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Sep 14, 2026 - World

Pakistani officials worry the Houthi threat is more likely to draw Islamabad into a war than Iranian missile strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure were earlier this year.

Sep 14, 2026 - World

In an interview about the donations, he said they are compliant with the law ‘today’Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s, the Press Association reports.Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness which meant that he did not know his son had become prime minister.[We] will continue bringing forward further reforms to strengthen confidence in our democracy.Following on from the previous minister for democracy’s letter to you of 10 July 2026, we wanted to reiterate the government’s concerns, shared by many members of the public and parliamentarians, about the rise in the volume and concentration of money in UK politics. We have to limit the way financial power can end up dominating political power, to get to a politics that works for all people in all places.We believe spending limits on parties and candidates are too high, and ought to be reduced. Continue reading...

Sep 14, 2026 - World

US president blames conflict, and ‘not Iran’, for spike in US diesel pricesJennifer Rankin in Brussels and Charlotte Higgins and Amy Hawkins in KyivCatching up with other news from across Europe, the head of Nato has said a Russian drone attack on a train close to Ukraine’s border with Poland would not deter Kyiv’s western backers. Continue reading...

Sep 14, 2026 - World

Families have asked Trump to declassify records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the 2001 attacksDonald Trump said Sunday that he will look into requests from families of 9/11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago.Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the kingdom’s government and aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the attacks. Continue reading...

Sep 14, 2026 - World

The American rapper will no longer support Sheeran’s US leg of Loop tour after comments at MetLife Stadium showMacklemore has been dropped from the remainder of the US leg of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour, after the American rapper drew headlines for saying “free Palestine” on stage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.In a brief speech between songs on 4 September, the Grammy-winning artist told the audience he wanted the people of Gaza and “the occupied West Bank” to know “we have not forgotten about them”, prompting a petition from the Israeli American Council demanding his removal from the tour. Continue reading...