The US president’s verbal assault on Pope Leo XIV, followed by the release of a now-deleted post portraying himself as a Christ-like saviour, has riled the American religious right.

The Duchess of Sussex meets a group of women at the McAuley Community Services for Women.

A public inquiry into the 2024 Southport killings finds that Axel Rudakubana’s father and mother failed to raise the alarm over his escalating violent behaviour.

Crazy like a fox … or just plain crazy? Even some former allies and advisers are now questioning whether the US president has grown increasingly unbalanced.

There’s little precedent for such a major operation in recent decades, but previous US Navy actions in the Gulf and elsewhere could provide clues on what will unfold.