US military says it hit 15 Houthi targets in Yemen US forces carried out strikes on 15 targets in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, the US military has confirmed. The Guardian understands that that there was no UK involvement in Friday’s airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces…

Sky News has pulled out of an interview with Boris Johnson after its political editor, Beth Rigby, was told she could not make an audio recording or transcript of the talk. The former prime minister had promised to “reveal what really happened during my time as [London] mayor, foreign secretary and PM” during the conversation…

The US supreme court said on Friday it will decide whether to block a $10bn lawsuit Mexico filed against US gun manufacturers and distributors that argues that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed bloodshed in the country. The lawsuit, filed in Boston in August, names Smith & Wesson, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt and…

Keir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision has descended into a political blame game among Conservative leadership candidates. The prime minister said the agreement with Mauritius over the islands would secure the long-term future of a joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, which he deemed as…

A police officer has been charged over the death of an 81-year-old woman who was killed in a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Friday it had charged Christopher Harrison, 67, with causing death by careless driving following a…