A blanket of thick fog covers Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. Winter in the southern African country feels colder than ever. Thousands of garment workers have lost their jobs as the threat of US tariffs brings the textile industry to the edge. Hundreds of thousands have been cut off from critical healthcare after the USAID withdrawal. Unemployed…

Donald Trump has claimed billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein “stole” prominent accuser Virginia Giuffre and other young women from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Ms Giuffre became a household name after she sued Prince Andrew for sexual abuse in August 2021 – saying he had sex with her when she was 17 and had been trafficked…

A powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, causing a tsunami. A tsunami of up to four metres (13 feet) was recorded in Kamchatka Peninsula, leading to evacuations and damaging buildings, officials said. Tsunami warnings have been issued for Japan, Hawaii and parts of Alaska in the US. “Today’s earthquake was…

The man who shot dead four people inside a New York City skyscraper had left a note claiming he had CTE, a brain disease that has been linked to American football. It’s believed the gunman, 27-year-old Shane Tamura, was targeting the headquarters of the NFL but took the wrong lift. The NFL occupies floors five…

Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting the UK’s new online safety rules, with accusations of censorship being levelled at the government. Five days since Ofcom’s new internet regulations began being enforced, nearly 400,000 people have signed a petition asking for them to be repealed. In response to the petition, the government said it had…

“Children are eating out of piles of garbage” – that was the answer from UNICEF’s Salim Oweis when I asked if aid was now getting to those who need it. The phone call was intended for background to try to get a clearer idea of the latest aid distribution in Gaza, but it’s a conversation…

The British government has said it will officially recognise Palestine as a state in September – unless Israel meets certain conditions. The UK follows France, which recently said it would also recognise Palestine as a state before the UN conference in September. Ireland, Spain and Norway all officially recognised a Palestinian state last year. Britain…

Donald Trump described Scotland’s first minister as a “special guy” as he officially opened his new golf course in Aberdeenshire. The US president asked the SNP leader to stand up during the ceremony at Trump International Golf Links, saying: “John Swinney is a terrific guy – and loves golf and loves the people of this…

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two men were fatally stabbed at a business in central London. Emergency crews were called to Long Lane, Southwark, at about 1pm on Monday following reports of multiple stabbings inside a commercial property. The Metropolitan Police said four people were treated for stab wounds. A…

A manhunt is under way after a married couple were killed while hiking with their children in an Arkansas state park. Clinton Brink, 43, and Cristen Brink, 41, were walking with their daughters, who are aged seven and nine, when they were attacked in Devil’s Den State Park on Saturday afternoon, according to Arkansas State…