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Donald Trump spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about the thick smoke from Canadian wildfires during the World Cup.

Trump threatens to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Canada

President Donald Trump has given Canada 30 days to drop what the administration called “discriminatory” trade barriers against US products.

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US service members aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer support flight operations as CENTCOM enforces the naval blockade against Iran.

Nearly 100 US troops injured in last two weeks of Iran war

US military names soldiers killed in Friday attack as the Pentagon discloses the full extent of American casualties since the war in the Middle East began.

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The new British Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party, Andy Burnham, gestures as he speaks to the media as he arrives at 10 Downing Street.

Britain’s new PM promises a lot but reveals little

THE ECONOMIST: Andy Burnham’s soaring rhetoric has not been matched by a transformative vision for government. 

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The biggest beneficiary of Donald Trump’s campaign against Pix may be Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Brazil’s beloved payment system draws Donald Trump’s ire

THE ECONOMIST: Donald Trump’s tariff assault on Pix just makes Brazilians love it — and their President — more.

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A man from Rotherham has been charged with the killing of former MP Ann Widdecombe.

Murder charge after ex-minister found dead

A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murder of former UK government minister Ann Widdecombe.

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The bridge linking Bandar Abbas and Kehuristan, rendered unusable in a US strike, is seen in Iran's Hormozgan province.

Tehran and Washington face a ‘wake up moment’ over the war

ANALYSIS: US and Iranian attacks are unfolding in a way that risks a wider war they cannot contain, analysts warn, unless they can return to negotiations quickly.

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US Forces have struck targets in Iran for the ninth consecutive night.

Iran hits back after ninth night of attacks as US toll rises

An intensifying cycle of violence has left at least three US service members dead since the resumption of hostilities a week ago.

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Sanaa International Airport was struck during an exchange between the Houthis and Saudi-led forces.

‘Eye for an eye’: Houthis declare own naval blockade in Gulf

‌Yemen's ‌Iran-aligned ‌Houthis ‌have ⁠announced ​a ⁠naval ‌blockade ​against ​Saudi Arabia following an attack on Sanaa's airport.

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Andy Burnham delivers his inaugural speech as UK's new Prime Minister on on July 20, 2026 in London, England.

New UK PM Burnham pledges 10-year plan for Britain

Andy Burnham has given his first address as UK Prime Minister with a vow to make this moment “a circuit breaker for Britain”.

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US Today show deals with intruder ordeal.

TV news hosts rocked by intruder yelling racial slurs

The accused is said to have yelled racial slurs and confronted a lead presenter of the morning program.

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With about 500 seats set at the Intercontinental, it was hard to see more than 200 full at any one time.

Right-wing forum Hanson will front opened to near empty room

LATIKA BOURKE: The leader of One Nation may wish she stayed behind in Italy, if the first day of the conference in London is anything to go by. 

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Donald Trump and the US have taken a hit in the global popularity ratings compared to China and its leader Xi Jinping.

Global opinion shifts to favour China over US, poll finds

An annual survey from the Pew Research Centre found that more countries felt positively about China than America.

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The latest escalation in Iran comes days after a fragile truce collapsed.

‘More destructive than ever’: Iran’s new threat to region

Rhetoric sharpened on both sides after days of renewed attacks, with Iranian state media reporting strikes around Tehran.

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An Iranian kicks a large banner depicting Donald Trump during funeral ceremonies for Iran's slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

In Iran, Trump risks another American ‘Forever War’

President Trump, who promised to ‘end wars’, not start them, may have fallen into a familiar presidential trap.

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Laura Viktoria Härtig has died after she sustained critical injuries in a bike collision in Italy during a honeymoon with her husband, Tilman.

Newlywed heartbreak as influencer dies on overseas honeymoon

The 30-year-old athlete was critically injured when her bike split in two in a horrific crash.

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