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Aug 4, 2026 - World

Minister tells reporters least 75 people died after EU ministers meet to discuss response to the crisisMeanwhile, the European Commission said it was “monitoring very closely” the situation in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania as the region faces an energy crunch caused by the ongoing heatwave and drought.Energy spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said “the low Danube levels will clearly have an impact on nuclear generation along the route,” and this “concerns several member states.” Continue reading...

Aug 4, 2026 - World

Conservative leader tells press she stands by decision to select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a candidate for local election in SomersetFormer neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council electionSome 86,495 people were in prison in England and Wales as of 3 August, according to the latest data published by the Ministry of Justice.This is 2,026 below the record high of 88,521 reached on 6 September 2024, just before the current early release scheme began. Continue reading...

Aug 4, 2026 - World

Trump’s former personal lawyer appears on track to become attorney general despite reservations over deal withdrawing ‘anti-weaponization fund’Critics denounce Blanche deal to halt Trump slush fundSign up for US Breaking News emailThe death of immigration detainee Edwin Jovanny López Cornejo in custody on Saturday at Delaney Hall continues to reverberate among activists and political leaders critical of the ICE facility’s conditions. US representative Analilia Meija, a Democrat from northern New Jersey, said in a statement that her “gravest concerns about conditions for medically vulnerable people at Delaney Hall are now confirmed.”Meija, who won her seat in a special election earlier this year, said that “Edwin’s family has serious concerns about the medical treatment he received in detention, and I share those concerns. … This is not the first life we’ve lost inside that facility. New Jersey’s own health inspectors have been denied full access, including the medical unit, again and again. If there’s nothing to hide, there’s no reason to keep them out.” The death of Jean Wilson Brutus in December 2025 at the ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey began a round of protests which has led to a hunger strike by some detainees. Allegations of physical abuse by guards, medical neglect and spoiled food persist. Continue reading...

Aug 4, 2026 - World

Justice secretary says he could not have gone further without causing system to ‘break’ but acknowledges impact on grieving relatives such as those of PC Andrew HarperUK politics live – latest updatesAbout 1,000 fewer prisoners will be released early after Andy Burnham’s intervention to exclude those convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences and grooming from the scheme.The justice secretary, Alex Norris, said 5,000 prisoners would be released over 10 months from October in England and Wales, down from the government’s original plan for 6,000 from September. Continue reading...

Aug 4, 2026 - World

Special rapporteurs say ‘transnational repression by Indian authorities’ has put Moninder Singh in dangerUN rights experts have urged Canada to take all feasible measures to protect the Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who has been repeatedly warned by the Canadian authorities of credible threats to his life.In a letter to the Canadian government, the five UN experts raised “concerning allegations of foreign intimidation and reprisals” against Singh, a Canadian national. Continue reading...