» Protests in Ukraine's cities against Zelensky's removal of defence minister
16/07/26 11:31 from BBC News - World
Ukraine's president has not explained Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal, which is causing great upset among civil society and the military.

» Fraud crackdown on Ghana ID cards makes digital checks compulsory - photocopies banned
16/07/26 11:18 from BBC News - World
Companies are now required to verify a person's identity electronically to curb theft and forgery.

» 'Moment of joy' as Uganda discharges last Ebola patient
16/07/26 11:16 from BBC News - World
Most of the recent cases were among travellers from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

» Eleven people die in fire at Algerian children's care home
16/07/26 10:34 from BBC News - World
Along with the fatalities, 19 people suffered injuries, the authorities say.

» Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes
16/07/26 10:26 from BBC News - World
Explosions were heard across Iran overnight, shortly after neighbouring Gulf states began to report attacks.

» Chip giant TSMC pledges another $100bn to expand US production
16/07/26 10:23 from BBC News - World
The company says it will create "high-tech, high-paying jobs", and raises its total commitment to the US to $265bn.

» Moment US Navy jet stuns packed Florida beach with low flypast
16/07/26 10:13 from BBC News - World
A US Navy Blue Angels jet sent some beach items up in the air as it flew at a low altitude over a crowd in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

» US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says
16/07/26 09:10 from BBC News - World
Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".

» Pakistan resisting UK attempts to deport grooming gang leader
16/07/26 08:38 from BBC News - World
The government of Pakistan says it has "no connection whatsoever" with the case of Shabir Ahmed.

» Zelenskyy faces outrage over defence minister sacking as Starmer makes farewell Ukraine visit as UK PM – Europe live
16/07/26 07:59 from World news | The Guardian
Arrival of outgoing British leader in Ukraine comes as Zelenskyy faces outrage after removing Mykhailo Fedorov in Kyiv I will give you a flavor of the demonstrations this morning in Kyiv against Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his bizarre decisi...

» Starmer nationalises British Steel and visits Ukraine on last full day as Labour leader – UK politics live
16/07/26 07:58 from World news | The Guardian
Outgoing PM moves to cements his legacy before his replacement by Andy Burnham as party leader tomorrow Good morning. Conventional wisdom has it that, once a PM announces they are going to stand down, all their power vanishes faster than...

» US strikes expand to northern Iran as Tehran fires on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – Middle East crisis live
16/07/26 07:53 from World news | The Guardian
Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in Tehran Iran has warned it would retal...

» Australia news live: assistant multicultural affairs minister ‘appalled’ by Tony Abbott’s anti-immigration video
16/07/26 07:47 from World news | The Guardian
Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Michelle Rowland says mandatory minimum standards for datacentres don’t apply to existing developments The attorney general, Michelle Rowland , told AB...

» UK economy grew by 0.1% in May despite impact of Iran war
16/07/26 07:36 from World news | The Guardian
Rise in GDP follows a 0.1% decline in April, figures from the Office for National Statistics show The UK economy returned to growth in May, despite the impact of the Iran war on energy costs, official figures show. The Office for Nationa...

» British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply
16/07/26 07:26 from World news | The Guardian
Scunthorpe factory is expropriated from China’s Jingye and ministers will ask a valuer to assess compensation British Steel has formally been taken into public ownership 15 months after the government stepped in to prevent the closure of...

» More than 500 feared dead after reports of two shipwrecks off Myanmar, UN says
16/07/26 07:22 from World news | The Guardian
Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard The United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June....

» Germany warns US against election interference after it announces grants scheme
16/07/26 07:17 from World news | The Guardian
State department says plan will provide funding to ‘address national sovereignty, migration, censorship and lawfare’ Friedrich Merz has warned Donald Trump’s administration against interfering in German elections after the US state depar...

» Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly eastern brown caught in bike wheel
16/07/26 06:52 from World news | The Guardian
Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomous A woman in her 60s is recovering after being bitten by a two-metre-long easte...

» British girl, 15, stranded in Rome for six weeks due to new passport rules
16/07/26 06:00 from World news | The Guardian
The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policy A British girl was prevented from returning to her school in the UK for six weeks after a trip to see her grandmother ...

» Police release images of clothes to help identify victims of alleged Sydney childcare paedophile
16/07/26 05:52 from World news | The Guardian
AFP release images of children’s clothes found on electronic devices seized as part of investigation into Hamish Tait Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A tiny dinosaur puffer jacket could lead police to more vi...

» Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach
16/07/26 05:46 from World news | The Guardian
‘Malicious actor’ obtains sensitive data including Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results in cyber-attack on Partnered Health Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free ap...

» Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine’s defence minister on eve of Starmer visit
16/07/26 05:03 from World news | The Guardian
Mykhailo Fedorov, credited with transforming the ministry, ousted in reshuffle after six months in post Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Ukraine’s popular defence minister, despite pleas from foreign partners and civil society for him t...

» Brazil condemns US move to impose 25% tariffs next week
16/07/26 05:01 from World news | The Guardian
Trade office cites investigation of Brazilian trade practices while Marco Rubio says Lula’s policies ‘bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians’ Brazil has condemned the US decision to impose 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian products, aft...

» ‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business
16/07/26 05:00 from World news | The Guardian
Campaign hopes to buy site for community, fearing it could go same route of corporate gentrification as Camden and Old Spitalfields Traders at Brixton market say they are in a battle of “people over profit” after submitting a last-minute...

» Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake
16/07/26 05:00 from World news | The Guardian
Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic risk Tourists in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, are staying in illegal accommodation listed on Airbnb and Booking.com in buildings c...

» Liberals say ‘all options’ should be considered despite Angus Taylor hosing down gender quota proposal
16/07/26 04:42 from World news | The Guardian
Anne Ruston called for the party to act with ‘urgency’ after discussion paper suggested ways to improve engagement with women, multicultural communities and young people Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Angus ...

» Moroccan intelligence insider reveals widespread use of Pegasus hacking software
16/07/26 04:30 from World news | The Guardian
Whistleblower suggests internal security services deployed spyware from 2017 against key domestic and foreign targets A former member of Morocco’s domestic intelligence service has helped to provide an unprecedented insight into how the ...

» Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent confirms
16/07/26 04:28 from BBC News - World
Neill died in Sydney on Monday, with his family saying his death was 'sudden and unexpected'.

» US says latest attack wave on Iran completed – as it happened
16/07/26 03:32 from World news | The Guardian
This blog is now closed – our latest full report is here For a second day in a row, US strikes targeted Iran’s southern port city of Bushehr, home to the country’s only civilian nuclear plant, according to the state news agency IRNA quot...

» US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in Tehran
16/07/26 02:40 from World news | The Guardian
US disables unladen oil tanker using Hellfire missiles in strait of Hormuz amid concerns strikes could spiral into open conflict The US has fired on an oil tanker attempting to reach Kharg Island in the strait of Hormuz as part of its bl...