The ‘racism’ legal threat that forced Harry to quit his charity

Shutdown standstill

Analysis: Costs of the government shutdown are escalating. But three weeks in, no one in political power is doing much more than blaming opponents.

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Warner Bros. Discovery, the owner of HBO, CNN and other media assets, says its up for sale

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National Guard in Portland gets green light, White House demolition, and a U.S. chess grandmaster dies at 29

Boris Johnson's 'homicidal mood' WhatsApp message shown to COVID Inquiry - watch ex-PM give evidence live

Chief music critic Neil McCormick: The five best gigs I’ve ever seen

Police investigating murder of paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins make further arrests

Watch ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy hug wife before entering prison for five-year sentence

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy applauded as he leaves home and heads to prison

Oxford Union president-elect ousted following Charlie Kirk scandal

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Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi to become Japan's first female leader, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country

Japan's parliament votes in country's first ever female PM