4 h. ago Five takeaways from presidential candidates’ latest TV debate

Flying barbs and awkward questions on The Week in Politics, but all agree on the Trump query

Politics

4 h. ago Trump’s security secretary calls Chicago a ‘war zone’ after federal agents shoot woman

Kristi Noem’s remarks follow president’s authorisation to deploy 300 members of Illinois national guard to city

Events

5 h. ago Further 29 Gaza flotilla activists deported amid allegations of abuse in Israeli custody

US secretary of state says war in Palestinian enclave not yet ended despite agreement on parts of Trump peace plan

Politics

8 h. ago Israeli and Hamas negotiators due in Cairo for talks to progress Trump’s peace plan

Foreign ministers of several countries said the talks are a “real opportunity” to achieve a comprehensive and sustainable ceasefire.

Politics

9 h. ago Marco Rubio says Gaza war not yet over, priority is to get hostages out

US secretary of state says Hamas has ‘basically’ agreed to Donald Trump’s proposal

Events

13 h. ago Insuring your children against a future inheritance tax bill

A Section 72 policy can pay off any inheritance tax bill but it must be taken out by the person leaving the assets, not by the potential beneficiary

Economics

16 h. ago Trump authorises deployment of 300 national guard troops to Chicago over ‘violent riots’

Move comes as US government says border patrol agents there shot and injured woman while firing at someone

Politics

16 h. ago Trump authorises deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago after border agent shoots woman

A judge blocked the US President’s attempt to send the military into Portland, another Democratic-run city.

Politics

17 h. ago Vincent Durac: Tony Blair’s record makes him an extraordinary choice to govern postwar Gaza

One of the most controversial elements of Trump’s plan for Gaza concerns the role of the former British prime minister

Events

18 h. ago Ian McEwan: ‘I’ve been following politics for years, and I’ve never felt such anxiety about the chaos, the lack of leadership’

The writer on his futuristic novel What We Can Know, climate change and the alarming lack of self-scepticism in Trump and Putin

Politics

27 h. ago Israeli delegation heads to Egypt to discuss plan to end war in Gaza

Binyamin Netanyahu says he hopes to announce release of all hostages in ‘coming days’

Politics

29 h. ago Trump says Hamas must accept proposed peace deal quickly 'or all bets will be off'

The army said it was instructed by Israel’s leaders to ‘advance readiness’ for the implementation of the plan.

Politics

30 h. ago Hamas must move quickly on plan for ending war in Gaza, says Trump

Militants say they will cede power and free hostages, and US president tells Israel to stop bombing enclave

Politics

31 h. ago White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland

Top deputy to Stephen Miller behind latest intelligence leak by Trump administration

Politics

34 h. ago Toll income on the M50 surges on the back of higher toll charges and traffic volumes

The €212m in toll income – which includes €12.5m in penalty income – was €22m ahead of the M50 toll income of €190m for 2023.

Politics

37 h. ago Israel’s army says it will advance preparations for first phase of Trump’s plan

The army said it was instructed by Israel’s leaders to ‘advance readiness’ for the implementation of the plan.

Politics

37 h. ago Flights resume at Munich airport after drone sightings forced its closure

Airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have recently suspended flights due to unidentified drones.

Events

38 h. ago Israeli strikes reported in Gaza after Hamas agrees to meet parts of Trump’s peace plan

Militants say they will cede power and free hostages, and US president tells Israel to stop bombing enclave

Politics

39 h. ago Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas signals willingness to accept parts of Trump’s peace plan

Militants say they will cede power and free hostages, and US president tells Israel to stop bombing enclave

Politics

40 h. ago Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza as Hamas partially accepts peace plan

Senior Hamas officials suggested there were still major disagreements that required further negotiations.

Politics