Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of July

Hundreds of masked members of the white supremacist organization marched and chanted in the US capital

Hundreds of masked men carrying banners, including the Confederate flag, marched through Washington DC on the Fourth of July, the 250th anniversary of the US’s inception.

The group appeared to be led by Thomas Rousseau, founder of the neo-fascist, white supremacist organization Patriot Front. Members of the group wore white masks and gathered in front of DC’s Union Station. They later marched towards Capitol Hill, WTOP reported.

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In a pickle: US pickle company pulls out of DC fair over Confederate flag

Mt Olive Pickle Company says it was unaware image of flag was included in exhibit, and cites value of ‘human dignity’

A leading vendor of the US delicacy that is the pickle has withdrawn from the Great American State Fair in Washington DC after North Carolina’s booth displayed a video containing a Confederate flag.

The Mt Olive Pickle Company, which is located in eastern North Carolina and bills itself as the “#1 bestselling brand of pickles, peppers and relishes in the US”, told local news station WNCT it had been unaware that an image of the flag would be included in a video as part of the state’s exhibit.

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Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope

A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.

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A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking

In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.

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Taylor Swift fans brave the New York heat to be (at least somewhat) near wedding to Travis Kelce

People gather outside Madison Square Garden despite security keeping them from seeing anything noteworthy

Taylor Swift’s fans gathered in the heat outside New York’s Madison Square Garden on Friday for her wedding – or at least the celebration of it – to Travis Kelce, and the sense of being close to the superstar singer-songwriter and her NFL champion groom on their big day.

Whether or not Swift and Kelce have already tied the knot, as at least one outlet already reported citing anonymous sources, fans said they were thrilled at the union – and the location.

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Two Romanians jailed over stabbing of Iranian TV journalist in London

Judge says evidence indicates attack on Pouria Zeraati outside home was carried out on behalf of Tehran regime

Two Romanians who took part in a “targeted” knife attack on a television journalist in London “on behalf of the Iranian state” have been jailed.

Pouria Zeraati, who worked for the Persian-language channel Iran International, which is critical of the Tehran regime, was left bleeding in the street after being stabbed three times outside his home in Wimbledon.

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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs

Keir Starmer’s decision to cut billions of pounds of infrastructure spending to pay for more defence equipment will end up costing the UK 10,000 jobs, according to an analysis of the government’s own figures.

The prime minister announced this week he was putting an extra £15bn into defence investment to revamp the country’s armed forces and boost British manufacturing.

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People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum

Once described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in a Leicestershire village.

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Seven more sentenced to prison over protest outside Texas detention center

Judge hands down 50-year sentence to defendant Ines Soto, whose wife Elizabeth was sentenced to same prison term

Seven more people were sentenced to prison Wednesday over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer and has left many protesters facing decades behind bars.

All but one of the defendants sentenced in Fort Worth courtrooms pleaded guilty to charges related to the shooting outside the Prairieland detention center near Dallas last July 4. They each were sentenced to between nearly two and 15 years in prison.

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Fire kills five at Antwerp apartment block

A man was seen clambering through a window to escape black smoke in the block where some 200 people live.

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Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response

People in areas devastated by twin earthquakes say they need more support from the government.

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Tenured California professor fired over Gaza protest wins job back

Arbitrator rules California State University system violated law when it dismissed Sang Hea Kil, who now plans to sue

A tenured professor who was fired last year over her pro-Palestinian activism has won her job back and is suing her university over the termination.

Last November, Sang Hea Kil, a justice studies professor at San José State University in California, became the first tenured faculty member to be dismissed from a US public university following nationwide campus protests over Israel’s enduring war in Gaza. After several appeals, an arbitrator last week ruled that the California State University system had violated the law and ordered it to reinstate her. Kil had previously filed a lawsuit against CSU, which it accused of “discriminatory and retaliatory attempts to silence her”.

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Desperate search for earthquake survivors continues outside Caracas

The BBC's Will Grant reports on the efforts to dig out survivors in the port city of Catia la Mer.

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Kate completes Three Peaks challenge to raise money for cancer charity

Princess of Wales becomes first royal to climb Scotland, England and Wales’s highest mountains, 18 months after cancer remission

The Princess of Wales has completed the Three Peaks challenge to raise money for a cancer charity, becoming the first member of the royal family to achieve the feat.

