All news for 2025-09-22

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, September 22, acknowledged a Palestinian state, leading a UN summit that already prompted other Western governments to take the landmark step that has angered Israel.

Scotland Yard has launched a review of the vetting of hundreds of new recruits amid fears crucial background checks may have been bungled.

Jay Slater’s mother has revealed he sent a final social media message to a friend shortly before he fell to his death in a remote ravine in Tenerife.

A former teacher at a Bromley school has been struck off the teaching register after being convicted of making and distributing indecent images of children.

When the Duchess of York was caught in a tabloid sting appearing to offer access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew in exchange for £500,000, it looked as if things couldn’t get much worse for her.

Donald Trump told a crowd of thousands that he "hates" his opponents at a public memorial to honour the rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk, even after Kirk’s widow said she forgives the man charged with fatally shooting her husband during an event at a Utah college.

A police sergeant paused for just six seconds before he entered the scene of the Southport attacks armed only with a baton to confront the killer, an inquiry heard today.

Harry Potter fans have expressed their outrage after it was revealed that HBO is auditioning females to portray Lord Voldemort in the upcoming ’woke’ rebrand.

Tears in his eyes, a young Kenyan athlete now held in Ukraine pleads not to be sent back to Russia.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has taken a personal approach with a colleague who opposed her.

Europol announced Monday that a two-week operation at its headquarters helped identify 51 children who had been sexually abused.

Syria’s transitional government is cracking down on the production of Captagon — an illicit synthetic stimulant that flourished under the sponsorship of the Bashar al-Assad regime until its fall in December.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a St George’s Cross was painted onto a two-metre tall goose mascot for Nottingham’s annual funfair.

The Islam brothers — Moyn, Monir, and Ehsaan — are trying to change their history.

A wave of Israel’s allies are announcing their recognition of the state of Palestine, as part of a wider maneuver designed to ostracize Hamas and challenge attempts by the Israeli government to erase the chance of a Palestinian homeland.

During an emotional address at his public memorial in Glendale, Arizona, the widow of rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk said she forgives the man charged with killing her husband.

Ukrainian-born businessman with Swiss and German citizenship, Oleg Tsyura, is now under criminal investigation for aiding the Russian military-industrial complex by circumventing international sanctions on ferrochrome exports.

The Oscar winner’s comments come days after the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel by ABC and Disney, a decision heavily criticized by major stars including Pedro Pascal and Olivia Rodrigo.

More than 150 lawyers, human rights, refugee, and environmental organizations have stated they are being "pressured into silence" after some received rape and death threats from far-right and anti-migrant protesters.

The story started with a tax audit, which led to the company "Favbet" being subjected to penalties totaling nearly ten million hryvnias.

The magnificence of Windsor Castle provided the backdrop for a dazzling state banquet in honour of President Donald Trump during his visit to Britain.