WORLD

The US Supreme Court has said that President Donald Trump can use $2.5bn (£2bn) of Pentagon funds for a section of wall on the southern border. The court ruled by five votes to four to block a ruling by a federal judge in California that barred the president from spending …

Saudi Arabia will not grant visas to pilgrims from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The ministry said the decision was reached following the decision of the World Health to declare the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a public health emergency …

Gunmen in Brazil have stolen 750kg (1,650lbs) of gold estimated to be worth at least $30m (£24m). The suspects entered Guarulhos airport in São Paulo dressed as police officers and took the gold, which had been destined for New York and Zurich. Two airport workers were taken hostage, according to …

The US federal government is to resume executing death-row inmates after nearly two decades without an execution, the justice department said.Attorney General William Barr directed the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to schedule the executions of five inmates convicted of murder and other crimes.Mr Barr said the five had been convicted …

Top Kenyan officials led by Foreign Minister Monica Juma have handed back 35.4kg of gold smuggled from Tanzania. The value of the gold – which the team handed to President John Magufuli – has not been declared but a Kenyan news site is reporting that it is worth at least …

The new prime minister is due to make a statement to the House of Commons having addressed his new cabinet ministers for the first time. Boris Johnson told the cabinet they had “a momentous task ahead”, as he repeated his commitment for the UK to leave the EU on 31 …

A Russian official has said a military jet’s intrusion into South Korean territorial airspace was not intentional, according to Seoul’s presidential office. The official expressed “deep regret” to the defence ministry and blamed a technical glitch, South Korea said. However Russia has not officially commented. Earlier it furiously denied entering …

Boris Johnson will head to Downing Street later after taking over from Theresa May as prime minister. The new Conservative leader will take office on Wednesday afternoon following an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. After entering Downing Street, he is expected to announce a clutch of senior cabinet …

An Australian woman charged with murder has been sent for a medical assessment amid reports she decapitated her mother and left the head outside a neighbour’s house. Police said the body of a 57-year-old woman was found inside her Sydney home on Saturday night, in what they described as one …

South Korea fired warning shots at a Russian A-50 military aircraft that entered its airspace on Tuesday, its Ministry of Defence said. Officials said the plane violated the airspace over the Dokdo/Takeshima islands, which are occupied by Seoul but also claimed by Japan. South Korea’s Ministry of Defence said it …