John Healey’s first Budget gives £100 energy help to 20 million homes in the UK, funded by a temporary bank tax rise, as growth forecasts for 2027 are cut.

The Ninth Circuit declined emergency action on about 20,000 California mail ballots, leaving normal counting in place while a district judge hears the dispute.

A Washington grand jury declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over her January 6 testimony on Tuesday, rejecting the Justice Department bid in a rare rebuke.

Israel’s 2026 election has produced no clear winner yet, with partial counts putting Netanyahu’s bloc ahead but short of the 61 seats needed to govern.

Finland and Norway’s leaders held a rare call with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, urging direct talks ahead of next month’s UAE peace negotiations.

Flavio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States after losing to Lula, as his passports were cancelled when a court surrender deadline passed.