agreement with Japan #US #japan
• Zelenskyy defends bill stripping anti-corruption bodies’ independence amid protests #ukraine
• More than 100 aid agencies say ‘mass starvation’ spreading across Gaza #israel
• Erik Menendez taken to hospital with ‘serious’ condition, lawyer tells US media
• Trump’s ex-lawyer replaced as federal prosecutor by judges #US #politics
• Mokie, world’s oldest horse once owned by film star Burt Reynolds, dies at 40 #obituary #horse
• Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change #UN #weather
• EU prepares €100bn no-deal plan to match Trump’s threat of 30% tariffs #EU #tariffs #US
• Trump administration opens investigation into Harvard’s visa program eligibility #US #politics #harvard
• French president and wife sue rightwing US commentator Candace Owens for defamation #france
• Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life without parole for Idaho student murders

Thursday, 24th

• Columbia University to pay $200m in settlement with Trump administration #US
• Gabbard releases more Russia documents to accuse Obama of ‘manufacturing’ intelligence #US #politics
• Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan dead at the age of 71 #obiturary
• Chuck Mangione, Grammy-winning jazz musician, dead at 84 #obituary #music

Friday, 25th

• US and Israel condemn French plan to recognise Palestinian state #US #israel #france
• Ukraine war briefing: Anti-corruption agencies endorse bill restoring their independence #ukraine
• Tour de France organizers shorten stage to avoid diseased cows #france #sports
• Riverdance star Michael Flatley to seek Irish presidency nomination #IE

Saturday, 26th

• Von der Leyen to meet Trump in Scotland as EU and US close in on trade deal #US #EU
• Trump tells Europe to ‘get your act together’ on immigration before US-EU trade talks #US #EU

Sunday, 27th

• Greece battles wildfires, evacuating residents near Athens #weather #greece
• Israeli military announces ‘tactical pause’ in parts of Gaza as pressure mounts over hunger #israel
• Thailand and Cambodia still fighting after Trump announces ceasefire talks
• EU and US agree trade deal, with 15% tariffs for European exports to America #US #EU #tariffs

Monday, 28th

• England beats Spain on penalties to win Women’s Euro 2025 final #sports #UK #spain #football #soccer
• Syria to hold parliamentary ballot in September as first elections since Assad’s removal
• Trump cuts deadline for Putin to reach Ukraine peace deal to ‘10 or 12 days’ #ukraine
• Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell urges supreme court to overturn her conviction as Trump continues to face questions
• US begins preparing Qatari jet to be used as Air Force One #US #qatar #politics

Tuesday, 29th

• China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births #china
• European Commission proposes partially suspending Israel from Horizon programme #israel
• VPNs top download charts as age verification law kicks in #tech
• UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel meets conditions #UK #palestine #israel
• Ghislaine Maxwell demands immunity before testifying to Congress

Wednesday, 30th

• YouTube to be included in Australia’s teen social media ban #AUS #tech
• Major earthquake off Russia triggers widespread tsunami warnings #weather #russia
• Trump to hit India with 25% tariffs – plus ‘penalty’ for trade with Russia #US #india #tariffs
• EU to start rolling out biometrics entry system for non-EU visitors from October #EU #tech #privacy

Thursday, 31st

• Trump says Canada’s move to recognise Palestinian state threatens trade deal #US #canada #israel
• Sotheby’s returns Buddha jewels to India after uproar #india
• At least 30 killed by Israeli fire while waiting for aid, Gaza civil defence ministry says #israel
• US to impose 15% tariffs on South Korea as part of trade deal, Donald Trump says #US #SK #tariffs
• Kyiv protesters celebrate as parliament votes to restore anti-corruption bodies’ power #ukraine
• Trump postpones higher tariffs on Mexico as other countries try to reach deals before deadline #US #mexico #tariffs
• Trump raises Canada tariff to 35% as US announces new levies for countries globally #US #canada #tariffs

August

Friday, 1st

• Global stocks drop after Trump raises tariffs on more than 90 countries #US #tariffs
• Opposition leaders say ‘democracy in El Salvador has died’ after scrapping of presidential term limits #politics
• Smithsonian removes reference to Trump’s impeachments from presidency exhibit #trump #US #politics
• France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row #france
• Trump orders firing of statistics chief after weak jobs report and data revisions #US #politics
• Budapest mayor questioned by police over banned pride march #LGBT

Saturday, 2nd

• Twelve years house arrest for Colombian ex-leader Álvaro Uribe
• Tesla found partly to blame for fatal Autopilot crash #tech
• Trump says he’s ordered nuclear submarines repositioned after Russian official’s ‘highly provocative’ remarks #US #russia
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down after Trump funding cuts #US #PBS
• Hamas refuses to disarm until Palestinian state established #israel

Sunday, 3rd

• US officials open investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith #US #politics
• Israeli minister sparks anger by praying at sensitive Jerusalem holy site #israel
• Russian volcano erupts for first time in more than 500 years #russia #weather

Monday, 4th

• Loni Anderson, star of 1980s sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, dies aged 79 #obituary #tv
• Tesla board awards $29bn of shares to Elon Musk #tech
• Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests she may abandon the Republican party #US #politics
• Danish zoo asks pet owners to donate rabbits and horses to feed its predators #DK
• Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump #US #politics #texas
• Israel’s government votes to fire country’s attorney general #israel
• Texas House moves to allow civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled state #US #politics #texas

Tuesday, 5th

• US attorney general orders grand jury hearings on Trump-Russia probe #US #politics #russia
• US condemns Brazil supreme court judge for ordering house arrest of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro #US #brazil #politics
• Tommy Robinson arrested over alleged assault at London station #UK
• Jim Acosta interviews ‘made-up’ AI avatar of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver
• BP says it makes biggest oil and gas find in 25 years #weather
• Netanyahu to urge ‘full conquest’ of Gaza as ceasefire talks reach an impasse #israel
• Titan sub firm used ‘intimidation tactics’ and ‘critically flawed’ safety practices, Coast Guard report finds
• Trump says EU could face 35% tariffs if it fails to make $600bn investment ‘gift’ #US #EU #tariffs
• ‘We didn’t vote for ChatGPT’: Swedish PM under fire for using AI in role #sweden #ai

Wednesday, 6th

• RFK Jr’s health department to halt $500m in mRNA vaccine research #US #health
• Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing
• Trump threatens India with 50% tariff as negotiations fizzle and Modi keeps importing Russian oil #india #russia #tariffs
• Stanford’s student newspaper sues Trump administration over use of immigration law to target pro-Palestinian students #US

Thursday, 7th

• Dozens more countries face higher taxes on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect #US #tariffs
• Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals he’s becoming an Ice agent to support Trump’s mass deportation agenda #US #olitics
• Trump and Putin to meet in coming days, Kremlin says #US #russia
• Trump calls for a new census to exclude undocumented immigrants #US #politics
• Israel intends to take control of all of Gaza, Netanyahu says as security cabinet meets #israel

Friday, 8th

• Israel’s security cabinet approves plan to take control of Gaza City #israel
• Mushroom murderer tried to kill husband with pasta, cookies and curry, court was told #AUS
• Plan to reintroduce banned pesticide in France overruled by constitutional council #france
• Germany to stop arms sales to Israel that could be used in Gaza after takeover plan approved #germany #israel

Saturday, 9th

• Trump administration targets Harvard’s patents #US #politics #harvard
• Ukraine will not give up land, Zelenskyy warns ahead of Trump-Putin meeting #ukraine
• Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, dies aged 97 #obituary #space
• Gunfire riddled CDC offices in Atlanta.
• Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks next week #US #russia

Sunday, 10th

• North Korea dismantles propaganda speakers at border #NK
• Zelenskyy welcomes European leaders’ insistence on Ukraine role at peace talks #ukraine

Monday, 11th

• Israel kills prominent Al Jazeera journalist and four colleagues in targeted attack in Gaza #israel
• Australia to recognise Palestinian state in September #AUS #israel
• Trump demands homeless people ‘immediately’ move out of Washington DC #US #politics
• Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales to US #tech #tariffs
• Trump announces federal takeover of DC police and mobilization of National Guard #US #politics
• Finland charges tanker crew members with sabotage of undersea cables #finland
• Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe dies two months after being shot
• Federal judge rejects Trump DOJ’s bid to unseal grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell case #US

