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AFP via Getty ImagesMarine Le Pen has steered her National Rally to electoral success and now her fate is in the hands of the Paris appeal courtMarine Le Pen finds out on Tuesday whether or not she can run for the French presidency in next year’s elections, when a Paris appeal court decides at 13:30 (12:30 BST) whether to uphold an embezzlement conviction against her.She has already run for president three times and came second to Emmanuel Macron in 2022 and 2017, but this time she tops the polls with 10 months to go before the vote.If she does not…
BBCThree days of public mourning in Tehran for its slain supreme leader ended with a major political spectacle the men now in charge wanted the world to see.The hulking funeral cortège, carrying the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four family members, inched along a 10km route – slowed, and often stopped, by millions of mourners in one of the largest public gatherings in many years.In a week of funeral events, Monday’s march was the most significant in carefully choreographed ceremonies steeped in political messaging of resistance and revenge.But many also stayed away, hurting from two wars in less than…
USA limp out of World Cup as Belgium reach quarter-finalsReaction, analysis and interviews as World Cup co-hosts USA exit the tournament, with Belgium reaching the quarter-finals.
Getty ImagesUkraine’s president plans to use the Nato meeting in Turkey to urge Kyiv’s allies to deliver the air defence systems it urgently needs to protect it from escalating Russian attacks.Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for help rings with extra intensity after Russian missiles rained down on the Ukrainian capital twice in less than a week, crashing into blocks of flats and killing more than 50 civilians.The summit in Ankara will also be a chance for Zelensky to hold a crucial meeting with Donald Trump and press home his case that Russia’s “brutal” attacks are a show of weakness, not strength, and…
BBCChinese companies are testing out robotaxis in several Chinese citiesIn Beijing’s Yizhuang district, driverless vehicles have become a common sight. Robotaxis weave through traffic alongside ordinary cars, while autonomous delivery vans glide along the inside lane as they carry packages to collection points.The district has become one of China’s testing grounds for autonomous driving, with companies including Baidu, WeRide and Pony.ai operating commercial robotaxi services within designated areas.Booking a ride requires little more than opening an app. Within minutes, a robotaxi pulls up with nobody behind the wheel. After confirming the journey on a touchscreen, the vehicle merges into Beijing’s…
BBC”I have never heard such terrible screams before,” says Liudmyla, recalling her first days in the Izolyatsia detention centreThis article contains accounts of torture and sexual violenceEarly one October morning in 2019, a group of men jumped out of a car and grabbed Liudmyla Huseinova as she left her home.The 64-year-old says they seized her bag and threw her into the back seat, beginning what she describes as a “nightmare” in Russia’s secretive detention system in parts of Ukraine it had occupied since 2014: “For three years and 13 days of my life, my soul and body were crippled.”She says…
EPAPrince Harry will find out the result of his latest newspaper battle later on TuesdayThe Duke of Sussex will begin a week of engagements having returned to the UK, starting with an event in London for the Invictus Games, his charity for injured military veterans.On Tuesday he will also find out the result of a court case that the prince and others brought against Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail, with claims of unlawful information gathering.Prince Harry will be attending events alone, as his wife Meghan and children Archie and Lilibet are not in London because of security concerns.There…
Why European backlash over Trump intervention won’t worry InfantinoAfter 10 years as Fifa president, could the Folarin Balogun controversy tip the balance against Gianni Infantino? Don’t bet on it.45 mins agoWorld Cup
ReutersCharlie Kirk’s parents, Robert W. Kirk and Kathryn Kirk, arrive at a Utah courthouse on 6 May 2026The family of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk came face-to-face on Monday with his alleged killer as prosecutors laid out their evidence for the murder case against Tyler Robinson, 23, in a preliminary hearing.Kirk, a key Trump ally and founder of youth organisation Turning Point USA, was fatally shot on 10 September 2025 as he spoke on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, kicking off an intense manhunt. Authorities announced the arrest two days later of Robinson, who has been…
‘The spectacle Iran wants the world to see’: Lyse Doucet in TehranHuge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.4 hrs agoMiddle East