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The season’s new releases give us a cultural road map, but the most rewarding reading, listening and watching comes from the detours.

James Orr, who has ties to Peter Thiel and JD Vance, was suspended from Reform U.K. after he was filmed apparently arranging contributions from a man posing as a foreign donor.

The bare-bones village of prefab homes has none of the gilded Trump aesthetic, and the Israelis there are weary of being seen as a gauge of their country’s roller-coaster view of the president.

A stopover in Thailand was welcome relief for thousands of troops aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln from a grueling deployment. But it was not a complete salve.

The documents bolster allegations that the Sudanese military developed and used toxic bombs to gain an edge in the country’s devastating civil war.

The Kremlin has denied that a mass mobilization is being prepared, but some military-age men are taking no chances.

Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students. With A.I., the work has dried up, a warning for online gig work that has been a global lifeline.

The skeletal remains will go back to the Indigenous Naga people of the Indian subcontinent, six years after formal repatriation efforts began.

A court issued a warrant for Sara Duterte, who is accused of having threatened President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and two of his relatives.

Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season. Both parties have poured millions into ads attacking data centers as the public continues to protest the AI facilities.

As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to voice concerns over Flock surveillance cameras.

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threatened to arrange assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others.

The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.

Everton manager David Moyes says he has never met or spoken to the club's owner Dan Friedkin.

Some say the case shed light on the mental health struggles of mothers, while others argue it's no excuse for murder.

BBC Sport heads to Monza to find out if Italians want Kimi Antonelli to win the F1 title or if it is all about Ferrari.

With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?

Witkoff and Kushner are set to visit Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend

The president argued the conflict was minor compared to something like the Vietnam war and said the U.S. had ‘essentially taken over’ the country

Farage, who had earlier suspended two close aides, had his keynote speech interrupted multiple times by protesters on FridayMorning, and welcome to our UK politics blog. Reform UK’s annual conference continues in Birmingham today, with speeches from Lee Anderson, Zia Yusuf, Robert Jenrick and others, before Nigel Farage takes to the stage for the closing remarks.The conference has been overshadowed by a scandal involving senior Reform figures caught in an undercover sting discussing potential foreign donations, prompting the suspension of two senior aides and renewed scrutiny of the party’s finances. Continue reading...

Scale of deportations made public for first time amid criticism of hardline approach to UK citizensSweden has confirmed 458 British citizens have been deported or forcibly removed by police since Brexit.It is the first time the scale of the deportations of citizens who failed to secure residency in Sweden post-Brexit has been made public and comes amid mounting criticism of a cruel and hardline approach to Britons who had chosen to make the country their home before Brexit. Continue reading...

Traffic on A20 in and out of port grinds to halt as Kent police say they are in attendance and engaging with groupA large group of people dressed in black and wearing balaclavas have blocked the road at the port of Dover in Kent, forcing closures in both directions.Kent police said they were aware of the protest, which the Port of Dover described as a “public order incident”. Officers were in attendance and engaging with protesters, they said. Continue reading...

A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSummer heat is due to arrive early across much of eastern Australia with potentially record early September temperatures predicted for Brisbane and Sydney, while snow was expected in southern New South Wales.Maximum temperatures in Sydney during the first days of September were on track to match the city’s midsummer average of 26.4C, warmer than any other start to spring since the city’s Observatory Hill station opened in 1858. Continue reading...

Venezuelans are hoping for free and fair elections, but the US may prioritise oil production.

A mother orangutan and her infant have been rescued from a shrinking patch of forest threatened by wildfires.

By allying with Segalovich in the Israeli vote, Abbas is hoping for greater acceptance in Israeli coalition politics.

About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff were interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles, NYT says.

Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an arrest warrant by the Arab Interior Ministers Council.

Shahed Saleem's exhibition presents colourful tapestries depicting fateful moments for British and European Muslims.

Niger has blamed France for inciting an attack on a key military airbase by mutinous soldiers last week.

Alcaraz beat China's Wu Yibing 6-3, 6-4, 6-1, while Sabalenka defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4.

Dark matter is an invisible substance that is said to bind the universe; scientists may have found new signs of it.

Sudan Doctors Network says SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in the town of Dilling.

An explosion at a military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, has killed at least 10 people and injured dozens.

Even as a jury failed to reach a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, her future is unlikely to include freedom, at least for a long time. But Americans have been divided over the goal of her confinement.

The network this week took Maria Bartiromo off the air, pulling one of the last hosts whose coverage of Dominion Voting Systems drew an expensive defamation lawsuit.

Data from Gallup shows that Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have their largest advantage over Republicans since 2008.

First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, who was 25, had been deployed to an air base in Jordan when enemy missiles and drones lit up the sky. He is among the 18 Americans who have died since the war began.

The governors of Texas and Florida have taken steps to curtail the use of license-plate readers, even as the police say they help with solving crime.

The Kremlin has denied that a mass mobilization is being prepared, but some military-age men are taking no chances.

Even a very successful thriller writer fights self-doubt. His new tough-talking writing guide doubles as a memoir that explains why, and how to beat it.

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

At the U.S. Open she is playing a whole new style game.

A text message to a military officer involved in airstrikes included video of an apparent victim with charred skin, with the words: “Your cooking.”

On opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, two stores tell the story of the iconic American brand’s diverging fortunes.

Live Updates: Iran war is "small potatoes" for U.S., Trump says  CBS NewsTrump downplays war with Iran, in which 18 US service members have been killed so far, as ‘small potatoes’ – as it happened  The GuardianTrump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and defends Vance’s position that it’s not a ‘war’  AP NewsBrooks and Capehart on Trump calling Iran war 'small potatoes'  PBSIran war updates: Trump says US may attack Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain soon  Al Jazeera

After a mistrial, what’s next in the Lindsay Clancy case?  The Washington PostMistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder case, after jury deadlocks  BBCWhat Will Happen to Lindsay Clancy in the Long Term?  nytimes.comLindsay Clancy’s trial ended in a mistrial. Now what?  CNNLindsay Clancy judge declares mistrial – what happens next?  The Guardian

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threatened to arrange assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others.