Tuesday, 12th

• North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work ‘like slaves’ in Russia #US #russia
• Ukraine’s borders must not be changed by force, EU leaders say #ukraine #UK
• Thousands evacuated in Spain amid deadly wildfires and new heatwave #weather #spain
• National Guard troops arrive in Washington DC on Trump’s orders #US #politics
• South Korean court orders arrest of wife of jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol #SK

Wednesday, 13th

• Dairy farmers say worker shortage is threatening UK food security #UK
• Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe #EU #weather
• Lithuania to give children drone training to counter Russia threat #russia
• Lammy refers himself to watchdog after fishing illegally with JD Vance #UK

Thursday, 14th

• Israel advances controversial settlement plan, aiming to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’ #israel
• Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister turns up the volume on loudspeaker standoff with South Korea #NK #SK
• Just two Navajo Code Talkers remain alive. #WWII
• Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says #russia #norway
• Baby Shark song not plagiarised – South Korean top court #SK
• Putin ready to make Ukraine deal, Trump says before Alaska summit #US #russia #ukraine

Friday, 15th

• People held under UK’s ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal say they had not heard of it #UK
• Putin ready to make Ukraine deal, Trump says before Alaska summit #ukraine
• Louisiana sues Roblox alleging the popular gaming site fails to protect children #tech
• Trump says he’s not going to Alaska to ‘negotiate for Ukraine’ #US #politics
• DC attorney general sues Trump administration over police takeover #US #politics

Saturday, 16th

• No deal, and no answers, after brief Trump-Putin talks on Ukraine in Alaska #US #politics
• Sudden, heavy rain in Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal kills more than 300 people #weatehr
• Air Canada suspends operations as flight attendants go on strike #canada
• Washington DC and White House agree to scale back Trump ‘takeover’ of city police #US #politics
• Call to ban ‘intolerant’ child-free resorts and hotels in France #france
• Putin demands full control of Donetsk and Luhansk as condition for ending Ukraine war #ukraine #russia

Sunday, 17th

• Russia complicating end to war, Zelensky says as Trump pursues peace deal #US #russia #ukraine
• Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui reportedly granted asylum in Australia #AUS #china
• Air Canada to resume flights after directive ending strike #canada
• British actor Terence Stamp, ‘Superman’ star and famed figure of swinging London, dies at 87 #obituary

Monday, 18th

• Trump tells Zelensky to give up Crimea and agree to never join NATO #ukraine
• Air Canada delays return to flights after union defies government order #canada
• Zelensky says he and Trump discussed Ukraine security guarantees in ‘best’ talks yet #ukraine
• US State Department revokes 6,000 student visas #US #politics
• Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with four counts of rape #norway

Tuesday, 19th

• Intel secures $2bn lifeline from Japan’s SoftBank #japan #tech
• Trump pushes for meeting between Putin and Zelensky #ukraine
• Kremlin yet to commit to meeting after Ukrainian and European leaders seek US security guarantees for Kyiv as part of any deal #ukraine
• Air Canada to resume flights after pay deal struck with union #canada
• Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of peace deal #ukraine

Wednesday, 20th

• US to screen for ‘anti-Americanism’ in immigration applications, a move critics liken to McCarthyism #US #politics
• Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal #ukraine
• Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of ‘betraying’ Israel #AUS #israel
• Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive #israel
• Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading #DK
• Trump administration expands ‘good moral character’ requirement to become naturalized citizen #US #politics

Thursday, 21st

• California resident tests positive for plague #health
• Texas lawmakers approve new electoral map favouring Republicans #texas #US #politics
• Ukrainian held in Italy over Nord Stream gas pipelines blast mystery #ukraine #italy
• Appeals court tosses Trump’s $500m civil fraud penalty #trump
• Bolsonaro planned to flee to Argentina, Brazil police say #brazil
• Three more species of giraffe than previously thought, scientists say
• Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war #israel
• Russia rules out European troops in Ukraine as Trump makes veiled threats #ukraine

Friday, 22nd

• Erik Menendez denied parole three decades after killing his parents in LA
• Federal judge orders closure of Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail #US #politics
• FBI conducts search at John Bolton’s home #US #politics

Saturday, 23rd

• Trump again gives Putin ‘a couple of weeks’ with no sign of Ukraine peace talks underway #ukraine
• Lyle Menendez joins brother in being denied parole in parents’ LA murder
• Hegseth fires general whose agency’s intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump #US #iran
• Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister #UK #ai

Sunday, 24th

• Trump’s plan to send troops to Chicago is abuse of power, Illinois governor says #US #politics
• Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Bernie Sanders in urging US to end Gaza famine #israel
• Protests as newborn removed from Greenlandic mother after ‘parenting competence’ tests #greenland

Monday, 25th

• Trump threatens to deploy troops to Baltimore to ‘clean up’ crime #US #politics
• SpaceX scrubs attempt to launch Starship megarocket after months of mishaps #space
• Abrego Garcia detained by ICE as possible second deportation looms #US #politics
• Postal services in Europe suspend parcel shipments to US amid uncertainty over tariffs #EU #US #tariffs
• National guard start carrying firearms in DC as Trump says Chicago may be next #US #politics
• Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities #US #politics

Tuesday, 26th

• Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook #US #politics
• Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital that killed journalists ‘completely indefensible’, UK PM says #israel
• Norway wealth fund sells Caterpillar stake over Israel allegations #israel #norway

Wednesday, 27th

• Trump’s 50% tariff on India kicks in as Modi urges self-reliance #US #india #tariffs
• SpaceX Starship completes successful test flight #space
• South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide #SK
• Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged Greenland influence operation #US #greenland

Thursday, 28th

• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to join Putin at China military parade #NK #china #russia
• White House fires CDC director as other officials resign from health agency #US #politics health
• UK and EU summon top Russian diplomats after strikes hit British Council and EU offices in deadly attack on Kyiv #UK #EU #russia #ukraine
• Cracker Barrel quietly removes DEI and Pride pages from its website after logo upheaval #dei

Friday, 29th

• Trump tariffs: global parcel shipments to US lose exemption #US #tariffs
• National security or xenophobia? Texas restricts Chinese owning and renting property #texas #china
• India’s Modi to meet Xi and Putin on first China trip in seven years as US tariffs bite #india #russia #US #tariffs
• Zelensky rejects proposals for buffer zone to end Ukraine war #ukraine
• Trump moves to cut $5bn in foreign aid already approved by Congress #US #politics
• US announces it is ‘denying and revoking visas’ for Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly #palestine #US #politics
• Thailand’s prime minister removed from office over leaked phone call scandal with Cambodian strongman #thailand
• Appeals court strikes down many Trump tariffs, saying he overstepped his authority #US #politics
• Missouri governor calls special redistricting session amid Trump pressure #US #politics

Saturday, 30th

• Houthis confirm their prime minister killed in Israeli strike #israel
• Prominent Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv #ukraine

Sunday, 31st

Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza to ‘break illegal siege’ #israel
• Australian ban on fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers a world first #AUS
• Scottish brothers complete record 139-day row across Pacific, calling for pizza and beer on land
• Chicago mayor signs order to resist potential Trump crackdown #US #politics
• Neo-Nazis and politicians among protesters at anti-immigration March for Australia rallies #AUS

September

Monday, 1st

• Hundreds feared dead in Afghanistan quake as rescuers struggle to reach damaged areas #weather
• US reportedly suspends visa approvals for nearly all Palestinian passport holders #US #politics #palestine
• EU chief von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming #EU #russia

Tuesday, 2nd

• Trump announces he will award Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom #US
• Dances With Wolves star Graham Greene dies aged 73 #obituary #film
• Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN and sanction Israel #belgium #palestine #UN #israel
• Judge says Trump admin’s use of military in Los Angeles violated federal law #US #politics
• Google will not be forced to sell off Chrome or Android, judge rules in antitrust ruling #tech
• Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrested over posts on transgender issues #UK #lgbt

Wednesday, 3rd

• Trump says 11 killed in US strike on drug-carrying vessel from Venezuela #US #venezuela
• US House panel releases 33,000 pages of Epstein files #US #politics
• ‘No place in children’s hands’: under-16s in England to be banned from buying energy drinks #UK #health
• Hot mic catches Xi and Putin discussing organ transplants and immortality #china #russia
• Judge says Trump administration unlawfully blocked $2 billion from Harvard #US #politics #harvard

