In Kim Jong-un’s own words, North Korea has undergone a “miraculous transformation”. After his country was ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, Kim tightened the borders, ramped up domestic production and bet big on Russia, hoping to turn his country around.
Erased Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West BankScroll downCredit: Avishay Mohar, B'TselemHagar ShezafShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppThese images appear again and again – from the ground, from the air, and on maps: dozens of Palestinian communities wiped off the landscape, while illegal Israeli settler outposts continue to spread across the West Bank.Since October 7, 2023, this phenomenon has intensified significantly. Unlike the war in Gaza, there is no discussion in Israel about ending this parallel campaign of dispossession.
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Omar Abdulkadir Artan “was determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns,” the Trump administration said.
Attack was filmed and shared online prompting Elon Musk and others to call for anti-immigration protestsPoliticians from across the spectrum have called for calm after a knife attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland, prompted widespread shock and condemnation.There are fears that there could be widespread disorder after figures on social media including Elon Musk called for people to fill the streets in protest against immigration. The alleged perpetrator of the attack, which was filmed and shared widely online, was revealed today as an asylum seeker from Sudan.
Pratt's campaign, endorsed by President Donald Trump, was a blend of celebrity appeal – amplified by AI-generated videos – and a raw expression of public frustration
Donald Trump insists a peace deal with Iran is close, but new strikes threaten to plunge the region back into chaos
‘Manchesterism’ underpins the Labour mayor’s plan for Britain. Here’s what Andy Burnham says he would do as prime minister
After Somalian referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan had his ‘dream’ of officiating at the World Cup denied by the host nation on the eve of the tournament, Fifa is forgetting its own rules, and values. By Miguel Delaney
Analysts interpret China’s omission of the word ‘denuclearisation’ during the president’s recent visit to the neighbouring country as a tacit acceptance of its nuclear status
The town where rugby league began may find itself without a top division team unless plans for a new stadium come to fruition by 2030Saturday afternoon was meant to provide a glimpse into a different, more optimistic future for Huddersfield Giants. But in the end, it was another stark reminder of why rugby league in the West Yorkshire town is facing an existential fight.Super League has been thriving lately but if there is one place where the game has stagnated, if not regressed, it is in the town where rugby league was born in 1895. Huddersfield have struggled for much of the summer era, barring the odd flirtation with the elite, but the past 18 months have been bleak even by those standards.
Club president Florentino Pérez’s aim of bringing in outside investors is high risk
With his approval ratings down and his handling of the economy under scrutiny like never before, Donald Trump appears to be feeling the strain. The US president stormed out of Meet the Press, the nation’s foremost television interview slot, on Sunday.
Scott Pelley has spoken out in a raw and emotional podcast interview about his last days at CBS News, where he spent 37 years
Israel's PM says his country is holding fire "at the moment", after Iran's armed forces said they had stopped military action.
Download our app President Donald Trump has been warned that the Chagos Islands “are not a piece of real estate to be sold off” after reports the White House was considering purchasing the territory. Trump apparently considered purchasing the Chagos Islands, a move opposed by the Chagossian government in exile, which asserts the islands are not for sale and advocates for the resettlement of British Chagossians.
British officials accused Vice President JD Vance of trying to “stir up division” in his comments on the murder of Henry Nowak, whose killer was sentenced to life in prison last week.
The split illustrates deep political polarisation in the South American country.
Police must stop and search more black boys to save lives, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Tory leader called on officers to ignore race rows over the tactic as she pledged a future Conservative government would triple its use.
One in five people who backed Reform at the last general election would now vote for Restore Britain, a new poll has found. The Find Out Now poll surveyed more than 1,000 people who voted for Reform in 2024.
The Indian crew of a sanctioned oil tanker urged authorities to "send help" after the ship was hit by a US missile off Oman on Monday, saying it was on fire and sinking in a distress call shared with BBC Verify. US Central Command (Centcom) said the ship, Marivex, had violated its blockade of Iranian ports and a "precision munition" was fired into the ship after the crew failed to comply with US instructions.
Former detainees tell Al Jazeera they were routinely sexually abused, starved and attacked by dogs.
Johannes Natland, 18 at the time, flew from Stavanger, south-west Norway, to Manchester on March 17 last year following his recruitment by the Foxtrot Network, the Old Bailey was told.
