Pakistan approves flights by Taiwanese airlines after reported restrictions

Tankers still under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as Pete Hegseth fires a top U.S. general accused of leaking classified Iran war information.

A record 33 members have been expelled from China's Communist Party as it concluded a major annual political gathering, which had the most empty seats ever seen. The fifth plenum was attended by 279 Central Committee members, compared to 315 at the fourth plenum in October 2025 and 364 at the third one in July 2024. While recent plenums focused on economic reforms or social and development issues, party discipline took centre stage at this week's gathering.

For decades, Canada-EU summits took place without much fanfare - but that's not the case for this coming two-day meeting in Montreal. Thursday and Friday's summit will be closely watched for details on how Canada and the European bloc deepen their ties. Last month, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed "opening the door" to Canada for what she called an "associate membership" - a status that does not currently exist.

Michigan US Senate candidate signaled support for Egypt’s pro-democracy movement in 2012, not Islamist group The Republican campaign to defeat Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race by casting him as an Islamic extremist is based on a false claim first made by the conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer eight years ago, a Guardian review of the evidence reveals. Loomer, an influential outside adviser to Donald Trump who calls herself “ a proud Islamophobe ”, has claimed since El-Sayed entered politics in 2018 that an open letter he signed in…