Thursday, 4th

• UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross ‘red line’ #UAE #israel
• Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters #israel
• Legendary Italian designer Giorgio Armani dies #obituary #fashion
• Texas law will allow residents to sue mail-order abortion pill providers #health #texas
• Researchers find oldest written claim that the Shroud of Turin was faked

Friday, 5th

• Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine #ukraine
• Moscow rejects Western security guarantees for Ukraine #ukraine
• Putin says western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’ as European countries pledge security support #EU #ukraine
• Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty row #US #politics
• Tesla offers Elon Musk a trillion-dollar pay package #tech
• Most of 475 people arrested by US immigration agents at Georgia Hyundai facility are Korean nationals #SK #US
• EU fines Google nearly €3bn for ‘abusing’ dominant position in ad tech #EU #tech
• Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War #US #politics
• Trump signs order to punish countries that unjustly detain US citizens #US
• Microsoft Says Azure Disrupted by Fiber Cuts in Red Sea #tech

Saturday, 6th

• Zelensky condemns ‘ruthless attack’ after Russia hits main government building in Kyiv #ukraine

Sunday, 7th

• Carlo Acutis, ‘God’s influencer’ who died aged 15, declared a saint by Pope Leo #pope
• Almost 900 people arrested at Palestine Action protest, Met police say #UK
• Israel’s top court says government is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food #israel
• Microsoft cloud services disrupted by Red Sea cable cuts #tech
• South Korea reaches deal to release citizens detained in Hyundai raid in US #SK #US

Monday, 8th

• Missing New Zealand children found after fugitive dad on run for years shot dead by police #NZ
• Trump loses appeal and must pay E Jean Carroll $83m in defamation case #trump
• Australian triple murderer jailed for life over toxic mushroom lunch #AUS
• Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester #UK #banksy
• Supreme Court rules that immigration raids in LA can continue #US #politics
• Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals #UK
• Norway’s Labour party wins election after seeing off populist surge #norway #politics

Tuesday, 9th

• Thailand’s top court orders former prime minister Shinawatra to spend one year in jail #thailand
• US lawmakers release Epstein ‘birthday book’ with alleged Trump note #trump
• Nepal’s parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests #nepal #politics

Wednesday, 10th

• Poland shoots down Russian drones after ‘unprecedented airspace violation’ #poland #russia
• Israel faces growing backlash over unprecedented Qatar strike #israel #qatar
• Judge blocks Trump effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook #US #politics
• First two Brazilian judges vote to convict Jair Bolsonaro in coup plot trial #brazil
• Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at campus event in Utah, says President Trump #US

Thursday, 11th

• Nasa blocks Chinese nationals from working on its space programs #space #US #politics #china
• Emergency UN security council meeting convened after Russian drone incursion into Poland #UN #russia #poland
• FBI offers $100,000 reward for information about suspect after finding ‘high-powered bolt action rifle’ in wooded area
• UK fires ambassador to US Peter Mandelson over Epstein links #UK
• Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro found guilty of plotting coup #brazil
• EU divisions over Gaza hit Eurovision as Ireland pulls out #IE #eurovision

Friday, 12th

• Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup #brazil
• US sues Uber, alleging disability discrimination #US
• South Korean workers detained by ICE return home after saga that has rattled close US friendship #SK #US
• UN general assembly to back Hamas-free government for Palestine #UN #palestine
• Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson caught after family friend turned him in, officials say
• Trump says he’s targeting Memphis in crime crackdown #US #politics
• Nepal gets first female PM after deadly unrest #nepal #politics
• Dutch broadcaster says it will join Eurovision boycott over Israel #eurovision #netherlands #israel

Saturday, 13th

• ‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000 #israel
• France’s credit rating downgraded, with debt forecast to keep rising amid political turmoil #france
• Bottles thrown at police as 100 officers clash with ‘unite the kingdom’ marchers #UK
• Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London #UK #politics

Sunday, 14th

• Romania reports Russian drone in its airspace as Poland scrambles jets again #poland #russia #romania

Monday, 15th

• Kirk suspect ‘not co-operating’ with authorities, governor says
• Europe’s summer of extreme weather caused €43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds #EU #weather
• Two men arrested in Utah after bomb found under news vehicle
• South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in US raid #SK #US
• Adolescence star Owen Cooper makes Emmys history
• Russian drone incursion into Poland ‘was Kremlin test on Nato’ #poland #russia
• Bobby Hart, who co-wrote ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other hits for the Monkees, dead at 86 #obituary #music
• Spain’s PM calls for Israel to be banned from sports events after Vuelta race abandoned #israel #spain
• Russia and Belarus carry out military drills amid rising tension #russia #belarus
• Conor McGregor pulls out of Ireland’s presidential race #IE #politics
• No 10 condemns language used by Elon Musk at far-right UK rally as ‘dangerous’ #UK #politics
• US and China reach deal to transfer TikTok ownership, trade officials say #US #china #tech

Tuesday, 16th

• Nigerian chef breaks world record for largest jollof rice dish
• Donald Trump files $15bn lawsuit against New York Times #trump
• [UK] river pollution twice as bad inside national parks as outside them #UK #health
• Israel begins ground offensive in Gaza City, as UN commission says Israel is committing genocide #UK #israel
• ‘One of the lions has passed’: Hollywood remembers Robert Redford as he dies aged 89 #obituary #film
• JD Vance backs mass ‘doxing’ campaign to find and harass Charlie Kirk critics #US
• Judge dismisses terror-related murder charges against Luigi Mangione #US
• Sweden to implement nationwide mobile phone ban in schools #sweden #health

Wednesday, 17th

• Donald Trump lands in UK for second state visit as protesters gather in Windsor #UK #US
• Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quits over social activism row #politics
• Tests show Navalny was poisoned in jail, his widow says #russia
• European Commission calls for freezing of free trade with Israel over Gaza #EU #israel

Thursday, 18th

• Jimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments #politics
• US judge orders deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil #US #palestine #politics
• Trump says he plans to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’ #US
• Pope Leo says he is concerned by ‘some things’ happening in the US in first major interview since election #US #pope

Friday, 19th

• US blocks UN call for Gaza ceasefire for sixth time #US #UN
• ABC hopes to bring Jimmy Kimmel back, but temperature needs to be taken down under FCC threats
• Can you be sued for defaming virtual K-pop stars? South Korea court says yes #SK
• Estonia seeks Nato consultation after Russian jets violate airspace #estonia #russia
• Judge strikes down Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times #trump
• Trump imposes $100K fee on H-1B visas in new immigration action #US
• ‘Dangerous as hell’: Ted Cruz compares FCC chair’s threats against ABC to mob tactics

Saturday, 20th

• Poland scrambles jets as Russia launches massive aerial assault on Ukraine #poland #russia
• Cyberattack disrupts operations at European airports including Heathrow, Brussels #EU #UK #belgium
• US forces strike third alleged drug vessel killing three, Trump says #US

Sunday, 21st

• UK, Canada and Australia announce formal recognition of Palestine, with wave of Israel’s allies to follow #UK #canada #AUS #palestine
• German jets scrambled after Russian military plane flies over Baltic Sea #russia #germany
• Hundreds plunge in Chicago River for first official swim in nearly 100 years #US #health
• California bans most law enforcement including ICE from wearing masks #US #politics

Monday, 22nd

• France to join countries recognizing Palestinian state ahead of UN General Assembly #france #palestine #UN
• Flight delays continue across Europe after weekend cyber-attack
• Trump will reportedly link pain reliever Tylenol to autism – but many experts are sceptical #US #health

Tuesday, 23rd

• Jimmy Kimmel show to return after suspension over Charlie Kirk comments
• Drone sightings cause widespread disruption and delays at Norway and Denmark airports #DN #norway
• Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippines president, charged with crimes against humanity at ICC #icc
• Mass evacuations as southern China braces for strongest storm of the year #weather #china

Wednesday, 24th

• Missouri woman gets more than 4 years in prison for trying to sell off Elvis Presley’s Graceland
• Jimmy Kimmel says silencing comedians is ‘anti American’, as his show returns to air after suspension
• Kyiv can win all of Ukraine back from Russia, Trump says #ukraine
• Man arrested in connection with airport cyber-attacks
• Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
• After Israel shuts only West Bank gateway to the outside world, Palestinians fear more restrictions #israel

