What a difference a week makes. The Republicans had been riding a wave of optimism. Yes, political parties expect a positive bump during and after their convention, but following the attempted assassination on Donald Trump and with so many questions swirling around Joe Biden’s ability to lead for another four years, the Republican Party felt...

When Venezuelans go to the polls this week, Nicolas Maduro could well secure a third term as President despite the growing economic crisis which has left much of the country in poverty or destitution. Eight million people have fled altogether, determined to seek a better life abroad. And many of them have left their children behind, unable to feed...

The Health Secretary has announced a series of emergency measures after a damning review into the body which inspects NHS hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes in England. Wes Streeting said he was shocked by the scale of the failings at the Care Quality Commission, including a severe lack of clinical expertise and a backlog which left one hospital...

Labour has dropped the Conservative government’s plan to object to the International Criminal Court’s application for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu. Leading human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson was one of those who argued for the ICC’s case to be allowed to continue.

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been welcomed by Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Largo estate in Florida, a day after talks with Vice President Kamala Harris which she described as “frank and constructive”. Israeli officials were less than pleased with some of her remarks, as she declared it was time for the war in Gaza to end.

The independent police watchdog says a Greater Manchester Police constable is now under criminal investigation for assault, after footage shared online showing a man being kicked and stamped on the head at Manchester Airport.