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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Streeting accuses social media companies of ignoring their ‘moral duty’ to protect children In his Today …

Ed Davey reserves judgment on government plan to relax some sanctions on Russian oil Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, has said his party will look in detail at the …

Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping plan to ‘further strengthen the comprehensive partnership’, the Kremlin says. Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will pay an …

Wes Streeting leaves No 10 after planned talks with Keir Starmer last just 17 minutes Good morning. There are two main events in the diary today. At this point, it …

Mandelson vetting decision “utterly unacceptable” – chief secretary to PM With the prime minister in Paris for talks on the opening of the strait of Hormuz, his chief secretary, Darren …

My daughter is now of the age where she will go see any new animated film in a theater, which means that again and again, I encounter a very specific …

When the United States-Israeli attack on Iran was launched last weekend, an unexpected peace broker stepped forward in the form of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, leader of the world’s largest …

Queensland could become the first state in Australia to outlaw the phrase “from the river to the sea”, under sweeping new hate speech reforms announced by the state government. The …

Dhaka, Bangladesh – On Tuesday, the premises of Evercare Hospital in Bangladesh’s capital turned into a sombre focal point for a nation’s grief as news filtered out of the medical …

Venezuelan leader expresses hope phone call marks beginning of ‘respectful dialogue’ between Washington and Caracas. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed speaking with United States President Donald Trump by phone …