Thursday, 25th

• White House budget office threatens mass firings if government shuts down #US #politics
• Drones close a Denmark airport for a second time in a week #DK
• Judge says Justice Department officials may have violated order not to post opinions about prosecuting Luigi Mangione #US
• Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison in Libya campaign-financing trial #france
• Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians #israel #tech
• As Trump seeks death penalty in DC, Bondi says administration also wants it across the country #US #politics

Friday, 26th

• Former FBI director James Comey indicted on two charges #US #politics
• Tony Blair in discussions to run transitional Gaza authority, BBC understands #UK #israel
• Kremlin bans fuel exports until the end of the year as Russia’s supply is disrupted by Ukrainian drones #ukraine
• ‘Sponge city’ architect Kongjian Yu among 4 killed in Brazil plane crash #brazil
• Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh thrown out #UK
• Turkey abandons bid to force doner kebab rules on Europe #EU #turkey
• Slovakia passes law to recognise only two sexes and restrict adoption #lgbt #loveislove #slovakia

Saturday, 27th

• Trump orders deployment of troops to Portland and authorises ‘full force’ #US #politics
• Russia has no intention of attacking EU or Nato states, foreign minister says #russia #EU
• Putin preparing to attack another European country, Zelenskyy says #russia
• US revokes visa of Colombia’s Petro after he called on soldiers to disobey Trump #US #politics

Sunday, 28th

• Zelensky condemns ‘vile’ Russian strikes lasting 12 hours #ukraine
• Sweeping UN sanctions on Iran come into effect after nuclear talks fail #UK #iran
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to Pennsylvania detention facility

Monday, 29th

• Pro-EU party in Moldova set to win vote mired in claims of Russian interference #moldova #russia
• Oregon sues Trump administration over plans to deploy troops #US #politics
• Denmark bans all civilian drone flights ahead of European summit #DK
• Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny to headline 2026 Super Bowl half-time show
• Rowling dismisses Watson as ‘ignorant’ over trans rights row #LGBT
• Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies #US #tariffs

Tuesday, 30th

• Trump and Netanyahu to Hamas: accept Gaza peace plan or face consequences #US #israel
• YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24.5m to settle lawsuit over account suspension #trump
• California police stumped after trying to ticket driverless car for illegal U-turn #US
• Trump places a 10% tariff on lumber and a 25% tariff on furniture and cabinets #US #tariffs
• ‘Total internet blackout’ in Afghanistan sparks panic after Taliban vowed to stamp out immoral activities #tech #afghanistan
• FBI boss Kash Patel gifted New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws #US #NZ
• Netanyahu says he did not agree to Palestinian state as part of Trump Gaza plan, and IDF will remain ‘in most of territory’ #US #israel #palestine

October

Wednesday, 1st

• Government shuts down after Trump and Congress fail to reach deal #US #politics
• Emily Blunt among Hollywood stars outraged over ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood #ai
• At least 69 killed in huge Philippines quake as officials declare ‘state of calamity’ #weather
• France investigates Russia-linked oil tanker suspected of launching drones #france
• Pro-Palestine flotilla heading towards Gaza ‘harassed by Israeli naval boats’ #israel
• Donald Trump will not move World Cup matches, says Fifa vice-president #US #trump
• Afghans rejoice as internet returns after Taliban blackout #tech
• Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died #obituary #nature
• Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza #israel
• Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook stay at Federal Reserve for now #US #politics

Thursday, 2nd

• Putin says Russia will respond quickly if it believes Europe is provoking it #EU #russia
• No clear path out of the shutdown as White House warns firings could be ‘in the thousands’ #US #politics
• Hamas to demand key revisions to Trump Gaza plan before accepting, sources say #israel
• ‘Cancel Netflix’: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in canceled series

Friday, 3rd

• Japan faces Asahi beer shortage after cyber-attack #japan
• Calls for police to shoot down drones after Munich airport disruption #germany
• US archivist ousted after refusing to let Trump give Eisenhower’s sword to King Charles #US #UK
• FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives #US #health
• Woman appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in a historic first for the Church of England #UK
• Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies at 96 #obituary #tv

Saturday, 4th

• Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan’s first female prime minister #japan
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to more than four years in prison
• Suspected drones force second Munich airport closure in 24 hours #germany
• Donald Trump orders Israel to ‘immediately’ stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages #israel
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia may have been charged because of Trump administration’s vindictiveness, judge finds #US #politics
• Israel orders military to halt Gaza City campaign but continues strikes on the territory #israel
• Police make almost 500 arrests at Palestine Action protest in London #UK
• Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election

Sunday, 5th

• Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago #US #politics
• Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland #US #politics
• Lithuania’s Vilnius airport reopens after suspension over balloons in airspace

Monday, 6th

• Trump sends troops from California to Portland after court denies deployment #US #politics
• Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago #US #politics
• Rescue under way for hundreds trapped on Mount Everest slopes
• Gaza flotilla members allege beatings and insults in Israeli detention #israel

Tuesday, 7th

Starmer urges UK students not to protest as Israel marks two years since 7 October attack #UK #israel
• Renewables overtake coal as world’s biggest source of electricity #nature
• Judge refuses to block Trump’s deployment of national guard to Illinois #US
• Trump confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked him for a pardon #trump
• Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country
• White House suggests some federal workers may not get back pay after shutdown #US
• Russia may be helping China prepare for Taiwan invasion, leaked documents suggest #china #russia

Wednesday, 8th

• Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists #israel
• Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers #US #politics
• Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts
• At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Myanmar Buddhist festival
• Former FBI Director James Comey to be arraigned Wednesday #US #politics
• Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the sport’s first billionaire player, says Bloomberg #sports

Thursday, 9th

• Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan #israel
• Colombia’s president says boat struck by US was carrying Colombians #US #columbia
• Putin says Russian air defenses responsible for Azerbaijani jet’s crash last year, killing 38 #russia

Friday, 10th

• New York Attorney General Letitia James criminally indicted #US #politics
• ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital triggers blackouts and sets high-rise alight #ukraine
• Israel approves plan for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release #israel
• Peru president removed from office after string of scandals and allegations #peru #politics
• Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize #venezuela
• Trump threatens ‘massive’ China tariffs as Beijing restricts rare-earth exports #US #china #tariffs
• White House says federal firings have begun as government shutdown drags on #US #politics
• Lindsey Halligan didn’t coordinate NY AG Letitia James indictment with Pam Bondi’s DOJ #US #politics

Saturday, 11th

• Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister #france #politics
• MIT rejects federal funding deal with Trump administration #US #politics
• Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO #US

Sunday, 12th

• Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79 #obituary #film
• Trump cannot deploy National Guard to Illinois, appeals court rules #US #politics
• Biden starts radiation therapy for aggressive form of prostate cancer

Monday, 13th

• Israeli hostages released: all living captives freed as Trump tells Knesset ‘age of terror’ is over #israel
• Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins #UK
• North Carolina GOP announces plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle #US #politics
• Venezuela closes embassy in Oslo after opposition leader awarded Nobel peace prize #venezuela #norway

Tuesday, 14th

• Human rights groups call for France to suspend ‘one in, one out’ treaty with UK #UK #france
• Multiple airports refuse to play Noem video that blames Democrats for the shutdown #US #politics
• Elite Madagascar military unit says it has seized power
• Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment #US #politics
• Trump meets Argentina’s Milei at White House #US #argentina #politics
• US strikes another vessel off Venezuela coast, killing six #US #venezuela

Wednesday, 15th

• Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston, though it’s up to FIFA to choose sites #US
• Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election #US #argentina
• Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies aged 80 #obituary #politics #kenya
• Trump confirms that he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela #US #venezuela
• Trump says Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil #india #russia
• Journalists turn in press passes as Pentagon clamps down on access in ‘unprecedented’ move #US #venezuela

Thursday, 16th

• JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ #US #venezuela
• Oscar Wilde’s library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction #LGBT
• Pets on flights can be classed as baggage, top EU court rules #EU #travel
• French prime minister survives two no-confidence votes #france #politics
• Justice Department expected to ask grand jury to indict former Trump national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday #US #politics