Catherine Middleton, 44, revealed in a message on social media she had successfully taken on the trek not only as a physical endeavour but “to give something back” and raise awareness of the wider impact of serious illness.

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Zohran Mamdani says he and allies he endorsed carry a ‘national message’

Mayor says progressive peers who swept primaries speak to Americans ‘coast to coast’ as moderates have reservations

Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, said on Sunday that he and a slew of democratic socialist allies who prevailed in recent primary elections are carrying a “national message” to struggling working Americans hungry for a new kind of politics “coast to coast”.

Mamdani made that triumphant clarion call on ABC News’s This Week just five days after he had seen his endorsed candidates win Democratic nominations in three races for New York congressional seats, as well as for five state legislature positions in Albany. He made no effort to disguise his delight that his clean sweep marks a dramatic shift in Democratic politics – not just in New York City, which he has led since January, but also across the US.

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Utah’s Cottonwood fire spreads overnight to cover 92,000 acres

Firefighters are battling the blaze in Fishlake national park that was stoked by strong winds and low humidity

Hundreds of firefighters in Utah have struggled to suppress a wildfire that scorched an additional 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares) as of Saturday, as low humidity and strong winds accelerated the fire spread, according to state officials.

The Cottonwood fire erupted on Monday in the Fishlake national forest, located in central Utah. The blaze intensified overnight, growing from about 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares) to more than 92,000 acres (37,000 hectares) on Saturday morning, according to the US Forest Service. The fire is at a 0% containment level and is the largest blaze currently burning in the US, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

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Heatwave breaks more records in northern and central Europe

Germany, Denmark and the Czech republic are among the countries recording new all-time high temperatures.

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Watch: A race against the clock for Venezuela earthquake rescuers

There is a sense that the next few hours will be critical for saving anyone who is still trapped, says the BBC's Dan Johnson reporting from the border of Venezuela and Columbia.

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Reflecting Pool liner cut with sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says

Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for "a 300 foot long gash" in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.

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Trump administration asks supreme court to back immigration detention policy

Government asks justices to allow people who have lived in US for years to be held without chance to seek bond

The Trump administration on Friday asked the US supreme court to let it detain people arrested in ⁠its immigration crackdown without ⁠a chance to seek ​bond, even if they have lived in the country for years.

The administration made that request in a filing made public on Friday, asking the court to ⁠overturn a May decision by a federal appeals court, which had rejected its reinterpretation of a decades-old immigration law that now underlies its mass detention policy.

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Debris falls after plane hits Beijing's tallest building

Social media footage showed the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing's tallest skyscraper.

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Gun control advocates criticize ‘deeply dangerous’ US supreme court decision on Hawaii law

Ruling strikes down law that bans people from carrying guns in most public spaces and private property without owner’s permission

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The US supreme court struck down a restrictive gun law in the state of Hawaii that bans people from carrying guns in certain public spaces and on private property without the permission of the property’s owner.

The decision was made in a 6-3 vote, with Justice Samuel Alito offering the majority opinion – backed by the other members of the court’s rightwing supermajority – and Ketanji Brown Jackson writing the dissent.

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Trump under pressure to back up claim of sabotage at reflecting pool

President’s promise of photo and video evidence of vandalism at Washington landmark yet to be fulfilled

Donald Trump and the Department of the Interior are facing growing pressure to release photo and video evidence substantiating their claims of sabotage at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington.

The $14.7m renovation of the landmark has descended into a farce of algae blooms, peeling paint and dead ducks just days before the US’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Crews have been seen erecting fencing near the area.

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Top auto regulator investigates deadly Tesla crash into Texas home

The vehicle was using an automated driving feature at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing in the home

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The top US auto regulator opened an investigation on Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it’s opening a special investigation into the Tesla Model 3 crash on Friday near Houston, a significant investigation because the car was using technology that Elon Musk considers key to his company’s future.

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Judge dismisses DoJ subpoenas against Walz and other Minnesota officials

Federal judge rules subpoenas linked to immigration crackdown ‘issued for unlawful reasons’

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A federal judge agreed to quash the US federal government’s subpoenas of leaders in Minnesota issued during the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown on the state earlier this year.

The US Department of Justice issued subpoenas to the Minnesota governor, Tim Walz; the attorney general, Keith Ellison; the Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frey; and other local officials in the Twin Cities in January.

