World
Europe
Wimbledon returns serve by using AI to protect players from online death threats
Abusive messages directed at players across social media will be flagged by the tournament’s AI tool, and create data that can be used by police to catch trolls.
- by Max Stephens
Latest
Pope Francis excommunicates archenemy archbishop
The Vatican’s former ambassador to the US developed a fringe following by peddling conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine on social media.
- by Nicole Winfield
Eight memorable moments from the UK election campaign
From bungee jumping to Count Binface, in the weeks before Labour’s landslide win, the British election generated no shortage of remarkable scenes.
- by Rob Harris
Orban meets Putin for ‘peace mission’, infuriating the EU, worrying Ukraine
The Hungarian leader’s trip drew strong rebukes from fellow EU leaders and Ukraine said it had not been consulted beforehand.
- by Vladimir Soldatkin and Anita Komuves
Analysis
UK politics
‘This is for Gaza’: What the UK election means for Anthony Albanese
UK Labour lost five seats to pro-Palestinian independent candidates during the course of the night, all in areas with significant Muslim populations.
- by Rob Harris
Updated
UK election
King Charles asks Starmer to form government after Labour election landslide
Rishi Sunak has stood down as leader of the Conservatives after Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party swept to power, all but wiping out the ruling Tories.
- by Rob Harris
Understanding the world and our place in it
Our foreign correspondents face innumerable challenges in their quest to help us make sense of the world, but in strange times like these, their reporting is something we certainly need.
- by Patrick Elligett
UK election 2024 as it happened: Rishi Sunak concedes defeat to Keir Starmer; Labour to form majority government
The polls have closed in the UK and Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is poised to take power, sweeping away Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives after 14 years.
- by Rob Harris, Jessica McSweeney, Nick Ralston and Angus Thomson
Analysis
UK politics
Celebrations will be short-lived for Starmer, staring down Britain’s monumental challenges
Britain’s new prime minister faces perhaps the most monumental challenges of any incoming UK leader since Clement Attlee’s Labour Party won in a landslide in 1945.
- by Rob Harris
Security guard convicted over depraved plot to rape and kill British TV star
Gavin Plumb had been attempting to live his “ultimate fantasy” and was described by the prosecution as someone who had an “obsession” with TV host Holly Willoughby.
- by Connor Stringer and Will Bolton
Opinion
UK election
When I met Starmer, he’d have won my ‘least likely PM’ vote. Look at him now
He’s cautious, a bit bland and with no big vision, but he’s ousted the crooked Conservatives in this chaos-weary country.
- by Kathy Lette
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