What is driving the Houthis’ decision-making on joining the Iran war
By Ahmed al-Shalafi: During the first month of the US-Israel war on Iran, the Houthis adopted a cautious approach, even though many expected them to move faster based on the nature of their close relationship with Tehran. This assessment is not wrong — the relationship is indeed strong — but
Here’s the news from Iran – Donald Trump is making America lose wars again
By Simon Tisdall: Donald Trump menaces the world. He’s global public enemy number one. He’s steadily losing the illegal war with Iran he started but cannot stop. His violence-addicted Israeli sidekick, Benjamin Netanyahu, is terrorising Lebanon. And ordinary people everywhere, their security threatened, face a huge economic bill for his reckless folly.
UK must build own nuclear missiles, say Lib Dems
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey is calling on the government to start building a “fully independent British nuclear deterrent” to end the UK’s reliance on the US. The UK has operational control of its nuclear arsenal, including British-built warheads, but it depends on the US to supply and maintain
Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump has urged the UK and other nations to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to help secure the key shipping route out of the Middle East. The US president said he hoped China, France, Japan and South Korea would also send ships to the passage, where a
Former Labour minister Phil Woolas dies aged 66
A former Labour minister who was famously confronted by Joanna Lumley in a live TV showdown has died from brain cancer aged 66. Phil Woolas was MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth from 1997 until 2010 and held several ministerial posts under Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. But his political career ended
Meet the director nominated for two Oscars for two different films
Being nominated for an Academy Award is a dream come true, the ultimate recognition in film that can open doors and bolster name recognition to further a successful career. But that dreamy feeling is doubled for American filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir. She is nominated twice – in two separate categories for
There may be no knockout blows from Mandelson files but it’s far from over:Chris Mason
This first digital document drop about Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington is interesting, but not explosive. There are noteworthy nuggets, as we set out here, and the revelations about his payoff will be, to many, enraging. They also reveal that the
England’s Walker retires from international football
Experienced England defender Kyle Walker has retired from international football with immediate effect. The 35-year-old Burnley full-back has decided to call time on his career after winning 96 caps for the Three Lions and featuring at five major tournaments. Walker, who won the last of those caps in a friendly
Chessum starts in back row in only England change
Under-pressure England have made a solitary change to their line-up to face France in the final round of the Six Nations on Saturday with Ollie Chessum coming into the back row. The versatile Chessum, 25, started the first three games of England’s campaign in the second row but will add
Has Hollywood golden boy Timothée Chalamet lost his shine?
Timothée Chalamet was, until very recently, Hollywood’s golden boy and a frontrunner to win an Oscar this weekend – so is the recent backlash about more than his views on ballet and opera? When Chalamet recently said “no-one cares” about ballet or opera any more, he clearly wasn’t expecting people