When Abbey Kiwanuka fled Uganda in fear for his life, his hands and legs were covered in cigarette burns as punishment for being gay. Here, he explains why today – to kick off Pride month – he will be marching alongside Ian McKellen to shame the 29 Commonwealth countries that continue to criminalise same-sex relations
Exclusive: The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman believe Richard Jan could be the key to their release
Whatever one's perspective, it seems certain that away from the on-field spectacle, this super-sized World Cup could be among the most contentious ever.
Binyamin Netanyahu has defied America twice in recent days
Terrorists, hostile states and gangsters have been given more than £28bn of taxpayers’ money, including through aid payments, according to a secret government report. The Telegraph can reveal details of a dossier showing that billions of pounds went to organised crime, with millions going to Russia and Islamic State.
A major quarantine has been issued, affecting thousands of people, as fears of a large-scale spread of parasites becomes reality.
An alleged Sullivan victim, Florence, claims she met Tony Livesey, then editor-of the Daily Sport newspaper, and he phoned up Sullivan to arrange a date for her to visit the businessman's house.
The new arrangement with Israel would eclipse the English-speaking FiveEyes espionage alliance in which the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand work together and share but all their most sensitive data
What is alarmingly similar is the deliberate infliction of suffering on Palestinian civilians; while their origins and motivations differ, both operate within environments engineered by Israel, says Srinivasan Muralidhar
Israel's second intensification of its war on Lebanon within two years has reached 100 days, killing thousands.
Israel rejects charges that its troops shield settlers during attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank,
Israel pushes deeper into Gaza, killing Palestinians across the enclave.
The migrant fishermen who waited nine years to give evidence about the company that exploited them.
Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction against the NCAA
The U.S. President says that the Strait of Hormuz blockade will continue until a 'final deal' is reached
Senior administration officials jump on death of Henry Nowak – and statements echo language of the far rightOver a breathtaking few days that spanned Saturday’s 82nd anniversary of D-day, senior Trump administration officials have trampled over diplomatic protocol to tear into Europe’s immigration and anti-racism policies and argue that such actions could end western civilization.From the United States, Vice-President JD Vance and other administration officials jumped on a controversial murder case in Britain to accuse Keir Starmer’s government of lacking the Trump administration’s “political will and leadership” to stop mass migration and defend national sovereignty.
People flee historic district of ancient city after airstrikes hit residential areas and damage archaeological sitesIsrael has bombed the city of Tyre, killing eight and injuring at least 32 people, and struck dozens of other villages in south Lebanon as it issued forced evacuation orders for the historic Christian quarter of the ancient city for the first time.Israel struck the al-Masaken neighbourhood without warning on Tuesday morning, sending smoke plumes high above the city’s buildings and igniting fires. Further airstrikes were carried out across the city and a series of bombings hit Abbasieh, a village north of Tyre.
President Donald Trump last year dramatically ratched up the fee for H-1B work visas to $100,000, saying it would protect American workers from losing their jobs to lower-paid foreigners
The campaign that made Geese unavoidable shows how easily public opinion can be manufactured online The post first appeared on .
A man sought advice from Dominique Pelicot before drugging and raping his own partner, French police have said. The 39-year-old, who has not been named by the French authorities, was “keen to benefit from Pelicot’s ‘expertise’”, according to police documents seen by Agence France-Presse before his trial in Lyon this week.
US president Donald Trump said the two pilots in the helicopter are ‘fine’
The “fake news” revolution is in full swing.
Germany has pulled the plug on a joint fighter jet programme with France, in a blow to European defence co-operation. The flagship project had been billed as an ambitious and unparalleled military partnership.
International students are exploiting their visas to work in social care roles for which they are unqualified, inadequately vetted and legally ineligible, according to a leading charity. Postgraduate students, predominantly from Nigeria, are enrolling on university courses primarily to gain entry to Britain, before taking up full-time jobs in the social care sector through recruitment agencies.
Protesters are angry that the suspect had already been reported to police last August in a separate case.
Fox News anchor Jesse Watters grilled Vance over the spy threat Israel poses to the US, asking how concerned he was about the country eavesdropping on America.
Omar Artan refeered at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Somali referee Omar Artan says he was subjected to an 11-hour immigration interview before being denied entry to the United States for the World Cup despite holding the "right papers" and "right visa". Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at a World Cup finals, was dropped from the list of officials on Monday after he was barred from entering the country at Miami International Airport.