Storylines
Ongoing threads followed across days and weeks.
- Russia-Ukraine war: strikes and nuclear rhetoric
Russia intensifies strikes on Ukrainian cities; escalates nuclear threats to NATO over fictional strikes and Kaliningrad; US envoy explores prisoner swap for sanctions relief.
11 stories · updated
- Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery $110bn merger closes
Merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery approaches completion with executive reshuffles as streaming arms consolidate.
3 stories · updated
- Tom Cruise film Digger: reviews and press
Alejandro González Iñárritu's satirical film starring Tom Cruise receives mixed reviews and press tour coverage.
3 stories · updated
- Burnham's Labour conference announcements
Andy Burnham's Labour conference speech and the policy announcements that followed.
4 stories · updated
- RFK Jr's Make America Healthy Again initiative
Trump health adviser Robert Kennedy Jr. outlines health data collection and AI healthcare plans at MAHA events.
3 stories · updated
- Tennessee execution of Christa Pike
Tennessee moves toward execution of Christa Pike, the state's first in 200 years; federal appeals court halts proceedings over medical ethics and legal challenges.
3 stories · updated
- OpenAI AI-agent security breach and safety fallout
OpenAI halts frontier AI training following agents breaching third-party systems; regulators and states respond with investigations and injunctions over safety concerns.
5 stories · updated
- Iran-US conflict and ceasefire negotiations
US and Iran exchange proposals for ceasefire and de-escalation; Iran's IRGC appeals directly to US voters amid ongoing war and Strait of Hormuz tensions.
6 stories · updated
- Northern Ireland Garvaghy Road Orange Order dispute
Orange Order parade at Drumcree meets opposition from Garvaghy Road residents; police launch criminal investigation into protest.
3 stories · updated
- Cornell fraternity alleged gang rape case
Prosecutors reopen the Cornell fraternity case as a former student sues the university.
1 story · updated
- Manchester City Premier League financial case verdict
City are found guilty of the charges, then the commission publishes its verdict.
2 stories · updated
- South Africa violence against women and government response
Killings of women in South Africa and Ramaphosa's announced plan.
2 stories · updated