Politics

White House tries to blame Democrats for airport delays as TSA workers miss out on $1bn in pay

Leavitt, addressing journalists at a White House briefing, turned the heat on Democrats over the ongoing partial closure of the Department of Homeland Security – which has affected airport security staff.

Teenager in Wales handed life sentence after killing his mother with a hammer

Tristan Roberts, who expressed misogynistic views and had fascination with American Psycho, carefully planned attack

Fans and players from five African World Cup countries face $15,000 bond to enter US

Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tunisia, Cape Verde affected

Could the continent’s far right be suffering from a Trumplash?

France’s National Rally missed key targets in local elections ahead of next year’s seismic presidential vote – and the mainstream is doing OK elsewhere, too

'They can reach me wherever': China using financial tactics to coerce people who flee, says report

UK urged to tackle transnational repression, as dissidents say Beijing has targeted them with tax bills and other threats

Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the Knesset