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Utah wildfire forces evacuation of small town as extreme heat roasts US west

Town of Eureka evacuated due to risk from Iron fire as officials forecast more hot weather in week ahead

Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions are fueling multiple wildfires across the US west, including a massive blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town, with hot weather in the forecast raising the risk of more blazes in the week ahead.

The Iron fire in Utah’s Juab county was first detected on Saturday and has so far blackened more than 2,000 acres. The fire, about 70 miles (113km) south-west of Salt Lake City, forced the evacuation of Eureka, population 1,000, and people at a nearby ranch.

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‘A shift has taken place’: Starmer faces the music after weekend of reflection

While PM’s desire to fight was strong, time with his inner circle at Chequers sharpened his sense of the inevitable

On Friday, as the dust settled on Andy Burnham’s thumping victory in the Makerfield byelection, Keir Starmer was in defiant mood. “I have said repeatedly, I am not going to walk away,” the prime minister said, adding: “Let’s pull together as a party and a movement.”

Just 48 hours later, one of his most loyal ministers was on the BBC sending a very different message. “I don’t want to come on here and be delusional that there is no process, there are no forces at work which are challenging the prime minister as leader – that is clearly the case,” said the business secretary, Peter Kyle.

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Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

Wishah among at least 260 Palestinian journalists killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023

Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera says one of its journalists was killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza on Saturday, becoming one of the at least 260 Palestinian journalists to have been killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023.

Ahmed Wishah, a cameraman for the network, was killed in a strike targeting a house in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, the broadcaster said on its website.

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LAPD releases footage of moment officers shot and killed woman’s dog

Video also shows that during calm exchange before dog entered hallway, an officer pointed pistol directly at woman

The Los Angeles police department has released footage of the moment when officers shot and killed a woman’s dog in the hallway outside her apartment in the Canoga Park neighborhood.

Police had responded to reports of a woman screaming on 13 June, which turned out to be cheering, the night that the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA finals.

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Could ‘king in the north’ become Britain’s new prime minister?

Makerfield victory gives Andy Burnham a path back to Westminster and a chance to challenge Keir Starmer

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“We know no king but the King in the North”, declares the young Lady Lyanna Mormont in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. In the early hours of Friday morning, in a nondescript conference hall in the north of England, it appeared that the electorate agreed.

About 70,000 voters in a post-industrial region of north-west England may have changed the face of British politics this week, after electing the charismatic Labour politician Andy Burnham to represent them in London.

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Would you choose to take a 22-hour non-stop flight?

The BBC asked Sydney locals if they would take the newly announced, longest ever commercial flight from Sydney to London.

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Teenager wrongly arrested wins race discrimination claim against the Met

Daryl McLune was 16 when he was held for 23 hours on suspicion of attempting to murder his mother after she tried to take her own life

A teenager who was wrongly arrested for the attempted murder of his mother minutes after she had tried to kill herself has won a race discrimination claim against the Metropolitan police.

A jury found that the Met discriminated against Daryl McLune, who was 16 at the time, because he was black.

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British man dies in paragliding accident in Spain

Authorities in Catalonia confirmed that the 63-year-old died in the Palau de Noguera area on Wednesday.

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Walter Parazaider, founding member of Chicago, dies aged 81

The originating member of the band with hits like If You Leave Me Now and Hard to Say I’m Sorry died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease

Walter Parazaider, a co-founding member of the rock band Chicago, has died at the age of 81 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

His daughter confirmed the news in a Facebook post on Wednesday morning.

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Lack of learning-disability nurses in UK is an ‘absolute crisis’, says union

Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says 1.5m vulnerable people not getting the right care, as specialism is ‘consistently undermined’

The specialist learning-disability nurse workforce is in “absolute crisis” with the number of specialist nurses falling by a third across the UK since 2009, leaving many vulnerable adults with inadequate care, according to a report by the largest nursing union.

The Royal College of Nursing review revealed that the number of learning-disability nurses employed by the NHS has fallen from 7,083 in 2009 to 4,768 in 2026. As a result of these falling numbers, 1.5 million people with learning disabilities were not being provided with their legal right to equitable access to health and care services.

