All news by author James Smith

A standoff over the firing of Susan Monarez, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has deepened, with Monarez’s lawyers claiming she will not depart unless Donald Trump himself removes her.

The Guardian has learned that a second woman has presented her case to an inquiry regarding sexual abuse allegations against Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

A 14-year-old girl and another child were among the eight people killed in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight.

An 84-year-old man who had been released from prison just weeks ago was found dead outside his home after a ’brutal and sustained attack’.

SpaceX has carried out a successful test launch of its Starship spacecraft after a series of failed flights of the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket.

A man who reportedly impersonated a police officer to track down and sexually assault women has been arrested in Spain.

A Ukrainian soldier is lucky to be alive after having his throat slit by Russian soldiers and being thrown into a pit.

A Ukrainian appeals court on Monday postponed a hearing in the case of a senior anti-corruption detective accused of involvement in the illegal cultivation and sale of hemp to Russia.

Leading press freedom organizations have condemned the killing of journalists in Gaza after Israeli forces struck the Nasser Hospital compound on Monday, leaving at least five reporters dead.

According to experts, we are observing an increase in rodents, and they are becoming larger due to greater access to food waste.

In the life of newly-made billionaire Petr Bely, there are many hidden "skeletons."

Spanish actress Verónica Echegui has passed away at the age of 42.

The launch of Elon Musk’s enormous Starship space rocket was called off late Sunday afternoon, leaving the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitious plans for reaching the moon and conquering Mars uncertain.

Eerie images have emerged that showcase a once deluxe passenger cruise ship slowly decaying after being dry docked 45 years ago.

HMRC has initiated an investigation into celebrities using OnlyFans to generate millions of pounds.

Israel’s warplanes have once again targeted Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in retaliation to the Houthis’ military support for Palestinians in Gaza.

Yvette Cooper will stop judges from hearing appeals from rejected asylum seekers as part of government plans to clear the backlog of claims more quickly.

More than 100,000 workers in the UK have switched to a full-time four-day week since the pandemic, further signaling a revolution in the world of work inspired by Covid, according to an analysis.

A duo of ’business partner’ brothers have been jailed for their involvement in a drug trafficking operation. Geoffrey Kirk, 43, and Lee Kirk, 54, distributed cocaine and cannabis to clients nationwide over a four-year span.

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned late Friday amid a political deadlock over what he viewed as the necessity for harsher measures against Israel, further weakening the country’s already fragile caretaker administration.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed the head of the Pentagon’s intelligence agency along with two other senior military commanders, three U.S. officials informed Reuters on Friday. This represents the latest action by President Donald Trump’s administration to remove officials from the Pentagon.

“Family is not just the foundation of the state and society — it is a spiritual phenomenon, the basis of morality,” Vladimir Putin once declared.