Friday, 17th

• Putin-Trump call a curveball for Zelensky ahead of White House meeting #ukraine
• Former Trump adviser John Bolton criminally indicted #US #politics
• Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s cofounder, dies aged 74 #obiturary #music
• Bomb explodes outside home of top Italian investigative journalist #italy
• Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with King’ #UK
• US Navy detaining two survivors of strike against alleged drug boat #US #venezuela
• Trump says Maduro ‘doesn’t want to f**k around with the United States’ #US #venezuela
• ‘Have a great life!’ Trump orders prison release of disgraced ex-congressman George Santos #US #politics

Saturday, 18th

• Trump downplays hopes he will supply Ukraine with US missiles after meeting with Zelenskyy #ukraine

Sunday, 19th

• Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dies aged 48 #obituary #music
• Colombia accuses US of ‘murder’ after strike on boat #US #colombia
• Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump #US #trump
• ‘Priceless’ jewellery stolen from Louvre in raid by ‘experienced’ thieves #france
• US conducts seventh strike on boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean #US #venezuela

Monday, 20th

• Amazon services ‘recovering’ after outage hits major sites and apps – but US users report fresh issues #tech
• Zelensky ready to join Trump-Putin talks after ‘frank’ White House meeting #ukraine
• White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom #US #trump

Tuesday, 21st

• Sanae Takaichi wins historic vote to become Japan’s first female prime minister #japan
• EU criticised for pausing sanctions on Israel in response to Trump Gaza efforts #EU #israel
• One dead after rare tornado topples construction cranes near Paris #france #weather
• Appeals court allows Trump administration to deploy National Guard in Portland #US #politics
• French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy #france
• Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country #iceland
• Poland threatens Putin with arrest if he flies through its airspace on way to Hungary #poland #russia #hugary
• Plans for Trump-Putin meeting shelved days after Budapest talks proposed #US #russia

Wednesday, 22nd

• Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 #nature #climate #weather
• ICJ to give opinion on Israel’s UN and Palestinian aid obligations #UN
• Bessent calls $20 billion lifeline to Argentina a ‘mission-critical’ function of Treasury during shutdown #US #argentina
• US ‘Night Stalkers’ seen in Caribbean as fears of regime change rise in Venezuela #US #venezuela
• Trump says he’d have final say on $230m in damages for past investigations #trump
• US strikes alleged drug boat in the Pacific #US

Thursday, 23rd

• Trump says Putin talks ‘don’t go anywhere’ as he imposes new sanctions #US #russia
• US kills three in second strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific #US
• No camera covered Louvre wall where jewel thieves broke in, director says #france
• NBA stars and mafia among 31 arrested in illegal gambling crackdown, FBI says #US #sports

Friday, 24th

• Trump says trade talks with Canada ‘terminated’ over anti-tariffs advert #US #canada #tariffs
• Zelenskyy to meet Starmer and ‘coalition of the willing’ to discuss further military support and how to pressure Russia #ukraine
• US airstrike on ‘drug boat’ kills six as aircraft carrier sent to South America #US #venezuela

Saturday, 25th

• Venezuela’s Maduro says US ‘fabricating war’ as it deploys world’s largest warship #US #venezuela
• Ontario to stop running anti-tariff advert that angered Trump #canada #tariffs #US
• Thailand’s former queen Sirikit dies aged 93 #obituary #thailand
• Ousted Madagascan president stripped of citizenship
• Leftwinger Catherine Connolly to be Ireland’s next president after landslide election victory #IE
• Mystery donor gives $130m to US military for paying troops during shutdown #US

Sunday, 26th

• Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad #US #tariffs #canada
• British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast sponsorship after Bob Vylan interview
• Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris #france
• US reaches a ‘substantial framework’ with China to avert tariffs #US #china #tariffs

Monday, 27th

• Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina’s midterm elections #politics #argentina
• ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour #US #UK
• Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor who starred in Death in Venice, dies aged 70 #obituary #film #movies

Tuesday, 28th

• Man pleads guilty to killing Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe #japan
• Russian drones hunt civilians in crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds #russia
• humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head #UN #weather
• Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales dies aged 93 #obituary #tv
• Von der Leyen says EU ‘cannot tolerate’ disruption of airspace, calling balloons over Lithuania a ‘provocation’ #EU
• Elon Musk launches encyclopedia ‘fact-checked’ by AI and aligning with rightwing views #tech
• Texas attorney general sues Tylenol makers, claiming links to autism #health #texas
• GOP-led Oversight Committee says Biden pardons signed by autopen are ‘void’ in final report #US #politics
• US military strikes 4 boats in the Pacific killing 14 in ramp up of campaign against alleged drug trafficking #US
• Half of US states sue Trump administration over halting food stamps #US

Wednesday, 29th

• US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific #US
• Heathrow, NatWest and Minecraft sites down amid global Microsoft outage #tech
• US military to reduce number of troops in Romania as start of European drawdown #US #romaina
• Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders #israel #tech
• Nigeria’s Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka says his US visa was revoked #US #nigeria

Thursday, 30th

• Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years #US
• US military strikes another boat in the Pacific, killing 4 #US
• Democratic contender for Congress indicted over Chicago ICE protests #US #politics
• Donald Trump says rare earths dispute ‘settled’ after Xi Jinping meeting in South Korea #US #china
• Five new suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery theft #france
• Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help
• Trump caps refugee admissions at 7,500 – mostly white South Africans #US #politics #SA
• US lifts sanctions on Putin-backed Bosnian Serb strongman after Trump allies’ lobbying #russia
• King Charles’ brother Andrew to be stripped of ‘prince’ title and evicted from royal mansion #UK
• US Senate votes to end Trump’s global tariffs on more than 100 countries #US #tariffs

Friday, 31st

• Lebanese president orders army to confront Israeli incursions after deadly raid #israel
• Over 1,000 items stolen from California museum’s collection in early morning heist
• Dutch centrist Rob Jetten wins neck-and-neck election race, vote analysis says #netherland
• Six arrested after €12m armed raid on gold refining lab in France #france
• Pentagon cleared giving Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles, leaving final decision to Trump #ukraine
• UN human rights chief says US strikes on alleged drug boats are ‘unacceptable’ #US #UN
• South Africa hits back at US refugee plan to favour white Afrikaners #US #SA

November

Saturday, 1st

• Canadian PM Carney apologises to Trump over anti-tariff Reagan ad run by Ontario premier #canada #US #tariffs
• Officials investigate ‘intentional’ explosion at Harvard University medical building that left no injuries #US #harvard

Sunday, 2nd

• Three killed in US military strike on alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean #US #venezuela
• Trump threatens to go into Nigeria ‘guns-a-blazing’ over attacks on Christians #US #nigeria
• FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use #US #politics

Monday, 3rd

• Trump says Maduro’s days are numbered but ‘doubts’ US will go to war with Venezuela #US #venezuela
• ‘No idea who he is’, says Trump after pardoning crypto tycoon #US #crypto
• Drones spotted above Belgian airbase were ‘spying’ on military planes, defense minister says #belgium
• Valencia president Carlos Mazón resigns over botched handling of deadly floods #spain #weather
• Israeli military’s ex-top lawyer arrested as scandal over video leak deepens #israel

Tuesday, 4th

• Trump backs Cuomo for New York City mayor and threatens to cut funding if Mamdani wins #US #NYC
• Dick Cheney’s death a loss to the nation, says George W Bush #obituary

Wednesday, 5th

• Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race #US #NYC #politics
• Government shutdown becomes longest in US history #US #politics
• Shock as Orbán allies take ownership of Hungary’s most-read newspaper #hungary
• Power behind Trump’s tariffs under microscope in Supreme Court arguments #US #tariffs
• Louvre heist suspect is social media star and former museum security guard, reports say #france

Thursday, 6th

• Nancy Pelosi announces retirement after decades in US Congress #US #politics
• US transportation secretary will cut flights from Friday due to shutdown #US #politics
• US boat strikes are crimes against humanity, says former ICC prosecutor #US #icc
• Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit #UN #weather
• Trump admin tells Congress it currently lacks legal justification to strike Venezuela #US #venezuela
• US teacher shot by six-year-old student awarded $10m by jury

Friday, 7th

• Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders #tech
• US military strikes another boat in the Caribbean, killing 3 #US #venezuela
• Orbán to visit White House to try to broker Trump-Putin summit for peace in Ukraine #hungary #US #ukraine