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Russian frigate fires warning shots at British yacht in Channel

Shots fired within 500 metres of vessel near Isle of Wight amid heightened tensions between London and Moscow

A Russian warship fired warning shots within a few hundred metres of a British pleasure yacht sailing across the Channel on Tuesday morning amid a period of heightened tensions between London and Moscow.

The rare incident took place at 11.40am more than 20 miles south of the Isle of Wight and less than 40 miles north of Normandy, France, when the yacht, identified as the private vessel Bright Future, sailed close to the Admiral Grigorovich and ignored at least one warning.

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SpaceX overtakes Amazon as world’s fifth biggest company

Value of Elon Musk’s firm at one point rose to $2.97tn just days after its IPO following purchase of AI coding startup Cursor

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has overtaken Amazon as the world’s fifth-most valuable company days after its stock market debut.

The jump in value came as it agreed to buy the startup behind the AI-powered coding app Cursor for $60bn (£44bn), in an attempt to capitalise on the technology’s success as a coding tool.

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Hundreds of cats stolen for food in Vietnam rescued by police, welfare group says

Police have arrested nine people and rescued more than 400 cats destined for slaughter, with more than 40 reunited with their owners.

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Gavin Newsom says Trump directed DoJ to investigate him and his wife

California governor says Trump is ‘coming after me because I am considering running for president’

Gavin Newsom said on Monday that Donald Trump directed the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate him and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

The California governor said in a video statement that federal agents had knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees in recent days as part of an effort to find a crime, demanding records and “abusing the grand jury process”.

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Iran deal presents political nightmare for Netanyahu

Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement with Iran leaves the Israeli PM trapped in a new political and security dilemma.

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Musician Oliver Tree, 32, killed in helicopter crash in Brazil

Alternative singer and internet personality among six who died when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro

Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people aboard including comedian and singer Oliver Tree, according to reports.

Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department said that one of the helicopters crashed on a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire that was extinguished.

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Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in Missouri plane crash

Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport at 11.30am on Sunday

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Twelve people were killed in a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday.

According to Bates county emergency management, a private plane that had departed Butler Memorial airport shortly before 11.30am turned back before crashing near Business 49 Highway, Fox 4 reported.

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Gee, whiz: elephant relieves itself on floor of Texas Republican convention

Four-ton Paige, brought in as surprise for attenders, made gushing debut after governor finished keynote speech

An African elephant weighing roughly 4 tons that was brought to the Texas Republican party’s annual convention to excite attenders ended up drawing widespread attention for the wrong reasons after she urinated on the convention floor and became the focus of animal welfare concerns.

Inside the George R Brown convention center in Houston on Friday, attenders had been told to prepare for a “larger-than-life surprise” after governor Greg Abbott finished his keynote speech. Organizers also displayed a message asking people to keep the aisles clear.

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FBI raid of Ohio voting rights group stokes fear of pre-midterm crackdown

Agents seized phones and laptops of Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group that does voter registration work

The FBI raided the office of a voting rights group in Ohio on Thursday, prompting immediate concerns the Trump administration is cracking down on such organizations ahead of the midterm elections.

FBI agents raided the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a grassroots group that does voter registration work, said Prentiss Haney, a board member of the group. Agents seized computers and phones, he said, and also showed up at homes of people affiliated with the group throughout the state and interviewed them.

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Ant Middleton backs Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in Makerfield byelection

Endorsement by former soldier, despite party’s apparent efforts to distance itself from him, is likely bid to attract Restore Britain voters

Reform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection has been criticised for welcoming an endorsement by Ant Middleton, the former soldier and TV presenter who the party had distanced itself from over his increasingly extreme views.

Robert Kenyon shared a video of himself with Middleton, who he described as “one of my heroes”. Middleton has previously said “well done Southampton” in the wake of violence after the murder of Henry Nowak, and has repeatedly used his own X account to make anti-Muslim comments.

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Trump nominates Jay Clayton as top US intelligence official after pushback on Bill Pulte

US president had faced widespread criticism of his decision to install a controversial ally, Bill Pulte

Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, former head of the top US markets watchdog, to be the country’s leading intelligence official.

The US president faced widespread criticism of his decision to install a controversial ally, Bill Pulte, as acting director of National Intelligence while searching for a permanent candidate.

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Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army

The BBC travels with rebels to frontline positions in Myanmar to see how the war is unfolding.

