China staged military drills off Taiwan&s north, south and east coasts yesterday as a &stern warning& against separatism and called Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te a ¶site,& as Taiwan sent warships to respond to China&s navy approaching its shores.

France&s far-right party chief Jordan Bardella called on the country to protest against a ruling that banned Marine Le Pen from running for public office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds.

A volcanic eruption restarted in Iceland, with lava flow threatening the already severely damaged fishing town Grindavik.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have flown from Romania to Dubai on a huge private jet dubbed Tate Force One after being required to report to a police station in Bucharest.