Saturday, 8th

• James Watson, geneticist and Nobel Prize co-winner in the structure of DNA, dies at 97 #obituary #science
• Trump-Orbán meeting: US gives Hungary exemption from sanctions on Russian oil and gas #US #hungary #russia
• Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu #turkey #israel
• ‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard #US #politics
• Trump says US will boycott G20 summit in South Africa, citing treatment of white farmers #US #SA
• Supreme Court rules full Snap food benefits can be temporarily halted #US #politics

Sunday, 9th

• Ukraine facing widespread power cuts after generating capacity reduced to ‘zero’ by Russian attacks #ukraine
• Royal College of Psychiatrists faces member backlash over Qatar partnership #qatar #health
• More than 1,400 flights cancelled as US air traffic cuts enter second day #US
• Western powers accuse Russia of posing a threat in space #space #russia

Monday, 10th

• Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election, pardon attorney says #US #politics
• Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to be released from prison pending appeal #france
• South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-president on charges of aiding an enemy state #SK
• Thailand suspends Cambodia ‘peace deal’ #thailand
• Supreme Court rejects challenge to legalisation of same-sex marriage #US #lgbt #loveislove
• US military strikes 2 boats, killing 6 in Eastern Pacific #US

Tuesday, 11th

• US Senate passes funding bill as historic shutdown nears likely end #US #politics
• UK suspends some intel sharing with US over boat strikes #UK #US
• Venezuela announces ‘massive mobilization’ of military forces as America’s largest warship sails into region #US #venezuela

Wednesday, 12th

• Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire #israel
• Epstein alleged Trump ‘spent hours’ with one of his victims, in email released by Democrats #trump
• Italy probes claims that tourists paid to shoot at civilians in Bosnian war #italy
• The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia #US
• Zelenskyy fires ministers accused of involvement in bribery scheme as public outrage grows #ukraine
• Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’ #eurovision #canada

Thursday, 13th

• Trump signs spending bill to end longest shutdown in US history #US #politics
• British journalist Sami Hamdi headed home after more than two weeks in ICE detention #UK
• Putin opponents criticise EU ban on multi-entry visas for Russians #russia #EU
• World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds #weather
• ‘Trumpist’ Czech PM-elect refuses to sell business empire amid conflict of interest row
• BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation #BBC #UK #trump
• UK billionaire Joe Lewis receives pardon from Trump #US
• Trump administration suing Gavin Newsom over California’s voter-approved redistricting plan #US #politics

Friday, 14th

• Russia attacks ‘every district’ of Kyiv, sparking fires across Ukrainian capital #ukraine
• The phone notes that reveal an alleged plan to bait Kim Jong Un with drones #NK
• Germany agrees new military service plan to boost troop numbers #germany
• US justice department investigates Epstein’s alleged ties to Clinton and banks after Trump request #US
• AfD hails US ban on European leftwing groups as historians fear crackdown on anti-fascists #US #germany
• Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of food products #US #tariffs

Saturday, 15th

• Iran confirms seizure of tanker carrying petrochemical cargo #iran
• Trump rescinds support for Marjorie Taylor Greene, marking major political breakup #US #politics
• Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English-language media, says former PM #iceland #ai

Sunday, 16th

• Britain to announce ‘most significant’ change to asylum rules in years, setting Europe’s longest route to settlement #UK
• Thousands protest against government in Mexico as clashes leave 120 injured #mexico
• Trans air force members sue Trump administration over denied pension #US #lgbt
• US military carried out 21st strike on alleged drug boat, killing 3 #US

Monday, 17th

• State Department to designate Venezuelan cartel as a foreign terrorist organization #US #venezuela
• Iran turns to cloud-seeding as historic drought causes driest fall in 50 years #iran
• Trump calls on House Republicans to vote to release Epstein files #US #politics
• Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over brutal protests crackdown
• Explosion on Polish railway was ‘unprecedented act of sabotage,’ says PM #poland

Tuesday, 18th

• US judge says government ‘missteps’ may have tainted Comey case #US #politics
• UN security council votes to endorse Donald Trump’s Gaza plan #UN
• Trump muses about what it would take to strip US World Cup host cities of games just months before the tournament kicks off #US #trump
• Trump pulling out all stops to welcome Saudi crown prince for first White House visit since Khashoggi killing #US #saudi
• Two Ukrainian men believed to be working with Russia identified as suspects in Polish rail sabotage attacks #russia
• EU confirms it wants UK to pay into its budget in exchange for closer ties #EU #UK
• Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince #US #saudi
• Meta scores a win after judge rules the social media giant is not an illegal monopoly #tech
• Federal court bars Texas from using new Republican-friendly US House map in midterms #US #politics #texas

Wednesday, 19th

• Congress approves bill to release Epstein files that will head to Trump’s desk #US #politics
• Russian spy ship enters British waters and shines lasers at military pilots #UK #russia
• White House has apologised over Georgia raid, says Hyundai boss #US #SK
• DOJ admits full grand jury never reviewed final Comey indictment, further imperiling case #US #politics
• US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv #ukraine
• Justice department will release Epstein files within 30 days, says US attorney general #US #politics

Thursday, 20th

• Trump and Vance not invited to Dick Cheney’s funeral, but all four living former US vice presidents attending #US #trump
• Instagram to start closing Australian teen accounts ahead of social media ban #AUS #tech
• Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests #UK

Friday, 21st

• Trump’s 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine would require land concessions and military reduction #ukraine
• Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign #US #politics
• Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’ #US #politics
• New US rules say countries with diversity policies are infringing human rights #US #dei
• Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia’s teen social media ban #AUS #tech
• Reform’s ex-Wales leader read pro-Russia MP’s ‘script’ in European Parliament, Nathan Gill is being sentenced for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russia influence campaign #EU #russia

Saturday, 22nd

• GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will leave Congress after five turbulent years #US #politics
• Trump gives Ukraine days to accept his plan to end war as Zelensky warns of ‘difficult moment in history’ #US #ukraine

Sunday, 23rd

• US insists it authored Ukraine peace plan after claims of Russian ‘wish list’ #ukraine
• Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being deemed a flight risk #brazil
• Polish PM says it would be ‘good to know’ who wrote plan to end war in Ukraine, amid concerns over Moscow involvement #poland #ukraine
• Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for record £1.78m at auction
• Drones sightings halt air traffic near Dutch city of Eindhoven #netherlands

Monday, 24th

• Ukrainian refugee who fled war wins top sumo wrestling competition in Japan #japan #ukraine
• Chef Skye Gyngell, who pioneered the slow food movement, dies aged 62 #obituary #food
• ‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule #US #politics
• David Cameron reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and calls for targeted screening
• Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81 #obituary #music
• Bollywood’s ‘original he-man’ Dharmendra dies at 89 after starring in more than 300 films #obituary #india #film
• Trump administration formally designates Venezuela’s Maduro as member of a foreign terrorist organization #US #venezuela
• British navy intercepts Russian corvette and tanker as Moscow steps up naval activity #UK #russia
• Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81 #obituary #film #germany
• Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years #weather #ethiopia

Tuesday, 25th

• Judge dismisses cases against ex-FBI director Comey and NY attorney general James #US #politics
• Ukraine talks gain momentum as US and Russian officials meet in Abu Dhabi #ukraine
• China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump #US #china #taiwan
• Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies aged 111 #obituary
• Ukraine says ‘understanding’ reached with US on peace plan, as Trump says his envoy will meet Putin #ukraine
• Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot #brazil
• EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland #EU #poland #lgbt #loveislove

Wednesday, 26th

• ‘Once in 300 years’ rain hits Thai city as floods ravage South East Asia #weather #thailand
• Teens launch High Court challenge to Australia’s social media ban #AUS #tech
• Trump envoy Witkoff reportedly advised Kremlin official on Ukraine peace deal #US #russia #ukraine
• Four more people arrested in connection with Louvre heist #france
• Joan Templeman, wife of billionaire Richard Branson, dies aged 80 #obituary
• DOJ acknowledges Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order #US #politics
• Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re-election bid #france
• At least 36 killed in Hong Kong fire with 279 still missing, authorities say #china
• Georgia prosecutor drops 2020 election interference case against Trump #trump #US #politics
• US hikes national park fees for foreigners to put ‘American families first’ #US
• European parliament calls for social media ban on under-16s #EU #tech

