US President Donald Trump has filed a high-stakes $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC in a Florida federal court, claiming the British broadcaster intentionally misrepresented his speech ahead of the 6 January 2021 Capitol attack.

Trump’s legal complaint centres on a Panorama documentary aired in October 2024, which he alleges spliced together separate sections of his speech in a way that falsely implied he incited violence at the US Capitol. According to the lawsuit, the documentary omitted portions of his remarks that called for peaceful protest, creating a misleading narrative with “defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious” content.

The lawsuit, filed on 16 ...

The UK government has launched an independent review into foreign financial interference in domestic politics, prompted by the recent conviction and lengthy prison sentence of former politician Nathan Gill for accepting bribes to promote Russian interests.

Gill, a former member of the right-wing Reform UK party and ex-representative in the European Parliament, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after admitting he received approximately £40,000 between 2018 and 2019 in exchange for making pro-Russian statements in various forums. Prosecutors presented evidence of payments and directives from a sanctioned former Ukrainian lawmaker, as well as incriminating material found on Gill’s phone.

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A Hong Kong court has found prominent pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai guilty of multiple national security offences, delivering a verdict that critics say underscores Beijing’s tightening grip on dissent and press freedom in the semi-autonomous city. The decision follows a high-profile, months-long trial that drew global scrutiny and widespread condemnation from rights groups and foreign governments.

Lai, a British citizen and founder of the now-closed Apple Daily newspaper, was convicted of charges tied to the National Security Law imposed by Beijing in 2020. The indictments included accusations of colluding with foreign forces to destabilise state power — provisions widely criticised by international ...

At least 12 people have been killed and around 29 wounded in a mass shooting at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, authorities confirm. The attack occurred during a Hanukkah celebration known as Chanukah by the Sea, where hundreds of families and visitors had gathered.

New South Wales Police say the incident — widely described as a terrorist act targeting the Jewish community — unfolded in the late afternoon when two gunmen opened fire on the crowd from a nearby bridge and public areas. Dozens of shots were reported, and witnesses described scenes of people fleeing in panic as gunfire echoed across the ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called on resident doctors in England to accept a government offer aimed at averting a planned strike next week, warning that industrial action amid a severe winter flu surge would place the National Health Service (NHS) under grave strain.

Starmer described potential strikes over pay and conditions as “beyond belief” given the pressures facing the health service, which officials say is dealing with record levels of flu cases — quickly rising hospitalisations and stretched resources reminiscent of the pandemic era.

The British Medical Association (BMA) is currently putting a new government deal to its members in a vote this weekend. ...