All news for 2026-07-03

Metalworking tools made by the German company Gühring continue to be supplied to Russia despite their use by dozens of defense plants — from the Kalashnikov Concern to PO Mayak, which produces plutonium for nuclear weapons.

In March, the European Parliament adopted its first report on the housing crisis in the EU and possible ways to address it. Polls show that housing has become one of Europeans’ most pressing concerns, rivaling national security in importance.

A cartoon for preschoolers depicting the adventures of a small girl and a retired circus bear may seem an unlikely source of parliamentary concern.

Standing on stage at the Great American State Fair, the carnival of July 4 celebrations held on the National Mall in Washington, Donald Trump declared that the United States was back.

Andy Burnham will stifle investment unless he sets out his tax plans and names a chancellor, the City has warned.

Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on Polish soil to test Nato’s resolve, the United States has warned.

Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’.

Yorgen Fenech said to have spent €400,000 on fees for men convicted of car bombing that killed investigative journalist.

Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee

In Donald Trump’s first term, the president called an aide into his study off the Oval Office to assign a new target.

The eldest daughter of a garda charged with rape and child cruelty has said the family home had ‘an atmosphere of violence and threats” and it felt like living in a military barracks growing up.

Sir Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that pubs across England and Wales will be able to stay open late for the round of 16 match, which kicks off at 1am on Monday.

An Isis-linked gang who stabbed and battered a Brit couple to death then threw their bloodied bodies to crocodiles have been jailed for life.

Britain is facing a major national security challenge from hostile states operating below the threshold of war, the country’s independent reviewer of terrorism and state threats legislation has warned.

The suspect who allegedly detonated a bomb that blew up a Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco has been named as 39-year-old Anastasia B.

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a cyberattack that compromised the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN), a sensitive information-sharing platform used by federal, state, local, and private-sector partners.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has argued that the company’s Android system has created "more choice, not less".