Starmer’s Labour Party has a large majority in parliament and could vote down the launch of an inquiry.
Musk, one of the original co-founders of OpenAI, is seeking US$150 billion in damages from the company and Microsoft, one of its largest investors.
Lightning kills hundreds of people every year in Bangladesh, which declared lightning strikes a natural disaster in 2016.
Officials say security perimeter around the president may need expanding after shooter targeted prominent media gala.
Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, two former prime ministers of Israel, announce the merging of their parties.
More than 6,000 North Korean soldiers are estimated to have died while fighting Ukrainians in Russia’s Kursk region.
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Xu Zewei was arrested in Milan in 2025 at the request of US authorities.
Japan has experienced relatively few wildfires compared with other parts of the world, but climate change has increased their frequency.
videocam The attack suggests that even the most extensive personal security apparatus in the US has vulnerabilities.
videocam Conflict-driven oil price spikes are straining Asia’s polyester supply chain, threatening higher costs for firms like Zara and H&M.
videocam ‘The United States has officially declared that no one can dictate to it,’ Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says.
videocam Western nations are seeking to diversify their supply chains for resources used to make semiconductors, EVs and advanced weapons.
Caretaker PM Mette Frederiksen has so far only won support from left-wing groups, which is not enough to secure a parliamentary majority.
videocam The 38-year-old batting star confirms she will call time on her 20-year international career following this year’s T20 World Cup in England.
Attention now turns to regulatory authorities, with both Washington and London expected to examine the merger’s impact on competition.
Italian minister says such a move is ‘shameful’ while media says envoy Paolo Zampolli made same suggestion four years ago ahead of Qatar.
It is one of the most significant federal changes to marijuana policy in decades, removing barriers to researching the drug’s potential use.
No one was injured. One of the pilots involved had been suspended from flying, received severe disciplinary action and has since left the military.
videocam Emergency services deploy helicopters and ambulances after two local trains collide north of Copenhagen.
The golfer reportedly spent part of his time at the Masters Tournament earlier this month discussing a possible return to the PGA Tour.
The vessels were ordered to move away from their positions as Washington and Tehran intensify their stand-off over the waterway.
videocam The plan is an attempt to mend ties with Italian PM Meloni, after she and Trump fell out over his attacks against Pope Leo.
A State Department official called the incident an abuse of the international civil aviation system.
videocam The unusual behaviour might be helping the macaques ward off bellyaches from the snacks that visitors feed them.
The incidents are among several that have occurred since a 10-day Lebanon ceasefire came into effect last Thursday.
Pacific nations are the most reliant on diesel for power generation worldwide. They imported about 2.2 million tonnes of fuel in 2025.
The 18-year-old is set to make his Diamond League debut in Oslo and is being talked about as a potential Olympic gold medallist in 2032.
The remarks were made at a contentious confirmation hearing, which took place amid a criminal probe of current chair Jerome Powell.
videocam Of the rebel groups that Min Aung Hlaing mentioned in his offer, the Karen National Union and the Chin National Front have rejected his call.