San Francisco mayor proposes denser housing to tackle affordability crisis
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing to build more homes to address the city’s housing crisis
Europe
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin tests nuclear submarine torpedo capable of causing ‘radioactive tsunami’
News of the test comes days after Trump warned that the US has a nuclear submarine off Russian shores
Trump directs Pentagon to match Russia and China in nuclear weapons testing
US president makes threat in Truth Social post in wake of Russian nuclear-powered weapons tests, and shortly before meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Trump meets Xi in South Korea – latest updatesDonald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to immedia…
Centrist D66 party will win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll predicts
Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in powerThe liberal-progressive D66 party was on track to become the largest in the Dutch parliament, according to an exit poll, …
Centrist D66 poised to defeat far right in Dutch election, exit polls show
Exit polls suggested on Wednesday that the centrist D66 party is set to win the most votes in the Dutch national election, opening the door for its leader, Rob Jetten, to become the youngest prime minister in the country’s history. The result, if conf…
Tributes paid after death of Mary McGee, who helped end Ireland’s ban on contraception
Mother-of-four brought legal case against government after customs seized her contraceptives package from UKTributes have poured in from across Ireland after the death of Mary McGee, a woman credited with sparking a “social revolution” that paved the w…
Louvre suspects ‘partially admit’ their role in jewel heist
Police are no closer to recovering gems valued at £76m, despite the arrest of two men last weekTwo men arrested on suspicion of stealing crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m) from the Louvre in Paris have “partially admitted” their role in the he…
US military to reduce number of troops in Romania as start of European drawdown
Army says 2nd Infantry Brigade combat team of 101st Airborne to redeploy to Kentucky ‘without replacement’The US military is reducing the number of troops it has stationed in Romania, scaling back Nato’s deployment to countries along Europe’s eastern b…
Smuggling balloons keep shutting down this European airport. Here’s why
Dozens of flights have been redirected or cancelled at the airport in the past week
Greek police increase security after protests against Israeli cruise ship
Measures are being taken at the harbours of Patras and Katakolo after demonstrations earlier this weekGreek authorities have stepped up security in two harbours in an attempt to keep protesters away from a cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists on an 1…