Rumen Radev’s party wins Bulgarian election
AdminsReuters Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria (PB) party has won a landslide victory in Sunday's Bulgarian election - the eighth general election in five years. With almost 100% of the vote counted,…
FBI Director Kash Patel files $250m lawsuit against The Atlantic
Getty Images FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250m (£185m) defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, accusing the magazine of publishing false and damaging claims about his conduct in office.…
Oil prices rise after Trump says Iranian ship seized
AFP via Getty Images Global oil prices have jumped after US President Donald Trump said its navy had intercepted and seized an Iran-flagged cargo ship. The Brent crude benchmark oil…
White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets
Getty Images White House staff were warned last month not to use insider information to place bets on predictions markets. The email was sent to staff on 24 March, a…
UK says Russia ran submarine operation over cables and pipelines
Ministry of Defence File photo of frigate HMS St Albans deployed to track the Russian submarine Three Russian submarines conducted a "covert" operation over cables and pipelines in waters north…
Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and urges hearing for survivors
First Lady Melania Trump has denied connections to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters at the White House that any claims linking the two "need to end today". In a surprise announcement…
Trump says Iran’s handling of Strait of Hormuz is ‘not the agreement we have’
AFP via Getty Images Israel launched a blitz of air strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, hitting over 100 targets in 10 minutes US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of…
House Republicans reject Senate deal, prolonging partial US government shutdown
Republicans in the US House of Representatives have rejected a bipartisan deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and instead approved a different plan, prolonging the shutdown that…
Bank of America to pay out $72.5m over Epstein lawsuit
Getty Images Bank of America has reached a $72.5m (£54.6m) settlement in a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who had accused the bank of facilitating his…
Iran-backed Houthis join war with attack against Israel
EPA Houthis say they will continue attacks until war against their allies stops The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen say they have launched a barrage of missiles against Israel - the…