Russia switches off Europe's main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted  —  Gazprom previously said it was halting flows through Nord Stream 1 because of a technical fault  —  Russia's gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not resume in full until the “collective west” …

Liz Truss to be new UK prime minister  —  Watch: BBC News coverage as next Tory leader decided  —  Play video Watch: BBC News coverage as next Tory leader decided  —  Summary  — Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest

Republicans Seek Path for Constitutional Convention  —  A new book by a former Democratic senator warns of the risks of allowing states to call for a convention.  Some in the G.O.P. see it as the only way to rein in the federal government.  —  WASHINGTON — Representative Jodey Arrington …

Israeli Military Admits ‘Highly Probable’ Soldier Mistakenly Killed Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh  —  An Israeli soldier under fire likely erroneously targeted Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, misidentifying her as an armed militant, according to an army probe ■ …

Trump Investigations Face a Dilemma Before the Midterm Elections  —  Justice Department officials are debating how an unwritten rule should affect the criminal investigations into Jan. 6 and the former president's handling of sensitive documents.  —  WASHINGTON — As the midterm elections near …

Biden Laid the Trap.  Trump Walked Into It.  —  In 2016, Hillary Clinton warned that Donald Trump was a fool who could be baited with a tweet.  This past Thursday night, in Philadelphia, Joe Biden upped the ante by asking, in effect: What idiot thing might the former president do if baited with a whole speech?

The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse  —  Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers and hiring military security to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences

Trump 2024 could be one of the ‘greatest political comebacks in American history,’ says Sen. Lindsey Graham  — U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said Saturday that former President Donald Trump stands a “pretty good chance” of winning the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Suicide bomber hits Russian Embassy in Kabul, killing top diplomat  —  RIGA, Latvia — A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the consular section of Russia's embassy in Kabul on Monday, killing a top diplomat, a Russian security guard and four Afghans, according to Russian and Afghan officials.

With Voters From Both Parties Energized, Campaigns Begin Fall Sprint  —  Republicans are focusing on pocketbook issues, and Democrats are emphasizing abortion rights, as Labor Day marks the start of the midterm elections' final stretch.  —  For two decades, midterm elections have served …

Amazon's putting a three-day pause on reviews for The Rings of Power  —  The new policy applies to all of Amazon's shows and movies  —  Amazon is reportedly putting a three-day delay on user reviews for all of its content on Prime Video, including the newly-released The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

How Old Bad Ideas Become Wonderful  —  We in America are regressing—now returning to the distant neanderthal past, now embracing the worst of what the 19th and 20th century had to offer.  —  There is no end of history.  Instead, civilization is a constant fight to embrace what has worked …

Donald Trump once tried to pay a lawyer with a horse, new book says  —  New York Times reporter David Enrich also says White House counsel Donald McGahn once called senior Trump aides ‘morons’  —  Donald Trump once tried to pay a lawyer he owed $2m with a deed to a horse.

Trump rally highlighting January 6 case of alleged Nazi sympathizer sparks criticism  —  Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, on Sunday called out former President Donald Trump for featuring a speaker during his Saturday rally …

Exclusive: Zelenskyy tells David Muir ‘Russians using Zaporizhzhia as nuclear weapon’  —  The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been the site of intense shelling.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an exclusive interview with ABC “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir in Kyiv accused …

British Pound Falls to Lowest Level Since 1985 as U.K. Economic Pain Mounts  —  Investors see increased odds that the pound will tumble below parity with the dollar, something that hasn't happened in their more than 200-year trading history  —  Inflation Looks Different Worldwide.  Who's Getting It Right?

Israel Makes Final Push to Shape Restored Iran Nuclear Deal  —  U.S. ally has stepped up its rhetoric against the agreement amid its election season  —  Israeli officials are scrambling to influence the Biden administration as the U.S. attempts to revive the Iran nuclear deal …

Why labor unions are more popular than they've been in six decades  —  Today's record-low unemployment makes workers more aware of the benefits unions offer  —  Gallup polls have been surveying Americans' attitudes toward labor unions for nearly 90 years.  Last week, the most recent Gallup survey found …

Americans increasingly concerned about political violence — CBS News poll  —  Against a backdrop of so much concern that democracy is under threat, Americans also see a rising potential for political violence: almost two-thirds think the coming years will bring an increase.