<p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection</p><p>The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.</p><p>The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to decl

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<p>In today’s newsletter: Former Reasons to Be Cheerful guests on the challenges facing the presumptive next occupant of No 11 Downing Street</p><p>Good morning. Does anybody else remember <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reasons-revisited/id1287081706">Reasons to Be Cheerful</a>? The podcast was hosted by radio presenter Geoff Lloyd and Ed Miliband, during what has been unkindly described as his wilderness years, after he stepped down as Labour leader in 2015.</p><p>I flipping l

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<p>PPP’s Amjad Hussain on Monday was sworn in as the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan in a ceremony attended by his party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.</p> <p>Advocate Hussain was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009973">elected</a> for the role on June 22 following the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2005670">June 7 elections</a>, in which the PPP emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats in the 24-member GB assembly.</p> <p>Addressing the ceremony in Gilgit after taking the oath

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<p>PESHAWAR: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Wednesday said that his party was not holding talks with the government at the moment and that matters had not progressed beyond the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2006659">offer of negotiations</a>.</p> <p>Talking to reporters on the premises of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), Gohar said, “It is now the responsibility of those who hold authority to respond to PTI’s offer.”</p> <p>He added that the Leader of the Opposition in the Nat

<p>In today’s newsletter: A country already in crisis since the removal of its leader earlier this year by the US, now has to find a way to rebuild with little state presence in evidence</p><p>The shaking seemed to come from nowhere. In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nDC9JWwJ8Z8">moment captured</a> by fishers off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/earthquake-venezuela-caracas-tremors-aftershocks">two earthquakes struck seconds apar

<p>MUZAFFARABAD: In a widely anticipated move, the PTI on Thursday announced its decision to boycott the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general election, stating it would instead stand by the people amid the prevailing political and social unrest.</p> <p>The announcement was made by PTI regional president and former AJK prime minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi through a statement shared with <em>Dawn</em> by his press secretary.</p> <p>“Expressing unwavering solidarity with the aspirati

<p>In today’s newsletter: As official celebrations spotlight a narrow cast of ​white heroes, communities across the US are reclaiming the histories that Freedom 250 leaves out</p><p></p><p>Good morning, and a very happy 250th birthday to the United States of America. If you prefer to celebrate with <a href="https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-freedom-250">cage fighting</a> on the White House lawn, an <a href="https://www.freedom250gp.com/">IndyCar rally</a> through the streets of Washington DC, or