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Pakistan successfully conducts test of indigenously developed Fatah-4 cruise missile: ISPR
Says missile 'equipped with advanced avionics, is capable of engaging long-range targets with high precision'
Most famous image of JMW Turner not a self-portrait, says expert
Painting that inspired depiction on £20 note more likely the work of John Opie, says Romantic artist’s biographerIn 2020, Tate Britain hosted the launch of a new £20 banknote bearing representations of The Fighting Temeraire by JMW Turner and the artist’s most famous self-portrait. Now a leading exp...
Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency worst ‘tree desert’ in England, research shows
Woodland Trust also finds significant north-south divide in tree cover, leaving many people at risk of poor health Nigel Farage’s constituency of Clacton-on-Sea is a “tree desert”, leaving people more exposed to air pollution, poorer health, lower life expectancy and the impact of rising temperature...
Politics live: Greens senator says ‘immoral’ NDIS reforms being rushed through; Coalition says Labor ‘misled, deceived’ Australians over taxes
Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHolding Jewish people responsible for Israel a ‘building block’ of racism, inquiry hearsThere will always be “edge cases”, Dr Dave Rich has told the antisemitism royal commission, where there are good faith disagreeme...
WA’s Yindjibarndi traditional owners consider appeal against Fortescue’s $150m record native title payout
Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation label federal court ruling against mining giant’s Solomon Hub iron ore operation ‘unsatisfactory’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastYindjibarndi traditional owners are considering...
How understated luxury is defining Eidul Azha fashion this year
Bold silhouettes, artisanal details, effortless festive dressing, and asymmetrical cuts reign supreme
Why understated luxury is defining Eidul Azha fashion this year
Bold silhouettes, artisanal details, effortless festive dressing, and asymmetrical cuts reign supreme
The China Gambit: From Nixon to Trump
President Trump’s visit to Beijing comes as relations with China have become more combative.
Trump-Xi summit live: US president says relationship with China will be ‘better than ever’ as key meeting begins
Ahead of the crucial talks, security has been heightened in Beijing, with trade, AI and the war in Iran set to dominate the meeting between the two leadersTrump lands in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping as Iran war looms over talksExplainer: five key issues on the table at summitDonald T...
Why Does China Want Taiwan?
There are few issues in diplomacy more complicated than the status of the self-governing island, which China claims as its own. It is almost certain to come up when President Trump meets China’s leader.
Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump
President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran.
As Trump and Xi Meet in China, American and Chinese People Are Drifting Apart
Past meetings between the presidents of the U.S. and China have involved friendly displays of cultural exchange. Those gestures have largely dried up.
President Trump Goes to China
His talks with Xi Jinping in Beijing could decide whether the United States and China maintain their uneasy truce on trade.
Australia politics live: Greens senator says ‘immoral’ NDIS reforms are being rushed through Senate; question time begins
Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHolding Jewish people responsible for Israel a ‘building block’ of racism, inquiry hearsThere will always be “edge cases”, Dr Dave Rich has told the antisemitism royal commission, where there are good faith disagreeme...
Australians from hantavirus cruise ship to fly out of Netherlands in full PPE after plane and crew secured
Health minister Mark Butler says six passengers who have tested negative for hantavirus will land in Western Australia on FridayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFour Australian citizens who were aboard the MV Hondius, th...
Australia politics live: Tasmanian senator Tammy Tyrrell joins Labor; repatriation flight imminent for hantavirus cruise passengers
Anthony Albanese praises Tyrrell as ‘a fighter’ after joining Labor party. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHolding Jewish people responsible for Israel a ‘building block’ of racism, inquiry hearsThere will always be “edge cases”, Dr Dave Rich has to...
Choughs reappear at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall after decades of absence
King Arthur is said to have transformed into a chough when he died, its red feet and beak representing his bloody endDecades after disappearing from the jagged cliffs around Tintagel Castle on the coast of north Cornwall, a bird with legendary connections to the area has returned.The custodian of Ti...
Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’
Ahmed al-Doush’s health said to be in sharp decline since his arrest in 2024 in relation to social media postsThe wife of a British national who has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since 2024 for social media posts, has pleaded for his release as his wellbeing declines.In November, the UN working gr...
The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive
Millions of documents chronicling generations of trauma saved from Gaza and East Jerusalem in 10-month Unrwa operationEast Jerusalem to Amman should have been an easy trip: a short drive down to the Dead Sea, across the border checkpoint and swiftly on to the Jordanian capital.But in the early summe...
Activists, Lawmakers Urge Trump to Call for Release of Jimmy Lai and Dong Yuyu
Supporters of Mr. Lai, a Hong Kong dissident, and Mr. Dong, a Chinese journalist, hope President Trump will raise their cases with President Xi Jinping.
Activists, Lawmakers Urge Trump to Call for Release of Jimmy Lai and Dong Yuyu
Supporters of Mr. Lai, a Hong Kong dissident, and Mr. Dong, a Chinese journalist, hope President Trump will raise their cases with President Xi Jinping.
A Watchful Beijing Tightens Security for Trump’s Visit
Historic sites and roads have been closed in the Chinese capital for President Trump’s state visit, resulting in severe traffic and disappointed tourists.
Zhalay Sarhadi condemns stray dog killings in Punjab, calls culling ‘inhumane’ and ineffective
Actor and model calls for humane TNVR solutions and stronger animal rights laws
PM Shehbaz vows to turn Pakistan into economic power, cites nuclear journey as example
Says Pakistan's nuclear deterrence is for defence and not for offensive purposes