Feather News
Lightweight, private, ad-free.
Three crucial questions facing Farage at Reform conference
Can the Reform UK leader put his policies into action, and become prime minister?
Full story
Missionaries are still going to Africa. But for African Christian leaders, it is the West that needs help
Two years ago, Nigerian pastor Jerry Eze arrived in London to lead a prayer conference at Twickenham — the world’s largest rugby stadium — and immediately wondered whether he had picked the wrong place.
Full story
Entertainment over policy? White House arcade games ignite backlash
White House arcade games spark criticism for prioritising entertainment amid rising living costs and war concerns.
Full story
OpenAI unveils GPT‑6 Astra amid rising scrutiny and safety concerns
OpenAI claims GPT-6 Astra is the most advanced AI model, amid escalating safety and ethical concerns.
Full story
Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs
The group - which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand - plans to cut a total of 100,000 by 2030.
Full story
Missouri Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed map from November’s midterms
Republicans have pledged to appeal the ruling to the US Supreme Court with only months until the midterm elections.
Full story
Argentine leader says oil firms working off Falklands face sanctions
Javier Milei reiterates his country's claim on the British overseas territory, saying the "winds of change" favour it.
Full story
Newspaper headlines: 'Foreign donations sting' and 'Argentina threat to Falklands'
Reform UK alleged 'foreign donations sting' and Argentine president's looming 'threat' over Falklands are the papers' top stories.
Full story
US continues to squeeze Cuban economy with new round of sanctions
Cuba announces new pro-market reforms amid threats of military attack from the Trump administration.
Full story
Ghana tightens gold exports in push to keep more value at home
The move is part of a broader effort to develop Ghana’s gold industry beyond raw exports.
Full story
'Miracle' eagle with broken wing soars over Scottish coast
A sea eagle that confounded experts by surviving with a broken wing has been spotted back above Scotland's west coast.
Full story
Jobseekers warned over online interview and recruitment scams
Job seekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.
Full story
Girl group Katseye are missing two members, but their tour still dazzles
Reduced but resilient, girl group Katseye received a hero's welcome in London.
Full story
Iran war live: US rules out Iran talks until ship attacks stop
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref vows “asymmetrical” and “multi-layered” response to US attacks.
Full story
Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
Full story
Pig kidney works in human body for 271 days - is this the future of organ transplants?
A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.
Full story
Farage senior aide filmed suggesting way to avoid donations law
A film broadcast by Channel 4 shows senior Reform UK figures discussing donations with an undercover reporter.
Full story
Vance won’t set ‘artificial timeline’ on ending Iran war | CNN Politics
Pressed by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on whether the Iran war would end before the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance rejected calling it a war and declined to set a timeline, saying US strategy would depend on Iran’s attacks on commercial ships and threat…
Full story
US Vice President JD Vance declines to offer timeline for end of Iran war
The Trump official expressed scepticism at White House briefing about the conflict being a war despite recent flare-up.
Full story
Vance says Iran conflict isn’t a ‘war,’ even as he refuses to say when it will end
Vice President JD Vance could provide neither a timeline for the Iran war to end nor a date when gas prices might sink below pre-war levels during a White House appearance Thursday, suggesting instead it was up to Iran to conclude the conflict that began with…
Full story
Ten injured in Ukraine as Kyiv expects talks with US envoys in coming days
Separately, one person killed and five injured after Ukrainian drone struck bus in Russian-controlled part of Horlivka.
Full story
Trump asks Supreme Court to OK sweeping changes for mail ballots
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to give the US Postal Service sweeping power to withhold delivery of mail ballots, setting up an extraordinary showdown over voting at the high court less than two months before the N…
Full story
Lutnick apologizes for asserting that there ‘haven’t been American deaths’ from the Iran war
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick publicly apologized on Thursday after falsely asserting that no Americans had died during the Trump administration’s war with Iran.
Full story
Tensions flare in Lindsay Clancy courtroom over holdout juror in sixth day of deliberations
The jury was sent home after a sixth day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial following a series of dramatic developments in the Massachusetts courtroom.
Full story
Rescue efforts continue as Nepal-China flood death toll surpasses 1,270
Authorities in Nepal use helicopters and zip lines to reach remote flood-stricken villages amid widespread destruction.
Full story
With diplomacy stalled, Trump returns to floating regime change in Iran
It’s a question President Donald Trump has privately been asking his national security team for months: Why aren’t the Iranian people toppling their leaders?
Full story
Just one drink a day may increase the risk of dying from numerous cancers
Alcohol’s role in deaths from numerous cancers has increased over the past two decades, a new study found. It only takes one standard drink a day, every day.
Full story
China’s support for Iran shows its limits as US ramps up pressure on Tehran
Beijing’s support for Tehran is balanced against other relationships in the region, analysts say.
Full story
Stream the CNN experience now | CNN
Full story
Lindsay Clancy admits to killing their children. So why is there an online groundswell blaming her ex-husband?
Patrick Clancy took the stand as the prosecution’s first witness. For some, his testimony raised more questions than answers.
Full story
Goldman Says Slowing Inflation Is Best Path to Lower US Yields
For all the US Treasury’s efforts to stem rising borrowing costs, cooling inflation remains the most compelling way to lower bond yields, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Full story
Saudis Shuttle Oil North on Sinokor Tankers to Evade Houthis
Shipowners including Sinokor Group are helping Saudi Arabian crude exit the Red Sea via the safer northern route, as Iran-backed militants target the kingdom’s exports via the Bab el Mandeb chokepoint in the south.
Full story
Goldman Muscles Into Indian Banks’ Turf With State Share Deals
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is making inroads into a corner of India’s deal landscape that’s long been the near-exclusive hunting ground of local finance giants: government share sales.
Full story
China Said to Weigh Potential Bid to Host 2028 UN Climate Summit
China is considering a proposal to host the annual United Nations climate summit in 2028, a move that would signal the country’s intent to show greater global leadership on the issue.
Full story
Korean Chipmakers’ Cash Payout Plans May Drive Won Rally Further
Unprecedented shareholder-return plans by South Korea’s two chipmaking giants are emerging as a key swing factor for the won, potentially extending its recent rally if the firms tap local currency markets to fund the payouts.
Full story
Europe Has Its Own Biotech Star as Argenx Soars on Trial Success
It’s been a big week for biotech stocks on both sides of the Atlantic.
Full story
Goldman, JPMorgan Are Among Most Bullish on Europe
(Click here or type SQUA <GO> to listen to ’s new EMEA Equities Squawk)
Full story
Stevenage Braces for Life After GSK as Drugmaker Moves to Cambridge
Nursing a pint at a pub a short walk from GSK Plc’s research headquarters in Stevenage, 30 miles north of London, Paul Jamison is fretting about the British drugmaker’s campus becoming a wasteland. The town’s largest employer is leaving, with the majority of …
Full story
UK Firms in Distress Rises 9% Led By Consumer-Facing Sectors
The number of UK firms in critical financial distress grew by 9% in the past year, with consumer-facing industries coming under the most strain, according to research from financial and real estate advisory group BTG.
Full story
The $28,000 Course for an AI Job Nobody Quite Understands Yet
Business schools are racing to prepare executives for the newest C-suite role, even as companies are still figuring out what chief AI officers will do.
Full story