Getty Images Major companies including Disney, JP Morgan and Facebook owner Meta have told staff they will cover employee travel expenses for abortions, as millions of US women face restricted access. It follows a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court that overturned the constitutional right to abortion. The judgement paves the way for individual
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Reuters At least 20 young people have been found dead in a nightclub in the South African city of East London. The cause of death is unknown. Local media say bodies lay inside the Enyobeni Tavern as if they had collapsed, but there were no obvious injuries on the victims. Post-mortem examinations are due to
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson has the drive to keep going as PM, despite two by-election defeats for the Conservatives, cabinet minister Brandon Lewis says. The PM is facing criticism after Thursday’s losses of Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton but
Getty Images The UK, US, Canada and Japan will ban imports of Russian gold in an effort to hit Moscow’s ability to fund the war in Ukraine. The UK said the measure would “strike at the heart of Putin’s war machine”. Gold exports were worth £12.6bn ($15.4bn) to Russia in 2021, and the UK says
PA Media Boris Johnson will promise further financial support for Ukraine as he meets world leaders at a series of summits. He will urge allies to continue backing Kyiv against Moscow’s “barbarism,” saying now is not the time to give up on Ukraine. The prime minister will pledge £429m in guarantees for World Bank lending.
Getty Images Russia is on the brink of its first debt default since 1998 as the Sunday deadline to make a $100m interest payment seems certain to be missed. Russia has the money and is willing to pay, but sanctions make it impossible to get the payments to international creditors. The Kremlin has been determined
PA Media Boris Johnson has said he is “actively thinking” about a third term, amid criticism of his leadership. The prime minister was asked if he would like to serve a full second term in office – to 2028 or 2029. “At the moment I’m thinking actively about the third term and what could happen
Reuters Russia will send nuclear capable short-range missile systems to its ally Belarus in the coming months, President Vladimir Putin has said. He said Iskander-M systems “can fire ballistic and cruise missiles, both conventional and nuclear types”. The systems have a range of up to 500km (310 miles). Tensions between Russia and the West have
EPA The Russian war against Ukraine will inevitably dominate the summit of G7 nations in Bavaria. And the leaders of the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan face a difficult challenge. They are aiming to put on a show of unity and resolve over the war. In recent months, the Western alliance has
EPA Russian forces are now in control of the battered city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, its mayor says. “The Russians have fully occupied Severodonetsk, our military has retreated to more prepared positions,” Oleksandr Stryuk told Ukrainian TV. Weeks of heavy Russian shelling have reduced the city mostly to ruins. Many civilians have been sheltering
EPA The most significant US gun control bill in nearly 30 years has been signed into law by President Joe Biden. It imposes tougher checks on young buyers and encourages states to remove guns from people considered a threat. Congress approved the legislation with bipartisan support this week, following a spate of mass shootings. “While
Getty Images The US Supreme Court’s overturning of the constitutional right to abortion is being felt in countries across the world, where activists on both sides of the debate have been explaining what it means to them. Our correspondents in Italy, El Salvador, India, Ireland and Canada report on the reverberations being felt where they
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The RMT union has urged the government to “tone down the rhetoric”, as travel disruption continues on the third day of rail strikes. Its general secretary Mick Lynch called on Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to engage in
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson has said a “psychological transformation” in his character is “not going to happen” after by-election defeats led to calls for change. The PM was responding to Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden saying it could not
Rescue workers saved a woman who was trapped by rushing flood waters in Yingde, Guangdong Province in China. The woman was pulled to safety and seemed unharmed. Flooding in southern China during the summer months is common, but water levels in some areas have reached a 50 year high. This video has no sound
EPA A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts, after a shooting in the centre of Norway’s capital, Oslo. Two people were killed and 21 injured in the attack on a busy nightlife district. There was gunfire at about 01:00 local time (23:00 GMT) on Saturday, in three
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