Val Demings ‘encouraged’ by McConnell’s break from Trump

Rep. Val Demings speaks during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing.…

‘Depraved’: Rep. Jason Crow condemns Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rhetoric ahead of impeachment vote

House impeachment manager Rep. Jason Crow speaks during closing arguments in the impeachment trial against President…

Turkey drought: Istanbul could run out of water in 45 days

Water at critically low levels across Turkey after lack of rainfall leads to most severe drought…

Capitol riot fueled by deep network of GOP statehouse support

One month before the riot at the Capitol, more than 60 Republican state lawmakers from Pennsylvania…

Philippines’ Taal volcano, one year on – in pictures

When Taal volcano, a popular tourist site in Batangas, erupted a year ago 5,000 people fled…

Birdwatch: the Kentish plover – once a scarce migrant, now a real rarity

One of these compact little waders has been hanging around my patch for a year, but…

Country diary: monarchs of the canal make a modest midweek treat

Airedale, West Yorkshire: Goosanders add some colour to the drab palette of the Leeds-Liverpool canal and…

Top scientists warn of ‘ghastly future of mass extinction’ and climate disruption

Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity…

Mikie Sherrill says unidentified lawmakers led ‘reconnaissance’ tours ahead of Capitol attack

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) said Tuesday that she witnessed colleagues escorting people through the Capitol on…

The Cheney-McCarthy rift busts open

Liz Cheney and Kevin McCarthy are making two very different bets on Donald Trump — and…