Thursday, 27th

• US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting #US #afghanistan
• Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as world’s most populous city, according to UN
• Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row #DK #greenland
• France to bring in form of military service, 25 years after conscription was phased out #france
• Quebec expands secularism law and limits public prayer #canada
• Putin insists Ukraine has to surrender territory for any deal to be possible #ukraine

Friday, 28th

• Putin insists Ukraine has to surrender territory for any deal to be possible #ukraine
• Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting #US #politics
• Rescue operations at Hong Kong apartment complex ‘almost complete’, as death toll reaches 128 #china
• Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start ‘very soon’ #US #venezuela
• Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45% #france

Saturday, 29th

• Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president serving sentence in drug-trafficking case #US #hondurus
• Trump pushes long-running attack on Biden autopen use, claiming he’s ‘cancelling’ actions signed with it #US #politics
• Zelenskyy’s top aide quits after anti-corruption searches of his home #ukraine
• Planes grounded after Airbus discovers solar radiation could impact systems #tech
• US halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting #US #politics
• Trump says Venezuela’s airspace should be considered closed #US #venezuela

Sunday, 30th

• Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea #ukraine
• Benjamin Netanyahu asks Israel’s president for pardon in corruption case #israel
• Ukrainian delegation to meet US officials in Florida for fresh talks on Trump’s plan to end war #ukraine
• Thousands rally in Madrid to demand snap election over corruption allegations #spain
• Dignitas founder ends his own life through assisted death

December

Monday, 1st

• WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
• US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike claims #US #venezuela
• Bangladesh court sentences UK MP Tulip Siddiq to two years prison in absentia #UK
• Zelenskyy meets with Macron, as US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Moscow #ukraine
• Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as the US attorney for New Jersey, appeals court says #US #politics
• Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence #US #politics
• Starbucks to pay NYC workers $35m after alleged labour law violations #NYC

Tuesday, 2nd

• Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments #music
• Costco sues Trump administration for ‘full refund’ of tariffs #tariffs
• Putin and Trump’s envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow #ukraine
• Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández released from US prison after Trump pardon #US #hondurus
• Pope Leo urges against US incursion of Venezuela as he warns Western countries to be ‘less fearful’ of immigrants #US #venezuela #pope
• Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to fund ‘Trump Accounts’ for millions of American kids #US

Wednesday, 3rd

• Search for long-missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume
• Kremlin signals no Ukraine breakthrough after Putin talks with US #ukraine
• US cancels citizenship ceremonies for migrants from travel ban countries #US #politics
• Trump claims to void all documents signed by Biden, citing autopen use #US #politics
• ’Pretty obvious’ Putin does not want peace in Ukraine, Nato foreign ministers warn #ukraine
• Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April #lgbt #UK
• Trump says he is pardoning Democratic congressman in bribery case #US #politics
• European Commission plans ‘reparations loan’ to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets #russia #ukraine #EU

Thursday, 4th

• Eurovision faces crucial decision over Israel #eurovision #israel
• Ukraine and US negotiators to meet in Florida after Moscow talks, White House says #ukraine
• Putin vows Russia will seize Donbas region by any means, as Ukrainians prepare for fresh US peace talks #ukraine
• Chinese navy task force captured by new satellite images in Philippine Sea #china
• Putin is ‘morally responsible’ for British woman’s novichok death, inquiry finds #UK #russia
• Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force or Ukraine’s troops will withdraw #ukraine
• Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete #eurovision #spain #netherlands #IE #slovenia

Friday, 5th

• Trump hires new architect for White House ballroom amid clashes over project #US
• Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific #US
• US Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn voting maps in midterms #US #politics #texas
• Grand jury declines to charge Letitia James after first case dismissed #US #politics
• Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn #film #tv #movies
• US vaccine panel votes to end recommendation for hepatitis B jabs for newborns #US #health
• Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds #germany
• US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship #US #politics
• Frank Gehry, world renowned architect, dies at 96 #obituary #architecture #design

Saturday, 6th

• Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way #sweden #russia
• Russia bombards Ukraine as US says progress made in talks with Kyiv #ukraine
• Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says #ukraine
• US National Park Service removes free entry on MLK Day and Juneteenth #US #politics

Sunday, 7th

• Trump criticises Democrat he pardoned over not switching political parties #US #politics
• Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of works, museum says #france
• African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have leaked from research lab, officials say
• Death of Venezuelan opposition figure in custody ‘vile’, US says #US #venezuela

Monday, 8th

• Trump says $72bn Netflix-Warner Bros deal ‘could be a problem’ #trump
• Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic #IE
• Zelenskyy to meet European leaders in London for talks on ending Ukraine war #ukraine
• US Supreme Court hears fight over Trump’s power to fire federal agency official #US #politics
• Thieves snatch eight Matisse artworks from library in Brazil #brazil

Tuesday, 9th

• Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem and replace UN flag with Israeli flag, head of the agency says #UN #israel
• Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba resigns as acting US attorney for New Jersey #US #politics
• Zelenskyy meets pope as he tours Europe to shore up support amid US pressure for Ukraine deal #pope #ukraine
• EU opens investigation into Google’s use of online content for AI models #ai #tech #EU
• Trump greenlights exports of Nvidia H200 chips to China #US #china
• Oslo appearance by Nobel peace prize winner María Corina Machado cancelled #norway #venezuela
• Gianni Infantino accused of breaking Fifa rules with Trump’s peace prize #trump

Wednesday, 10th

• Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman #dei #design
• Ukraine ‘ready for elections’ if partners guarantee security, Zelensky says #ukraine
• Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
• MacKenzie Scott donated $7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, a major increase #tech
• US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry #US #politics #tech
• Nobel Peace Prize winner’s daughter accepts award on her behalf #norway #venezuela
• US judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles #US #politics
• EU proposes loosening rules on AI gigafactories in green rollback #EU #ai
• Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision #iceland #eurovision

Thursday, 11th

• Venezuelan Nobel winner emerges to collect prize in Oslo after months in hiding #norway #venezuela
• US seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says #US #venezuela
• Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ immigration visas #US #politics
• US judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from ICE custody #US #politics
• Rolling Stones finally approve Fatboy Slim sample after 25 years #music
• Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel taking part in 2026 #eurovision #israel
• Bulgarian government resigns after weeks of street protests #bulgaria

Friday, 12th

• Thai PM dissolves parliament to ‘return power to people’ #thailand
• Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraud #crypto
• Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber-attack and disinformation #germany #russia
• Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules #US #ai #politics
• EU backs indefinite freeze on Russia’s frozen cash ahead of loan plan for Ukraine #ukraine

Saturday, 13th

• Commander in charge of US military operations in the Caribbean retires after clashes with Hegseth over boat strikes #US #venezuela
• Kim Jong-un admits North Korean troops clearing landmines for Russia #russia #NK
• Elastic limbs, fantastical accents and crackling sexual chemistry: Dick Van Dyke turns 100
• Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions #US #belerus

Sunday, 14th

• Person of interest in custody in Brown University shooting that left two students dead
• At least 11 killed in shooting which targeted Australia’s Jewish community at Bondi Beach
• Cambodia shuts border crossings with Thailand as fighting continues #thailand
• Hong Kong’s last major opposition party disbands amid Chinese pressure #china

Monday, 15th

• Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of colluding with foreign forces #china
• Hollywood director Rob Reiner and wife Michele found dead in LA home #obituary #film #movies
• Netanyahu blames Australian PM for Bondi terror attack #AUS #israel
• Ukraine willing to drop ambitions to join Nato, Zelenskyy says #ukraine
• Brown University shooting: authorities releasing sole person of interest
• Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast elected Chile’s next president #chile #politics

Tuesday, 16th

• Rob and Michele Reiner’s son ‘responsible’ for their deaths, police say
• US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8 #US
• Donald Trump sues BBC for up to $10bn over edit of January 6 speech #trump #BBC
• US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice #tech #UK
• European leaders sign treaty establishing Ukraine war damages body #ukraine
• Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain #italy
• EU plans to water down ban on new petrol and diesel cars #EU

