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A bipartisan Wisconsin panel found that Elon Musk may have violated state election laws by offering $1 million payments to voters during the 2025 Supreme Court race.

Lithuania’s president says Russia could be looking to escalate against one of the Baltic countries or PolandElsewhere, unions representing riders working for food delivery companies Glovo and Deliveroo will strike across several Italian cities, including Milan, Bologna and Florence, on Wednesday, demanding stronger health protections and income guarantees as another intense heatwave grips the country.In Florence, riders will walk out from 5pm to 10pm, calling for fairer pay, stronger labour protections and employee contracts similar to the model adopted by Just Eat. They say soaring temperatures are making their work increasingly unsafe.“Those who cycle through our cities must not be forced to bear the cost of climate change … If delivery apps are suspended for safety reasons, companies must guarantee workers’ incomes. Halting deliveries cannot mean losing wages.” Continue reading...

The outgoing Labour leader will have final talks with his senior ministers in No 10 before taking his last PMQsTell us: what do you want from the next Labour leader and UK prime minister?Ken Skates has been confirmed as the new leader of Welsh Labour after the party’s historic Senedd election defeat, the Press Association reports.Skates, a former journalist for the Wrexham Leader newspaper and BBC Wales, had been interim leader since the resignation of Eluned Morgan in May after the election.I am deeply honoured to have the unanimous backing of my colleagues in the Senedd in seeking the leadership of Welsh Labour.I joined the party as a 14-year-old, and my belief still stands that no child’s future should be determined by their background.The big thing I’d say is this is part of an overall package that means Britain is now the safest place for young people in their experiences online.[We’ve] banned it for under-16s, the first country in the world to ban romantic and explicit content on chatbots for young people. Continue reading...

Ex-minister who helped write draft calls for bolder action on voting reform, crypto donations and social mediaThe government was “timid” and “incremental” when deciding what to include in its elections bill, a former minister who helped write it has said, as she urged the incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham, to go further.Rushanara Ali, who resigned as democracy minister last August, said the draft legislation still contained big gaps when it came to voting reform, cryptocurrency donations and social media regulation. Continue reading...

US president says he will knock out all power plants and bridges in effort to force Tehran to agree to deal amid impasse over straitMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has threatened to expand US strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges if Tehran does not agree to a deal amid a continuing dispute over the strait of Hormuz.“Next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges,” the US president said in a Fox News interview on Tuesday. “We’re going to knock out all their power plants. We’re going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.” Continue reading...

President Donald Trump gave Iraq's new prime minister an effusive welcome at the White House on Tuesday, promoting the "tremendous chemistry" between him and a fellow wealthy businessman.

Alleged attack may have been motivated by a social media post, police prosecutor tells courtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Brisbane child accused of stabbing a fellow student was allegedly subjected to months of “racist” abuse and threats, a court has heard.The 16-year-old child was arrested after allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old schoolmate on Tuesday. Continue reading...