Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan valued as a ‘peace-loving’ nation while China expands military capabilities ‘without sufficient transparency’ ...

Minute-by-minute: The Socceroos and El Tri ramp up their World Cup preparations at Rose Bowl Stadium. Join Jonathan Howcroft for updates ...

Alan Cumming and David Morrissey star in the gripping Manchester-set series. Plus, a wild tale of charity shenanigans involving One Direction. Here’s what to watch this evening. 9pm, Channel 4 A ...

The dire state of roads has provoked pothole vigilantes and become a political flashpoint from Manchester to Manhattan. How did we get here? Sitting in St Albans crown court, waiting for his case to ...

Twin threats from east and west have clearly made the bloc more appealing – but its rule-bound institutions need urgent attention Giant butter mountains, wine lakes and an apocryphal EU ban on bendy ...

Magazine’s editor Michael Gove will welcome performer who described Conservative party leader as ‘iconic’ The American rapper Azealia Banks said she had been invited to the Spectator magazine summer ...

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A Newark detention center has been at the forefront of anti-ICE protests – and now counterprotests ...

President in ‘excellent’ health, despite ‘lower leg swelling’ and hand bruising after fourth hospital visit in second term ...

Plane landed in Wisconsin and ‘unruly passenger’ was taken into custody before flight continued to Minnesota ...

Désiré Doué inspired PSG’s fightback to beat Arsenal in a shootout after falling behind early to a well-taken goal from the classy Kai Havertz ...

As the writer, actor and hog owner Lena Dunham explained this week, pigs become entitled if you offer them unconditional generosity. Many humans are the same – but that doesn’t mean you have to put up ...