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Whale graveyard dating back five million years discovered

The Indian Ocean site is "far beyond anything we had imagined", one researcher says.

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Hundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could rise

Dozens of people are dead and hundreds more injured following an earthquake in the country's south.

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Does referee case show Fifa has lost control of its own World Cup?

With referee Omar Artan denied entry to the United States and worries over staff and supporters being turned back, what does this tell us about the World Cup?

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US confirms three new cases of flesh-eating screwworm in livestock

Department of Agriculture ays new cases in Texas and New Mexico as officials move to combat parasite’s spread

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday confirmed three additional cases of New World screwworm – two more in Texas and the other in New Mexico, according to the agency’s animal health arm.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said the two Texas cases affected a calf in La Salle county and a goat in Gillespie county.

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Watch: Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space

This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.

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Mexicans chase a world record wave - but is the trend even Mexican?

Thousands lined the streets in Mexico City on Saturday as they attempted to set the world record for largest human wave.

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Lebanese general among three soldiers killed in Israeli attack on car

The Israeli military is investigating the incident in south Lebanon, where it is fighting Hezbollah.

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EuroMillions winner dies after suspected hit-and-run in Essex

Eighteen-year-old man arrested after car collides with cyclist Anthony Canty, who died in hospital four days later

A lottery winner has died after a suspected hit-and-run in Essex, police said.

Officers were called to the collision between a cyclist and a black Ford Ka in Tiptree at 6.30am on 21 May. The cyclist, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital where he died four days later, Essex police said.

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Armenia braces for election as Russia piles pressure on pro-West government

Incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking a third term despite falling domestic support.

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No court has authority to block Trump’s White House ballroom, DoJ lawyer says

Trump administration has asked DC circuit court of appeals to reverse lower court decision which blocked construction of $400m ballroom

No court has the authority to halt construction of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom and a secure underground facility, a Department of Justice lawyer has argued, suggesting only US Congress had the power to stop the project.

The Trump administration has asked the Washington DC circuit court of appeals to reverse a lower court decision which blocked construction of a $400m ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing. Construction of a secure bunker for staff underground at the site was allowed to proceed while the dispute between Washington DC preservationists and the White House continues.

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Norway's crown princess on lung transplant waiting list, palace says

Mette-Marit's condition, which stiffens the lungs, making it hard to breathe, has deteriorated, the royal household says.

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Missing Sherpa guide found on Mount Everest after 'miracle' self-rescue

Cleaners found Dawa Sherpa crawling towards Base Camp six days after he went missing at a higher altitude.

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Trump appointee leading $205bn US agency had personal ties to Epstein, emails show

Ben Black’s lawyers deny relationship with disgraced financier, but DoJ records reveal years of interactions

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Ben Black, the head of a little-known government investment agency funded by billions of dollars from US taxpayers, had personal and business ties to Jeffrey Epstein, according to emails and business filings released by the Department of Justice.

His father, Leon Black, had once been the disgraced financier’s highest-paying client – calling on the convicted sex offender for tax advice and to orchestrate payments to women, according to the New York Times and Bloomberg.

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From butterflies to breast milk, Uber's list of lost items reveals wild backseat discoveries

The rideshare company's annual Lost & Found Index also reveals America's most forgetful city, and the most forgetful day.

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White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled for July after shooting

Trump, who was swiftly evacuated from April gala after incident, confirmed his attendance at summer event

The White House correspondents’ dinner will be rescheduled for 24 July after the Washington event was abruptly cancelled this spring following a shooting.

Donald Trump, who was swiftly evacuated from the gala after the incident on 25 April, has pledged to attend a rescheduled event.

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White House Correspondents' Dinner rescheduled after shooting incident

The annual dinner, which was held in April this year, was interrupted when a gunman stormed a security checkpoint.

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Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show

Analysts told BBC Verify that Tehran's strikes were more extensive than publicly acknowledged.

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Family visitation partly restored at New Jersey ICE facility after week of protests

Visits were canceled after detainees began hunger strike, which prompted heated protests outside detention center

Family visitation at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center is being restored to at least part of the facility, New Jersey’s governor and US homeland security officials confirmed on Sunday morning, after a week during which heated demonstrations at the site were met with aggressive policing tactics.

