Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing on COVID-19 origins chaired by Sen. Rand Paul. After the hearing, Paul said he would move to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. Fauci has denied Paul's accusations that he funded research that triggered the pandemic and lied to Congress about it.
NPR – Politics NPR – Politics Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing on COVID-19 origins chaired by Sen. Rand Paul. After the hearing, Paul said he would move to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. Fauci has denied Paul's accusations that he funded research that triggered the pandemic and lied to Congress about it.
NYTimes – World The U.S. and Saudi Arabia carried out joint airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, with Saudi Arabia saying its strikes retaliated for attacks on its oil facilities. Iran separately launched missiles at Jordan, which Jordan said it intercepted, and the U.S. warned Iran to halt attacks on Gulf assets and Saudi energy infrastructure.
BBC News – UK Hadi Matar, 28, has been convicted of federal terrorism charges for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. A jury found him guilty of all charges, including attempting to help Hezbollah by attacking the British-Indian writer. Matar is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence for the assault.
BBC News – UK The UK Supreme Court has granted Palestine Action permission to appeal the government’s proscription of the group under anti-terrorism legislation. Co-founder Huda Ammori can challenge a Court of Appeal ruling that the ban was lawful. The direct-action group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in July 2025.
NPR – Middle East The U.S. military launched a heavy wave of strikes on Iran, hitting dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets in retaliation for an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. Jordan said it intercepted five missiles targeting the kingdom. The flare-up followed a days-long pause and raised fears of a widening war.
BBC News – UK UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he will take a "pragmatic" approach to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, telling reporters the government cannot ignore the resource when people are struggling. Burnham said he conveyed the same position to US President Donald Trump.
Sky News – World Thousands of migrants entered the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco by sea and on foot, prompting Ceuta's leader to ask the Spanish government to declare a national emergency.
BBC News – UK Four people died while attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats in two separate incidents off the French coast overnight, French officials said. Three women were found dead on a boat off Dunkirk on Thursday morning, the French coastguard said. The deaths came after one of the busiest days for Channel crossings this year.
NYTimes – US Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and adviser to Donald Trump and Joe Biden, is due to testify before a Senate committee led by Republican Senator Rand Paul over the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing is part of a long-running Republican investigation and is expected to include questions about the disputed 'lab leak' theory. Scientists have criticized the inquiry as 'vilification and harassment' of the 85-year-old.
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NYTimes – US The U.S. and Saudi Arabia carried out joint airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, with Saudi Arabia saying its strikes retaliated for attacks on its oil facilities. Iran separately launched missiles at Jordan, which Jordan said it intercepted, and the U.S. warned Iran to halt attacks on Gulf assets and Saudi energy infrastructure.
