All news for 2025-10-12

Donald Trump is on his way to Israel and Egypt to oversee the crucial hours of a Gaza ceasefire he helped broker, as relatives of hostages "held their breath" ahead of their expected release.

British finance minister Rachel Reeves plans to build up a bigger buffer against her main fiscal rule at next month’s budget in an effort to better insulate government finances from future shocks, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been pictured mid-embrace aboard a luxury yacht together.

Two children found dead at a home in Stafford have been identified by police.

A man urinated on the Vatican’s holiest altar in front of hundreds of horrified worshippers, according to local reports.

Britain will provide a £20 million ($27 million) aid package to deliver water, sanitation, and hygiene services in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday, as he arrived in Egypt for a world leaders’ summit on ending the conflict.

Prince Harry’s delicate relationship with his father, King Charles III, has deteriorated after the duke restated his demand for taxpayer-funded armed police protection when visiting the U.K.

Three people have died in a plane crash at Shellharbour Airport in the Lake Illawarra area of NSW.

Nigel Farage has pledged to shake up the status quo in Wales if Reform wins next year’s Senedd election.

South Korea summoned the Cambodian envoy to express concern after a Korean college student was kidnapped and brutally tortured to death in a case that threatened to spark a diplomatic row between the two countries.

Authorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal, which could end the two-year war in Gaza.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two children in Stafford.

Madagascar’s president announced that an "attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was happening, as an elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets on Saturday declared it was taking control of the army.

Estonia has taken the unusual step of temporarily closing a road vital for its citizens, which ordinarily passes through a segment of Russian territory.

A box of documents that chart Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power in the 1970s has been discovered in a garage in Somerset.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has received funds directly from Chinese investors, according to previously sealed testimony, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most significant military contractors.

A cybersecurity expert has told the media that the personal data of Qantas customers has been released on the dark web.

Three consecutive patient deaths recorded at the Moscow-region "Soleil Esthetic".

Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has reassured the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza that they will soon be reunited with their families, saying that "miracles can happen", as the country prepares for a momentous reunion.

Cameroon goes to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election with Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state at the age of 92, the favourite to win an eighth term in power in the central African country.