On these angry streets, voters deliver a very British backlash
Barely two years since winning power, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a landmark drubbing in local elections with the tepid economy and immigration fuelling voter discontent.
Day: May 8, 2026
Trump’s China trip sparks chaos as desperate CEOs chase down aides for invites: report
Trump is leaving business executives and CEOs confused and uncertain about whether they’re invited to cooperate with China, according to a new report. “The president is ‘wheels up’ in about a week,” Sean Stein, the president at the US-China Business C…
Trump claims doubled gas prices are ‘way down’ as his transport chief tells Americans to take road trips
Sean Duffy boasted that oil prices had dipped below $100 a barrel after Trump’s war in Iran caused the cost of gas to more than double
CNBC Daily Open: Who shot first? Hormuz heats again as ceasefire and oil markets in peril
On Thursday, the U.S. and Iran opened fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with each side claiming the other initiated the attack.
Al-Qaeda-linked attacks in central Mali kill more than 30 people
More than 30 people were killed in central Mali on Thursday after two attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda-linked militants, according to local, security and administrative sources. The strikes, claimed by JNIM, come amid renewed violence in the West African na…
Two men found guilty of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in UK for China – CNN
Two men found guilty of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in UK for China CNNTwo Men Are Convicted of Spying for China in Britain The New York TimesHong Kong’s UK Spy Games Demand a Reckoning Bloomberg.comUK to summon Chin…
Two men found guilty of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in UK for China – CNN
Two men found guilty of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in UK for China CNNTwo Men Are Convicted of Spying for China in Britain The New York TimesUK immigration officer among two men guilty of working for Chinese intelligence …
Trump rebukes female reporter over ‘stupid question’ after Lincoln Memorial drive-by to check out work by his ‘pool guy’
The president announced a project last month to resurface the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial
Nazi-era guns and Iranian weapons: captured Hezbollah arsenal exposes rearmament push – ynetnews
Nazi-era guns and Iranian weapons: captured Hezbollah arsenal exposes rearmament push ynetnewsIsrael Says It Killed a Hezbollah Chief Near Beirut, Testing the Truce nytimes.comIsraeli Army Carries Out First Strike on Beirut Since …