The Financial Times quoted one Government official as having said the announcement had been a ‘total cock-up with the comms’.

Egypt’s president has said his country has proposed a two-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, speaking in ...

Jean-Philippe Mateta’s first-half goal dealt Tottenham a blow and lifted Crystal Palace to their first Premier League win of the season with a 1-0 victory at Selhurst Park.

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has said Russia is a US adversary but suggested it is counterproductive to approach Moscow as an enemy.

The daughter of a British aid worker murdered by so-called Islamic State terrorists has remembered him as a caring man who “loved life” at a memorial service to mark 10 years since his death. Bethany ...