Meanwhile, families of detained immigrants grappled with conflicting information about exactly whom among them would get visitation after the announcement from governor Mikie Sherrill and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). And local officials by Sunday had also indefinitely imposed an overnight curfew beginning at 9pm for a blocked-off area including Delaney Hall.

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Brazil monitors two patients for possible Ebola infection

If confirmed, they would be the first infection cases outside Africa, since the outbreak began in DR Congo.

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Trump's doctor says he's in excellent health - but are US presidents' health checks a PR exercise?

Every president in modern history - including Donald Trump this week - has taken an annual physical exam that is as much about messaging as it is about health.

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Green leaders warn party it must listen to Reform voters’ concerns to tackle inequality

Zack Polanski and Caroline Lucas say party must seek to understand why disenfranchised electorate were attracted to Nigel Farage’s party

The current and former leaders of the Green party have warned that the party should listen to the concerns of Reform UK voters in order to tackle inequality.

Zack Polanski and Caroline Lucas said on Saturday that the Greens needed to understand why voters affected by the cost of living crisis were attracted to Nigel Farage’s party.

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Trump administration extends deportation protections for Lebanese people

Rare reprieve for people protected by temporary protected status granted after administration misses deadline

The Trump administration has extended protections shielding about 11,000 Lebanese people from deportation, allowing them to stay and work in the United States for another six months.

The decision, announced on Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), marked a rare reprieve for people protected by temporary measures that have been harshly criticized by Republicans. The extension comes amid ongoing fighting in southern Lebanon between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.

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Happy the elephant dies aged 55 after being euthanized at New York zoo

Happy was the focus of a high-profile court case launched in 2018 over whether she had the legal rights of a person

Happy, an elephant that became embroiled in a high-profile court case over whether she had the legal rights of a person, has died after being euthanized at New York City’s Bronx zoo at the age of 55.

The Asian elephant, was euthanized on Tuesday after zoo staff determined that “progressive, age-related health conditions” required the decision, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs four zoos and an aquarium in New York.

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‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail

A day after ICE officials pepper-spray senator, tensions ramp up outside facility on fifth day of hunger and labor strike

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Protests against immigration enforcement at a facility where detainees are on a hunger and labor strike erupted in fresh violence on Tuesday night as federal officers sprayed chemicals and charged demonstrators outside the jail in New Jersey.

Following hours of relative quiet, a day after masked and armored Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel pepper-sprayed US senator Andy Kim, tension ramped up again outside the Delaney Hall facility on the fifth day of the strike.

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Trump completes annual physical after year of public attention to health issues

US president, who turns 80 next month, frequently casts himself as fit but recent photos have added to questions about his health

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Donald Trump, the oldest inaugurated president in US history, completed a physical exam on Tuesday at Walter Reed national military medical center, amid questions around his health.

“Everything checked out PERFECTLY,” the US president declared in a social media post.

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Osaka sparkles in golden French Open outfit

Naomi Osaka continues her tradition of serving jaw-dropping looks at Grand Slams with an outfit that reminds her of "the Eiffel tower at night".

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Three arrested after 30-year-old woman shot dead in Sheffield city centre

Police launch murder investigation after incident in early hours of bank holiday Monday outside One Four One bar

A 30-year-old woman has died after being shot outside a bar in a busy area in Sheffield city centre.

South Yorkshire police have launched a murder investigation after the incident in the early hours of this morning outside the One Four One bar on West Street.

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Watch: Only world record broken at Enhanced Games won't be recognised

The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil explains why the achievement by Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev will not be accepted by official sporting bodies.

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Overheated chemical tank in southern California ‘will fail’, EPA chief says

Lee Zeldin says ‘low-volume release’ of flammable chemicals is most likely amid fears of explosion at Orange county facility near Disneyland

Government officials in Orange county, California, have warned that an overheated chemical tank “will fail” and could result in a chemical explosion in the area, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator said on Sunday.

“We’re being told that the tank will fail, but there are different scenarios as to what that means,” Lee Zeldin, told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. Zeldin, a former Republican congressman with no prior experience in environmental policy, was chosen by Trump as the head of the EPA.

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Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages

World Health Organization says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains low

Congolese authorities say that suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in the ongoing outbreak in the east of the country.

The Congolese Ministry of Communication, in a post on X on Sunday, said there were 904 suspected cases and 119 suspected deaths.