Wednesday, 17th

• Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela #US #venezuela
• Warner Bros to reject $108bn Paramount bid, reports say #tv #film #movies
• Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force #russia #EU
• UK will transfer £2.5bn of Abramovich cash to Ukraine fund, Starmer says #ukraine #UK
• Putin rejects compromise on Ukraine despite Trump’s push for peace #ukraine
• Billionaire Jared Isaacman confirmed as Nasa chief #space
• California may halt Tesla sales due to ‘false advertising’ in use of term ‘Autopilot’ #tech

Thursday, 18th

• US strikes another boat in eastern Pacific, killing 4 #US
• The Oscars will abandon broadcast TV for YouTube starting in 2029
• Search for Brown University shooter enters fifth day as enhanced image of suspect released
• Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on extending healthcare subsidies #US #politics #health
• Pope Leo appoints pro-migrant archbishop of New York, signaling Church’s more robust approach to Trump #pope
• Brazilian congress passes bill to cut Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term #brazil
• US announces $11bn weapons sale to Taiwan #taiwan
• Denmark’s ‘ghetto law’ targeting ‘parallel societies’ may be unlawful, EU court rules #EU #DK
• Trump administration sanctions two more International Criminal Court judges for investigating Israel #icc #US
• Kennedy Center board votes to rename it ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ #US #politics

Friday, 19th

• Brown University shooting suspect found dead, police say
• TikTok owner signs agreements to avoid US ban #US #tech #china
• EU leaders agree €90bn loan, but without use of frozen Russian assets #EU #ukraine
• Trump suspends US green card lottery in wake of Brown University and MIT shootings #US #politics
• Brazilian president vows to veto bill cutting Jair Bolsonaro’s prison term #brazil
• US strikes two more alleged drug boats, bringing death toll to over 100 #US
• Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets #tech
• Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president at tense conservative event #US #politics
• Judge accused of helping immigrant dodge ICE agents found guilty of obstruction #US #politics
• Ukraine attacks Russian ‘shadow’ tanker off Libyan coast #russia

Saturday, 20th

• Lawmakers criticise redactions in Epstein files as not all documents released #US
• Elon Musk gets his $139 billion pay package from 2018 restored after a yearslong battle with a Delaware judge #tech

Sunday, 21st

• US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast #US #venezuela
• Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years #DK
• Outrage and legal threats: Trump justice department slammed after limited Epstein files release #US #politics
• Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank #israel

Monday, 22nd

• US pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela, official says #US #venezuela
• Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say #russia
• New Trump envoy says he will serve to make Greenland part of US #US #greenland
• Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at main distillery for a year
• China hits EU dairy industry with tariffs of up to 42.7% #china #EU #tariffs
• Waymo robotaxis stop in the streets during San Francisco power outage #tech

Tuesday, 23rd

• Trump administration plans to promote loyal diplomats after recall of 30 ambassadors, sources say #US #politics
• Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’ #US #politics

Wednesday, 24th

• Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators #EU #US
• US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to deploy National Guard to Chicago #US #politics
• Trump approves deployment of 350 national guard members to New Orleans #US #politics
• DOJ says it has found over a million additional documents potentially related to Epstein #US #politics

Thursday, 25th

• Trump-backed candidate wins in knife-edge Honduran election #US #hondurus
• Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements condemned by 12 European countries, Canada and Japan #israel #canada #japan
• North Korea reveals new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine #NK

Friday, 26th

• US launches deadly strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump #US #nigeria
• US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner #US #UK
• Russian opposition leader sentenced to six years in prison #russia #politics

Saturday, 27th

• Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, dies aged 65 #obituary #music
• India’s first gene-edited sheep just turned one. How’s it doing? #india #science
• Zelenskyy to meet European leaders and Trump for Ukraine peace talks amid fresh strikes on Kyiv #ukraine
• More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds #ai
• Poland preparing €2bn anti-drone fortifications along its eastern border amid Russian threat #poland #russia

Sunday, 28th

• War-torn Myanmar voting in widely criticised ‘sham’ election
• Bulgaria prepares to join eurozone amid fears of Russian-backed disinformation #bulgaria #EU
• Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91 #obituary #film #movies

Monday, 29th

• China announces war games around Taiwan after hitting out at major US arms deal #china #US #taiwan
• Brazilian ex-president Bolsonaro treated for persistent hiccups #brazil
• Freemasons seek injunction against Met policy requiring officers to declare membership #UK
• Zelenskyy says US has agreed to offer Ukraine ‘strong’ 15-year security guarantees #US #ukraine

Tuesday, 30th

• George Clooney and wife Amal granted French citizenship #france
• US military says two were killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific #US
• Swedish workers trial ‘friendship hour’ to combat loneliness #sweden
• CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast #US #venezuela
• Beyoncé is now the fifth billionaire musician, Forbes reports #music
• Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies #spain #art
• Russia says it has moved its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles into Belarus #belarus #russia
• Iceland has hottest Christmas Eve ever with temperature of 19.8C recorded #iceland #weather
• Top DOJ officials may have been pressing to bring criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says #US #politics

Wednesday, 31st

• Trump administration freezes child care payments to Minnesota amid federal investigation into alleged fraud #US #politics
• Trump family business delays launch of $499 gold smartphone #trump
• By mid-January, Putin’s conflict in Ukraine will have dragged on longer than the war on the Eastern Front during WWII #ukraine
• Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable #finland
• France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year #AUS #france #tech

Headline Stats

In 02025 we collected 1884 headlines (~5.2 per day) from the following three major websites: BBC, Guardian, CNN.

Each year we tags all the headlines to try and cluster them into some related themes. We added ~2,900 tags which is ~1.5 tags per headline.

Category	Count	Percentage	Notes
#US	692	23.7%
#politics	420	14.4%
#UK	283	9.7%
#ukraine	170	5.8%	Relating to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
#israel	142	4.9%
#tariffs	94	3.2%
#tech	87	3.0%
#russia	86	2.9%
#obituary	74	2.5%
#china	63	2.2%
#weather	55	1.9%	Climate and weather related headlines
#france	49	1.7%
#trump	43	1.5%
#venezuela	36	1.2%
#canada	35	1.2%
#health	32	1.1%
#SK	24	0.8%	Headlines about South Korea
#space	24	0.8%
#germany	23	0.8%
#pope	22	0.8%
#ai	21	0.7%
#greenland	21	0.7%
#DK	21	0.7%
#AUS	20	0.7%	Headlines about Australia
#harvard	20	0.7%
#lgbt	19	0.7%
#italy	18	0.6%
#dei	18	0.6%	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
#NK	17	0.6%	North Korea

These are arbitrary tags which might cover a much larger topic. For instance #ukraine is used for headlines related to Ukraine, but also the Russian invasion.

This is the fourth year we’ve done saved headlines and like previous years, we should have saved the citation link. When we compare some of our categories to TIL 02023 and TIL 02024, some are roughly consistent, like #obituaries and #space, but others are not! #US took a massive jump up the list.

There are certainly were some major news stories we missed, others we got the outcome, but maybe not the seeds. This is a biased collection and will always have flaws, but we do our best to keep it interesting and look for over-arching trends that might take weeks or months to come to fruition. Things that regular media might gloss-over, but seeing them in a year-long context might give us a different perspective.

For instance, December 20th 02024: Malaysia approves new search for missing flight MH370 and February 26th 02025: MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years and December 3rd 02025: Search for long-missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume. You can see how it took a year for the story to evolve and that’s from something that happened 11+ years ago. We need to think more long term.

Our goal for 02025 was to broaden our news to cover under-represented regions, which we failed at. South America, Africa and Asia certainly have more global news than what we saved. We should be tracking other regions better.

Over the holiday season, we started building phase 1 of the webpage specifically for these links. We’ve imported all 4 years of headlines with dates. We’re going through and re-tagging everything. This is a big task and will take some time, but it should clean-up a lot of inconsistencies and help us going forward. It should also make creating these articles and stats quicker.

Phase 2 is the more exciting step. We want to annotate all the headlines in “Subject -> Predicate -> Object” form. Then we can start to make some interesting rabbit holes and inferences.

We’ve found it interesting to read back over the news and see what our past-selves thought was interesting. Our goal is to better see the ‘long-term’ trends. We know complex issues can’t be resolved in a day, yet we still demand answers within 24h. What isn’t really surfaces is how long it takes between some incidents and closure. Keeping these longer lists enables us to go back and find the sources and see that longer arc.