Large-scale demonstrations erupted across France on Wednesday as protesters sought to disrupt daily life and challenge President Emmanuel Macron’s administration, coinciding with the first full day in office of new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. The protests, organised under the banner “Bloquons Tout” (“Block Everything”), saw participants block roads, set fires and clash with police in Paris and other major cities. The movement, which began online earlier this year and gained…

President Donald Trump has delivered a sombre address from the Oval Office following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, describing the incident as a “dark moment for America” and blaming the “radical Left” for fostering an environment of political violence. In a four-minute video posted to his Truth Social platform, the President expressed grief and outrage at the killing, which occurred earlier in the day on a university campus…

Ghana has begun accepting West African nationals deported from the United States, including Nigerians.

Poland has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council in response to what it describes as an unprecedented Russian drone attack on its territory.

The United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has dismissed Britain’s ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, after newly disclosed correspondence revealed the veteran Labour figure privately defended Jeffrey Epstein and encouraged him during his 2008 prosecution for sex offences. Mandelson, long known in Westminster as the “Prince of Darkness,” had already resigned twice from Tony Blair’s government in the late 1990s and early 2000s amid misconduct allegations. His latest downfall came…

FBI Director Kash Patel is accused of unlawfully dismissing senior Bureau officials on the orders of the Trump administration in an alleged effort to transform the agency into a political instrument of the White House, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday.

The Duke of Sussex met King Charles at Clarence House on Wednesday, marking their first face-to-face encounter in 19 months. The private meeting, which lasted 54 minutes, followed Prince Harry’s public expression of hope for reconciliation with his family during a BBC interview in May. Harry, 40, arrived at Clarence House in a black Range Rover at 5.20pm after visiting the Centre for Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London…

Charlie Kirk, the conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on Wednesday during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University. He was 31. President Donald Trump announced the news on his Truth Social platform, describing Kirk as a key figure in the Republican Party’s populist turn in the social media era. Kirk rose to prominence in the aftermath of the Tea Party movement, his…

Larry Ellison has overtaken Elon Musk to become the world’s richest individual after shares in Oracle, the database software giant he co-founded, soared by more than 40 per cent on Wednesday. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ellison’s fortune rose by an unprecedented $101 billion in a single day, reaching $393 billion. Musk’s wealth, largely tied to Tesla, stood at $385 billion. Ellison, 81, was born in 1944 to an…

Sébastien Lecornu has been appointed France’s fifth prime minister in two years, assuming office on Wednesday against a backdrop of widespread anti-government demonstrations that underscored the country’s deepening political crisis. Lecornu, a conservative ally of President Emmanuel Macron and former defence minister, arrived at the Hôtel de Matignon at midday to meet his predecessor, François Bayrou. Bayrou was removed from office by parliament on Monday following controversy over plans to…

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has urged the suspension of free trade with Israel, citing Europe’s “painful” inability to respond effectively to the war in Gaza and the resulting humanitarian crisis.

A South Korean court has overturned the 1965 conviction of Choi Mal-ja, a woman who was found guilty six decades ago of causing grievous bodily harm after biting off part of a man’s tongue during an alleged sexual assault. The Busan District Court ruled on Wednesday that Choi’s actions constituted justifiable self-defence under South Korean law. The incident occurred in 1964 when Choi, then 19, was attacked by a 21-year-old…