First phase in world’s largest democratic exercise begins, with 969 million people eligible to vote over six-week period

Dubai-based carriers Emirates and FlyDubai divert around western Iran early on Friday after Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reports explosions in central city of Isfahan

Carlos De Oliveira and Walt Nauta were charged with multiple counts of obstruction of justice alongside the former president last year

Around 100 living hostages remain in Hamas captivity, according to Israel

President’s suggestion that his ‘Uncle Bosie’ was eaten by cannibals harms US efforts to build Pacific ties, say local experts

The classified project is meant to enhance the US government’s ability to track military and intelligence targets from low-Earth orbits

Mother-of-three Zaynab Joseph, 40, was described by friends as a ‘beacon of positivity’ for whom her children were her ‘greatest pride and joy’

Six cases of leptospirosis have been reported so far this year

Paperwork filed shows the royal has informed British authorities that he has moved and is now ‘usually resident’ in the United States

Which? says inconsistencies also found, with ‘meaningless’ labels making it hard for shoppers to make informed choice

Campaigners express concern at new Ofcom figures, which also show that half of under-13s are on social media

Press Awards recognise newspaper’s cross-platform Cotton Capital series amid wins for several Guardian reporters

Prime minister to express concern about ‘over-medicalising’ normal worries with diagnoses as mental health conditions

The Wisconsin Republican, 40, said that while he had ‘signed up’ for such threats and ‘late-night swatting’, his family had not

Several newly-unemployed workers told The Independent the layoffs seemed to strike chaotically, without rhyme or reason, with Elon Musk’s actions resulting in one investor declaring: “Only him and Kanye West have reached this level of people’s ...

Officers in riot gear clear out tent encampment and detain dozens occupying the campus lawn

A jury of 12 people has been seated in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York

The price drop comes amid a difficult year for the electric vehicle company, which already lost $200bn in market value this year

China wants to target critical infrastructure like water facilities and energy grids, FBI director said

Rising inflation and falling pupil numbers also forcing schools to cut spending on extracurricular activities