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US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group
Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.
Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’
President denies visit was to gain support for Iran sanctions or due to fears that Putin plans to ‘test Nato resolve’ US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has downplayed a visit to Moscow by the CIA director,…
Immigration arrests soar, hitting 50,000 in July
Since taking over in March, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pivoted from the confrontational style of immigration enforcement of his predecessor, Kristi Noem. The latest data is reflective of a strategy that is…
Greetings from Karbala, Iraq, where millions gathered for a Shia pilgrimage
Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmosphere is almost festive.
States try new tactics to bring down high hospital prices
Indiana is the latest state to experiment with limiting what hospitals can charge, to try to get a handle on high health costs.
Judge clears the way for Postal Service work on Trump's mail-in voting order for now
A federal judge in Boston canceled a nationwide ruling that blocked U.S. Postal Service work on President Trump's order to limit mail-in voting for the midterm election. But a new block may come soon.
‘9 to 5? She was full-on round the clock!’ Dolly Parton celebrated by kd lang, Peggy Seeger, Annie Lennox and more
Musicians and performers pay tribute to the country legend who managed to be a generational talent, a formidable entrepreneur, a dedicated philanthropist and a truly kind person Shirley Collins, singer-songwriter…
Farewell, Dr Frank-N-Furter: why Tim Curry’s Rocky Horror Show will go on
The versatile stage performer will always be remembered for his defining film role in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which turned him into an icon of 70s underground cinema and proto-punk • Tim Curry, star of The Rocky…
Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80
A prolific performer across stage, screen and TV, the actor starred in Legend, Clue and It, but will always be associated with the flamboyantly camp rock’n’roll musical in which he made his breakthrough Tim Curry on…
My mum has died – and there is one kind of response I can’t stand | Polly Hudson
The platitudes, euphemisms and cliches are excruciating. But the people who say nothing at all are the worst Luckily, I already knew having a comic thought at a tragic moment is a natural stress response, or I might…
We saw signs of domestic abuse, but we didn't know how to protect Stacy
Stacy Hunter was killed by her estranged husband weeks after he was released on bail - her family wish the authorities had intervened further.
Will Trump's latest beef plan make your hamburger cheaper? Not much, experts say
The proposal comes weeks before the midterm elections, when food prices and the cost of living are expected to be major issues on voters' minds.