THE NETS enclosing the inner harbour draw open. A black-finned predator slips out. Minutes later it reaches the open ocean and, with a great exhalation, disappears beneath the tropical waters. Getting under way from Apra Harbour in Guam, the USS Annapolis, one of the ocean’s apex hunters, is engaged in a silent but intensifying contest

IT IS SOMETIMES said, not least by President Donald Trump, that America and China are now the G2, a duo of superpowers leading the world. That is a grim thought. One has a leader who treats allies like patsies and is ripping apart the institutions that underpinned global stability for decades. The other has an

One reason it’s so hard to interpret what’s going on with the U.S. job market these days? It is doing some puzzling things. One reason it’s so hard to interpret what’s going on with the U.S. job market these days? It is doing some puzzling things. Start with unemployment. On Friday, the Labor Department reported

Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will carry on as prime minister despite a disastrous set of local election results for Labour, while

Watch: Deputy leader says Labour must ‘listen’ and ‘change’ approach but stick with Starmer Deputy leader says Labour must ‘listen’ and ‘change’ approach but stick with Starmer Nicole Wootton-Cane9 May 2026 09:45 Starmer has ‘matter of months’ to decide his future, senior Labour MP says Senior Labour MP Debbie Abrahams said the “usual refrain” from

Nigel Farage hailed sweeping election wins for Reform UK as a “historic shift in British politics” on a day when the populist party made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives. Reform made advances in heartland areas of both parties, clocking up substantial early results in the English local elections by taking control

Nigel Farage chose Sunderland for the launch of Reform UK’s local election campaign because, he said, it was where he had first sensed the “big political earthquake” underfoot. A decade ago next month, the city was the first to declare its vote in the Brexit referendum – a thumping 61% opting to leave the EU

World News The Republican president said the ceasefire includes a suspension of all kinetic activity and the exchange of 1,000 prisoners by each country. President Donald Trump walks through the Colonnade of the White House as he arrives to attend a luncheon for mothers Friday, May 8, 2026, in the Rose Garden of the White