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The prime minister is off to India, Australia and Japan amid ongoing tensions with Washington. BBC News

The prime minister is off to India, Australia and Japan amid ongoing tensions with Washington. BBC News

Rob Reiner’s son Nick has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of the actor-director and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. Reiner’s lawyer, deputy public defender Kimberly Greene, entered the plea on his behalf as he stood behind glass in court in Los Angeles. …

Nick Reiner, 32, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, after his parents were found dead in their Brentwood home in December. BBC News

Jamieson Greer says the legal basis for global import taxes will simply adapt to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling. BBC News

Sky News is relaunching its YouTube series Explains. In each episode of the new long-form series, our reporter Olive Enokido-Lineham will break down one topic and get to the context behind the story. She’ll be speaking to our correspondents from around the world and experts on that particular topic. Watch …

Non-emergency road travel is banned in New York City due to “dangerous blizzard conditions”, as snow blankets the Big Apple. Millions of New Yorkers, as well as much of the northeastern United States, were stuck at home, with forecasters warning of up to two feet of snow in some areas. “We’re …

The nor’easter storm has led to travel restrictions in multiple areas, including a full travel ban in New York City. BBC News

A man has been shot dead by Secret Service agents after trying to unlawfully enter Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, authorities in the US have said. The man was seen by the north gate of the Florida property at around 1.30am local time (6.30am UK time) on Sunday. He was carrying …

Months later, a US Secret Service agent spotted a rifle sticking out of bushes at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. The man, later identified as Ryan Routh, fled but was caught. The 59-year-old was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month for attempting to assassinate the …

The United States won the men’s Olympic ice hockey gold medal for the first time in 46 years by beating neighbours Canada in a sensational conclusion to the 2026 Winter Olympics. The final gold medal of the Games was sealed by Jack Hughes in overtime after the USA withstood pressure …

Multiple Arab nations have condemned the US ambassador to Israel after he said “it would be fine” if Tel Aviv took control of almost all of the Middle East. In an interview published on Friday, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson pressed Mike Huckabee on his interpretation of Bible verses, …

Blizzard conditions are set to bring major disruption across the northeastern United States, with wind gusts of up to 70mph forecast. Heavy snowfall is expected and the are also warnings of potential coastal flooding. BBC Weather’s Matt Taylor has more details. BBC News

Donald Trump has said he is sending a “great hospital boat” to Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory he wants to acquire. The US president threatened, at one point, to take the Arctic island by force in the interests of “national security”. However, in late January he announced “the framework of …

The victims were confirmed on Saturday as: Carrie Atkin, 46, of Soda Springs, California; Lizabeth Clabaugh, 52, of Boise, Idaho; Danielle Keatley, 44, of Soda Springs and Larkspur, California; Kate Morse, 45, of Soda Springs and Tiburon, California; Caroline Sekar, 45, of Soda Springs and San Francisco, California; and Katherine …

NASA may delay its mission to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than half a century after discovering a fault with its rocket. Artemis II has been due to blast off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center from as early as March. On Friday night, however, …

It is the second time this month that the Trump administration has abruptly fired a prosecutor who was appointed by judges. BBC News

A US court has cleared the way for a law to take effect, which requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms in Louisiana. The policy is controversial because critics argue it violates the separation of church and state, while supporters believe the Ten Commandments are historical and …

Donald Trump has announced a global tariff after the US Supreme Court ruled that his previously imposed duties are illegal. The new 10% import duty will apply to all countries and be effective “almost immediately”, the US president said in a post on his Truth Social platform. The White House …

In a statement, a spokesperson for OpenAI said: “In June 2025, we proactively identified an account associated with this individual [Jesse Van Rootselaar] via our abuse detection and enforcement efforts, which include automated tools and human investigations to identify misuses of our models in furtherance of violent activities.” BBC News