The Independent
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Trump lashes out at Jeanine Pirro after she drops Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’ charges
President broke from Pirro’s admission that the damaged Reflecting Pool liner was the ‘result of flawed installation by the contractor’
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MTG and Tucker Carlson announce new ‘movement’ in photo packed with MAGA renegades
‘Our commitment is America First for all Americans, right, left, and center,’ Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote on X
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Top dogs ride waves at annual World Dog Surfing Championships
Dogs are catching waves at the World Dog Surfing Championships in Northern California
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Japan ends rescue operation at a mall that collapsed after a strong quake
Authorities have ended a massive search-and-rescue operation at a collapsed shopping mall in southwest Japan following a powerful earthquake that killed 34 people earlier this week
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Obama called Trump an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr. a ‘f****** moron,’ diary reveals
Former President Obama reportedly apologized for using crude language during the call, but continued his blunt criticism of the Trumps
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Dozens injured after 4.7 earthquake jolts Naples
Italy’s civil protection minister, Nello Musumeci, urged caution and warned that the volcanic activity was not yet over
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Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a permit for a tunnel carrying an oil pipeline under the Great Lakes
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Boozy Westminster MPs drink so much they are having stomachs pumped, report warns
Alcohol is freely available all day within Westminster and is causing ‘real, measurable harm’ in the workplace, the Institute of Alcohol Studies found
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Charges dropped over Reflecting Pool after Trump admin admits ‘flawed installation’
Jeanine Pirro’s office blames Trump’s Department of Interior after she and the president publicly raged against David Hearn
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Savannah Guthrie makes new ‘desperate’ plea after mom’s ransom notes released
Six months after her abduction, investigators still have yet to identify a suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
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Children to get free bus travel in England throughout August – here’s what to know
The initiative is designed to alleviate financial pressures on families during the school summer holidays
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Jeanine Pirro criticized after Reflecting Pool ‘vandal’ case collapses
Conservative political commentator Scott Jennings condemned the administration for dragging David Hearn’s name ‘through the mud’
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Palestinians in Gaza hope Hamas will disarm but fear Israeli forces won't withdraw
President Donald Trump's announcement that Hamas agreed to disarm offers a glimmer of hope for Palestinians in Gaza
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Openly gay Dutch prime minister Rob Jetten sails in Amsterdam Pride
Hundreds of thousands of people lined Amsterdam's canals for the city's annual Pride festival boat parade
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Highlights from the Women’s British Open, in photos
The photo gallery curated by AP photo editors shows photo highlights from the Women’s Golf British Open being played in Lytham St. Anne’s, England.
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“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie begs for "someone to come forward" in her mother's disappearance
“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie said her family was “desperate” and “begging for help" in the disappearance of her mother
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Spain accuses EU leaders of ‘selfish’ response to Ceuta migrant crisis as deaths rise
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez lashed out at the EU ahead of emergency meeting, just as Donald Trump waded into the row by branding the border breach a ‘catastrophe’
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Colombia's deforestation rises slightly as Amazon forest loss holds steady
Colombia’s government has reported a slight increase in deforestation in 2025, but it still surpassed its four-year reduction target under President Gustavo Petro
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Manhunt launched for man who escaped prison van outside court
Anyone who sees him should call 999 immediately
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Trump’s paid early access to Truth Social posts launches and the details are murky
With a prolific online presence, President Trump has a history of sending stocks, bonds, and currencies soaring or plunging with his online musings and threats
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August’s total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland
For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer
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Trump sounds desperate as he pleads for votes in downcast Camp David cabinet meeting
The 80-year-old president didn't use the pristine setting to project serene leadership, but to treat the nation to an hour of dark warnings and thinly veiled panic, writes Andrew Feinberg
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Zelensky asks Trump to help Elon Musk approve Starlink drones plan
Zelensky is looking for alternate ways to mitigate the need for U.S. Patriot air defense systems to thwart Russian attacks
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As measles has a record resurgence, doctors relive terror of last major US outbreak
Measles is back with a vengeance in the U.S. Will America be able to fight off the virus this time? Julia Musto reports
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Photos show the scene after the latest Israeli strikes in Gaza
Intense Israeli strikes Friday night and Saturday in central and northern Gaza killed several people and wounded dozens more, according to local health officials.
