Italy says it won’t take orders from Spain on border checks
Earlier in the day, the Spanish government had threatened to take “proportional measures” if Rome did not stop its reintroduced border checks and temporary suspension…
EU adds 5 people to Russia sanctions list after latest deadly attacks on Ukraine
The EU has added five individuals to its Russia sanctions list. The move was driven by Moscow’s “intensified strikes deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure”…
Madrid threatens retaliation if Italy keeps border controls on travelers from Spain
In addition to slamming Rome for imposing border controls that inconvenienced thousands of passengers by creating legal uncertainty in the middle of the summer holiday…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact
ReutersHenri Astier7 August 2026, 12:02 BSTUpdated 27 minutes agoSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed…
Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support
Getty ImagesDan Roan, Sports editor and Dale Johnson, Football issues correspondent8 hours agoEuropean teams could still boycott competitions including…
Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
ReutersKali HaysTechnology reporter7 August 2026, 00:34 BSTUpdated 34 minutes agoA US judge in New Mexico…
Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information ‘leakers’ being ‘hunted down’
Getty ImagesKayla Epstein and Bernd Debusmann, Washington, DC6 August 2026President Donald Trump has denied reports that the US…
From Subpoena to Indictment: How a Federal White-Collar Investigation Actually Unfolds
By the time a federal white-collar case shows up in the news, the important decisions…
After Supreme Court loss, Trump again targets birthright citizenship with new orders
President Trump targeted birthright citizenship again Thursday by signing a pair of executive orders purporting to narrow it — including by cracking down on “birth tourism” and limiting which children…
Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support
Getty ImagesDan Roan, Sports editor and Dale Johnson, Football issues correspondent8 hours agoEuropean teams could still boycott competitions including the World Cup as Uefa says Fifa's defence of its president Gianni Infantino "changes nothing".The…
Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
ReutersKali HaysTechnology reporter7 August 2026, 00:34 BSTUpdated 34 minutes agoA US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the…
Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information ‘leakers’ being ‘hunted down’
Getty ImagesKayla Epstein and Bernd Debusmann, Washington, DC6 August 2026President Donald Trump has denied reports that the US is suffering a munitions shortage and vowed in a social media post to seek "long…
Healey draws up plans to borrow extra £9bn a year for asset stakes
Chancellor John Healey and Treasury ministers are working on proposals to increase government borrowing by £9bn a year to take stakes in assets such as infrastructure, housing and business, according…
Citigroup chief ‘worried’ by 48% UK bank tax rate
Dame Jane Fraser, the chief executive of Citigroup, has said she is “worried” about the UK’s tax rate on banks, which she put at about 48 per cent in London…
Spotify passes 300 million premium subscribers as revenue rises 14%
Spotify reached 300 million premium subscribers in the second quarter, the company said on Tuesday, as revenue rose 14 per cent year on year to €4.78 billion, about $5.5 billion.…
Tight vote on Blanche exposes deep skepticism of Trump’s Justice Department
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s choice for attorney general is facing a tight vote for confirmation in a Republican-controlled Senate nearly halfway through his second term, reflecting mounting doubts about his leadership of…
