Ghana's fantasy coffins turn funerals into life stories
In Accra, Ghanaian coffin makers craft guitars, shoes and microphones to reflect the lives, work and passions of the people they are made for.
USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after lengthy Middle East deployment
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Buses carrying crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier streamed into Thailand`s seaside resort city Pattaya on Thursday, as part of a port call after a lengthy deployment to the Middle East.The Lincoln was supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at…
US to seek back payment from Europe for Ukraine aid, Trump says
Slams reports of heavily depleted US munition stockpiles amid the separate war in Iran
Ceuta crisis: ‘No evidence Morocco behind border surge’
There is no evidence Morocco was behind the mass influx of migrants that overwhelmed the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers Thursday. Sanchez’s comments followed a police report that emerged this week saying that the mass entry into Ceuta was not a spontaneous migration event but a planned and…
The Morning Risk Report: Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran Faces an Uphill Battle
Plus: The founder of private-company investment firm charged with defrauding investors, and the U.S. says it’s fed up with China’s overcapacity.
About 80 dead in migrant boat tragedy
About 80 people are confirmed to have died after a migrant boat got into difficulty off the coast of Gran Canaria, Spain’s Maritime Rescue organisation has said.
Colorado’s Republican governor nominee linked to controversial anti-sex-trafficking ministry
Marx’s All Things Possible Florida model uses private funds for cop pay and surveillance tools without public oversightThe All Things Possible ministry (ATP) is an unusual, and critics say potentially dangerous, operation. It has in the last year funded surveillance equipment and salaries for out-of-state law enforcement agencies, hired a range of private security and…
Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat
Mitchell Berman is among Democrats the party hopes can flip a Republican-leaning district in November’s midtermsDemocrats are targeting vulnerable seats this midterm election with working-class candidates they hope will resonate with voters exhausted by the economy.Some candidates are new to politics, and many have backgrounds as union members and leaders, which the party hopes will…
Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem dies at 92
Her foundation said she “passed away peacefully” at her home in New York City, “surrounded by many who loved her”.
Kemi Badenoch pledges to raise defence spending by £10bn by cutting welfare bill – UK politics live
The Labour party says the Conservatives have used ‘dodgy’ costings, which are not credibleThe Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026. They show that Reform UK continues to rake in far more than other parties. Nigel Farage’’s party had declared donations worth £5.3m. Labour got £3.6m, and the Conservatives…