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Trump tells US negotiators 'not to rush' into deal with Iran

The US president said both sides "must take their time" to reach a deal, after saying on Saturday that an agreement had been "largely negotiated".

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Race for French presidency sees ex-PM Philippe as early favourite to beat populists

Latest polls suggest the centre-right figure is the only candidate who can defeat Marine Le Pen or Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

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'No means no': Greenlanders protest against Trump outside new US consulate

The inauguration of the new consulate comes amid a push by the US president for greater control over the island.

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Democrats belatedly publish 2024 election autopsy report: ‘It won’t meet your standards’

DNC chair Ken Martin apologizes for initial bid to block release of report on the party’s disastrous election defeat

The Democrats have belatedly published a postmortem on the party’s disastrous 2024 election defeat, after an initial decision to withhold the document triggered an angry backlash.

Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), released the report – which fails to mention Gaza or Joe Biden’s age – accompanied by an apology to party members angered by his initial decision to keep the analysis of Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald Trump and defeat in both houses of Congress under wraps.

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Charges dismissed against official at school where six-year-old shot teacher

The child fired a single shot at a teacher, who had to have surgery after the incident in 2023.

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‘He sacrificed his life’: security guard killed in San Diego mosque attack hailed as hero

Security guard Amin Abdullah, Mansour Kaziha and Nadir Awad were killed in the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego

A security guard who was killed during the shooting at a San Diego mosque on Monday is being hailed as a hero after police said that his actions “undoubtedly” saved lives.

On Monday, two teenagers opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, shooting and killing three men. The two attackers, aged 17 and 18, were found dead several blocks away, from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, officials said.

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Uncontrolled California wildfires seen from space

Some 750 firefighters are tackling the uncontrolled blazes supported by water-dropping helicopters.

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US says American contracted Ebola in Congo as CDC announces new travel screening measures

Health officials to take ‘proactive measures’ in response to the ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in the DRC and Uganda

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US health authorities confirmed on Monday that an American has developed Ebola after being exposed during their work in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); officials also said that they were taking “proactive measures” to protect US citizens in response to the ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in the DRC and Uganda.

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the case on Monday and said the individual was being evacuated to Germany. They developed symptoms over the weekend and tested positive late Sunday, said Satish K Pillai, an incident manager for the CDC’s Ebola response in a press conference.

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Judge rules gun and writings are admissible in Luigi Mangione's New York murder trial

Other items found with Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald's will not be allowed to be presented in court, the judge ruled.

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Thousands gather on National Mall for daylong prayer rally

White House-backed event billed as ‘One Nation Under God’ criticized for blurring lines between church and state

Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally on Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation Under God”.

Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage that made clear the event’s Christian focus. Arched stained-glass windows, set underneath grand columns resembling a federal building, depicted the nation’s founders alongside a white cross.

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Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say

Reform, which won more than 50% of the local election vote, is likely to focus heavily on immigration and Brexit

Andy Burnham faces a perilous race to win the Makerfield seat, his allies have warned, as he gears up to fight a byelection that could decide the long-term future of Labour and the country.

The Greater Manchester mayor is likely to be confirmed as Labour’s candidate for the north-west constituency later this week, but those close to him say he faces an uphill battle to beat Reform UK. Nigel Farage’s party won more than 50% of the vote at the local elections and polling suggests Burnham is only marginally ahead.

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Liberal party ‘corroded by hate’ MP says amid concerns of ‘dog whistling’ on immigration

Exclusive: several Liberals say they now believe Pauline Hanson’s party was in control of the Liberal agenda

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Liberal MPs have expressed concern over Angus Taylor’s immigration policy, with one claiming the party’s soul is being “corroded by hate”.

Several Liberal MPs have said they now believe Pauline Hanson’s party was in control of the Liberal agenda.

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Man killed by 13ft shark in Western Australia

The attack occurred at Horseshoe Reef - north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, local police say.

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Tommy Robinson tells tens of thousands at London rally to prepare for ‘battle of Britain’

Turnout down at second ‘unite the kingdom’ march featuring Islamophobic and ethnonationalist hate speech and flyers

The far-right activist Tommy Robinson told tens of thousands of supporters to prepare for the “battle of Britain” during a rally in London on Saturday.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, drew tens of thousands of supporters on to the streets of central London for the second year running in an event where Islamophobic and ethnonationalist hate speech and flyers were distributed to the crowds.

