Politics

'A point of resistance': the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth

US defence secretary cancelled appearance at D-day event in Langrune-sur-Mer after protest by residents

Let him eat cake! Birthday greetings for President Trump as he turns 80

The 47th has his 80th this weekend – a milestone that surely shouldn’t go unmarked. Artists, activists, writers and thinkers send their messages to the man of the hour (even if they’re unlikely to get a party invite)

As Donald Trump turns 80, he faces a foe he can never defeat: Father Time. That’s a problem for us all

Alarm over the judgment and behaviour of the world’s most powerful man, and the consequent risks to the world, can only get worse

Donald Trump, the Most Unmanly President

Why don’t the president’s supporters hold him to their own standard of masculinity?

Australian girl killed in Pakistan after reportedly being shot by police

Nine-year-old visiting relatives in Punjab province when police opened fire on car, local media report

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy not on Trump’s G7 bilateral meeting list, official says

US president will reportedly hold bilateral talks with Qatar, UAE and India but not Ukraine; Russian gains in Ukraine ‘more or less stopped’, says official. What we know on day 1,572

Trump news at a glance: president claims Iran ‘no longer want a nuclear weapon’ amid peace deal hopes

Washington and Tehran express increasing optimism that weeks of halting negotiations may be drawing to a close – key US politics stories from Saturday 13 June at a glance

ICE obtained local voter files to identify illegal immigrant voting: Report

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers obtained individual voter files in Texas this spring and in North Carolina last November as part of the Trump administration’s effort to identify instances of voting by illegal immigrants.

'No soccer fans here': World Cup fever fails to grip Texas Republicans

Houston is a host city but those gathered there for a GOP convention are far more concerned with contentious politics – and an elephant

One Stop shop worker sacked after trying to tackle suspected shoplifter

Convenience store employee Eileen Fox, 56, said suspect ‘banged into metal stand’ but no one was injured in incident

Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow under counter-terrorism laws

Police stop comes after far-right activist rose to further prominence on social media amid racial tensions in Britain

Live elephant steals the show at Texas GOP convention

A live elephant was the center of attention at the 2026 Republican Party of Texas Convention, serving as a symbol of unity — and later giving attendees something else to remember.