Victims describe 'house of terror' abuse by mother, grandmother and stepfather

Shirley Freeman, Julia Stephen and David McColl's victims were beaten, starved and psychologically tormented.

4 arrested as Kenya investigates 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli

Police have arrested four suspects in an investigation ⁠into the deaths ⁠of 18 elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli ⁠ecosystem, where authorities also seized assorted substances including chemicals, the tourism and wildlife ministry has said. A Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesperson told Reuters on Monday that the four had since been released on bail. Preliminary laboratory ‌results pointed to the probable involvement of a toxic substance, the ministry said in a statement released on Saturday, with...

Iran faces 'greatest financial offensive ever', says US treasury secretary

Scott Bessent says the US will sever all economic ties with the country and that any nation partnering with Iran financially will also be isolated.

Inside Trump’s recent White House staff departures: ‘People see the writing on the wall’

President Donald Trump set to lose more staffers as midterms approach, with insiders weighing their options in anticipation of Democrats seizing control of Congress

Strategy earmarks $1.6 billion cash pool for treasury operations, buybacks

Burnham says UK with Ukraine ‘all the way’ despite ‘outrageous threats’ from Russia – Europe live

UK PM hits back at Kremlin comment that sharing long-range missile blueprints will ‘add fuel to fire’ by asking ‘who started the fire?’ Here’s the full quote from Kremlin’s Peskov , via AFP: “ Britain is methodically and regularly throwing oil on the fire and methodically and regularly plotting schemes to prevent even the slightest progress in the peace process.” Continue reading...

Iran-US war latest: Iran is ‘completely collapsing’ says Trump as US to announce ‘worst sanctions in history’ against Tehran

Iran’s new security chief warns Gulf neighbours they will be treated as ‘enemies’ if they join Trump’s economic war

Trump says Iran is ‘completely collapsing’ ahead of new sanctions announcement – live

It’s a common refrain from the president, but perhaps takes on a new meaning ahead of the fresh sanctions that we’re expecting later today Sign up for the US Breaking News email New Mexico will continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after a federal rule ending Medicaid support for such care goes into effect. On 13 August, the Trump administration finalized a rule – set to go into effect on 13 October – that will end funding for gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip). Continue reading...

At least six injured in Reno, Nevada, wildfire as 42,000 forced to evacuate

Fast-moving, ‘human-caused’ fire in Reno leaves thousands of homes and businesses without power, officials say Tens of thousands of people in Nevada were urged to evacuate as a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire bore down on the city of Reno. The Hawk fire began on Saturday to the north-west of the city, and quickly grew, showing “extreme fire behavior”. Continue reading...

US FTC to file order resolving litigation against Zillow, Redfin

This tree witnessed one of America’s bloodiest battles. Now it’s fighting to survive

A scarred but majestic live oak at a Revolutionary War battlefield in South Carolina is getting a new lease on life

French police accused of rising use of violence to stop Channel crossings

NGO criticises ‘human cost’ of UK-funded crackdown on attempts to set off from French beaches in small boats People trying to cross the Channel to the UK have reported an increase in French police use of violence on beaches to prevent them from getting into dinghies, according to a French NGO. Utopia 56, which works on beaches from where migrants attempt Channel crossings, says so far this year 2,720 people have reported being victims of French police violence, compared with 1,954 over the same period last year, when crossings overall were much higher. Continue reading...