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How arrival of migrants into Ceuta could affect mainland Europe and UK
Ceuta, which shares a land border with Morocco, is separated from mainland Spain by the Strait of Gibraltar
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The National Park where you arrive on one end before you even left the other
Tucked into the North Dakota Badlands, Theodore Roosevelt National Park offers roaming bison and canyons carved by water
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Paul Watson’s protest ship seized after whaling vessel’s distress call
Whaling ship Hvalur 9 requested assistance because they believed their safety was under threat from the protest vessel Bandero
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‘My father was shot in the head for being the wrong type of Muslim’
At an Islamic gathering of women in Hampshire, the largest of its kind in the UK, Tooba Khokhar hears from Ayesha, who tells of her family’s persecution
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Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the US West
Trout need cool water to survive
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Sunken Nazi warship uncovered in shrinking river during heatwave
European Investment Bank says it is among 200 vessels that lie at the bottom of the waterway
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What is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain? The secret nuclear site Trump threatens to bomb
Iran continues to dig at the site
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Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee
Firefighters have contained a vast wildfire in southwestern France, allowing nearly 200,000 people to return home after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation
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Hamburg Pride gets underway with increased security a week after a fatal attack in Berlin
Hamburg’s Pride parade, one of Germany’s biggest, is underway with increased security a week after a fatal extremist attack near its counterpart in Berlin
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Secret Service spending $90M to find new agents before 2028 election
The U.S. Secret Service said it is conducting an aggressive campaign to staff the agency, with a report by Notus revealing details of the “unprecedented” recruitment effort
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How Trump’s Saudi deal could spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East
Riyadh has previously said it will only seek to acquire a nuclear weapon if its rival Iran develops one. With Trump’s war failing to curb Tehran’s nuclear programme, experts tell Suha Kidwai the new agreement could plunge the region into further instability
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Hundreds of thousands line Amsterdam canals for the annual Pride boat parade
Hundreds of thousands of people are lining Amsterdam's canals for the city's annual Pride festival boat parade
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Trump wades into Ceuta ‘catastrophe’ as US blames ‘radical left-wing policies’
Former Trump adviser Elon Musk compared the migrant crossing to the 2013 zombie film ‘World War Z’
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Hourslong waits at Croatia-Serbia border test travelers' resolve in sweltering heat
Travelers at a major border crossing between Croatia and Serbia faced hourslong waits on Saturday due to peak summer holiday traffic
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Search resumes for missing climbers after avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak
Officials say rescuers backed by military helicopters have resumed the search for at least six members of a 10-member climbing team who went missing this week after an avalanche struck Pakistan’s Broad Peak, a day after authorities found four bodies and recovered three of them despite harsh weather in the region
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Iran war latest: Trump warns of fresh strikes as Kuwait intercepts missiles
Iran’s military accused the US of ‘moving down the path of escalating tensions’
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Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta reaches 67
The Spanish government reports that the death toll in the Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67
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Used car tycoon sacked for lewd remarks wins High Court fight over takeover plot
Peter Waddell went from being a homeless teenager in Glasgow to owning a London mansion listed for £23.5m
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Bev Craig secures win over Reform in key Greater Manchester mayoral by-election
Labour holds on to Greater Manchester mayoralty as party’s ‘Burnham bounce’ sees off threat of Reform
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Warning that El Niño is bringing surge of white sharks and sea snakes
One bite from a yellow-bellied sea snake can lead to paralysis and death in just hours
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‘I just want a chance’, says migrant who attempted crossing into Cueta
Of the 60,000 people who crossed between Thursday and Friday morning, some 45,000 had returned to Morocco within hours
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Ceuta latest: Trump lashes out over migrant ‘catastrophe’ in Spanish enclave
Spain sent troops to deal with the crisis as Morocco deployed water cannon trucks at the crossing-gates
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Ukraine war latest: Putin pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles as nine dead
The assault came just a week after a similar attack in Ukraine killed nine people, including six members of one family
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Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East
U.S. President Trump has threatened more strikes on Iran as the U.S. pushes to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
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Why Ukraine is targeting Russia’s ‘Amazon’ Wildberries with major strikes
Wildberries is Russia's largest online marketplace