Nicholas Ochs and Nicholas DeCarlo threw smoke grenades at officers protecting the Capitol, prosecutors claim

‘These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest,’ Trump says

Supreme Court is set to release at least one opinion on Friday morning

More than 250 foreign and Israeli hostages taken by Hamas in the 7 October attack, according to Israel, with 94 still in Gaza

In the wake of the Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 Israelis – with another 250 taken hostage – more than 46,700 Palestinians have been killed, while 1.9 million have been displaced from their homes, Alexander Butler and Tom Watling write

People are celebrating in the streets as a ceasefire deal is reached, but they still have 72 hours to wait, writes Bel Trew from Tel Aviv

In Gaza, Palestinians fear the last hours before the fighting is expected to stop on Sunday will be ‘bloody and dangerous’

Editorial: The outgoing president was right, in his farewell address, to warn of the dangers posed by the billionaires around the table

Bloc may ward off incoming president’s threats by buying more US goods, or impose its own tariffs in retaliation

Experts say climate crisis was likely responsible for a quarter of the dryness that fueled the fires’ rapid spread

 

The Tory leader gave an address that was full of candour about her party’s failures. You can sense Nigel Farage’s delight, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Chancellor says she has the ideas needed to turn things around after week of speculation about whether she can remain in post

 

Findings suggest in some parts of early British society husbands moved to join their wives

 

 

 

Experts criticise Defra’s decision not to use OECD definition of PFAS, with one asking if move is ‘politically based’

Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says security cabinet will convene on Friday amid concerns the delay could push back the start of the ceasefire