© Jonathan McHugh The writer is an FT contributing editor Goodbye fluffy liberal internationalism. Hello hard-headed pursuit of the national interest. Western democratic norms and values are all very well. But homeland security in a dangerous world requires military strength and shameless deals with unsavoury regimes. Welcome to a new age of realpolitik. Keir Starmer’s…
Investigators described finding decaying bodies stacked atop each other throughout a dilapidated, bug-infested building. A judge in the US state of Colorado has handed a funeral home owner, who stashed 191 dead bodies on his premises, a 20-year prison sentence for cheating customers and defrauding the federal government. Federal prosecutors had sought a 15-year sentence…
Supreme Court ruling expands Trump’s power – and he intends to use it The Supreme Court on Friday handed a significant victory to Donald Trump – and future American presidents – when curbing lower courts’ power to block executive orders. President Trump was beaming as he addressed reporters at the White House briefing room podium,…
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Military Advocate General has ordered an investigation into possible war crimes over allegations that Israeli forces deliberately fired at Palestinian civilians near Gaza aid distribution sites, Haaretz newspaper reported on Friday. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past month in the vicinity of areas where food was being handed out, local…
Wall Street’s S&P 500 share index climbed to a record high on Friday, capping a dramatic rebound by US stocks from a sharp drop earlier in the year sparked by Donald Trump’s barrage of global tariffs. The blue-chip index rose 0.5 per cent in morning trading to 6,173.47, eclipsing its previous peak of 6,147.43 on…
The United States has reached an agreement with China on accelerating shipments of rare earth minerals to the US, amid efforts to end a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US had signed a deal with China the previous day, without providing more details,…
CAIRO: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed the military to prepare an enforcement plan against Iran following their 12-day air war, Katz said on Friday in a statement. The plan “includes maintaining Israel’s air superiority, preventing nuclear advancement and missile production, and responses to Iran for supporting terrorist activities against Israel”, Katz added.
In the heart of the Iranian capital, the Boof cafe serves up refreshing cold drinks on a hot summer’s day. They must be the most distinctive iced Americano coffees in this city – the cafe sits in a leafy corner of the long-shuttered US embassy. Its high cement walls have been plastered with anti-American murals…
Samsung India to launch ‘core’ Galaxy Buds on June 27 An Amazon India listing spilled the beans on the release date But it’s unclear whether the US will get them on Friday – or anyone else Samsung’s marketing strategy for its Galaxy Buds Core and/or Galaxy Buds 3 FE (which would bypass any Buds 2 FE…
Iranian authorities are pushing citizens to use a domestic messaging app to communicate with their families outside the country A security audit found Bale Messenger wasn’t safe; it lacks E2EE protection and shares sensitive users data with the app server Iran has been experiencing a near-total internet blackout since June 18, 2025, impacting citizens’ ability…