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Bard’s board voted to end Botstein’s tenure as president after independent review of Epstein ties

Leon Botstein announced his retirement on the day the results of the inquiry into his connections with Epstein were released

Bard College’s board of trustees “voted to end” the 51-year tenure of Leon Botstein, the school’s president, last month after board members were presented with the results of an independent review of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, according to emails seen by the Guardian. Botstein framed his departure as a long-planned retirement in a statement on 1 May.

The move appears to have created a rift within the liberal arts college’s board of trustees.

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New York Times defends journalist after Israel threatens to sue

Israel's prime minister says he has ordered legal action over an article which alleged Israeli security officials raped Palestinian detainees.

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Israel says it will sue New York Times over article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners

Media law experts cast doubt on viability of a defamation lawsuit promised by Netanyahu over Nicholas Kristof essay

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Nethanyahu, and foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, have threatened to sue the New York Times for defamation over the publication of an essay by Nicholas Kristof detailing allegations that Palestinian women, men and children have been raped and sexually abused in Israeli military detention.

“Following the publication by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times of one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press, which also received the backing of the newspaper, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar have instructed the initiation of a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times,” Israel’s ministry of foreign affairs wrote in a social media post on Thursday.

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Missouri man charged for posting bomb-making tutorials that aided New Orleans attack

Jordan Derrick charged in connection with deadly attack in the French Quarter on New Year’s Day 2025

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Federal authorities have filed charges against a Missouri man accused of publishing online tutorials on how to manufacture explosives that the terrorist who carried out the deadly attack in New Orleans’ historic French Quarter on New Year’s Day 2025 used as a blueprint to make his own improvised bombs.

R Matthew Price, a US attorney, announced Tuesday that 40-year-old Jordan Derrick, of the Missouri city of Sweet Springs, had been charged with one count each of engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license, unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, and illicitly distributing information relating to manufacturing explosives.

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Kash Patel denies excessive drinking allegations as ‘total farce’ in Senate hearing

FBI director also dismisses allegations of unexplained absences as Democrats challenge him over Atlantic report

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Embattled FBI director Kash Patel has denied under oath recent allegations of excessive drinking and unexplained absences on the job, dismissing them as “baseless” during a fiery congressional hearing.

Democrats challenged him over the “extremely alarming” reports, first reported in the Atlantic mid-April, which they argued would a mount to a “gross dereliction” of duty. The FBI director has sued the magazine, and the author of a story it published, filing a defamation lawsuit in US district court for the District of Columbia that seeks $250m in damages.

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Man sentenced to two years in prison for stealing unreleased Beyoncé music

Kelvin Evans pleads guilty to stealing hard drives and laptops from a car before singer’s Atlanta tour dates in 2025

A man arrested for stealing hard drives containing unreleased Beyoncé music has pleaded guilty in an Atlanta court on Tuesday.

Kelvin Evans was arrested by the Atlanta police department in September in connection to a July 2025 car robbery where two suitcases containing Beyoncé music and tour plans were stolen from a rental car.

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Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable'

Iran is reported to want lifting of the US naval blockade, recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for war damage.

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How hotels are stopping the 'dawn dash' for sunbeds after man wins payout

Some resorts enforce allocation rules from check-in to prevent people reserving loungers with towels in the "sunbed wars".

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Hungary’s new PM apologises to those wronged under Orbán in first speech

Péter Magyar strikes radically different tone to predecessor but questions remain about how he will lead the country

Moments after he was sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister, Péter Magyar apologised to those who had been maligned by the state during Viktor Orbán’s time in power as questions continue to swirl over what lies ahead for the country as it launches into a new era.

Magyar used his first speech as prime minister on Saturday to address the many in Hungary who had paid a personal price for speaking up about the steady erosion of rights under Orbán and his Fidesz party.

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Mexican parents criticise ending school year a month early for World Cup

The federal government faces widespread anger for saying the school year could end on 5 June to accommodate the football tournament.

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MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid

Keir Starmer set to face challenge as former minister says she will trigger race if no cabinet minister comes forward

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MPs from Labour’s left are expected to urge Ed Miliband to consider a leadership bid in the coming days, as Keir Starmer faced the prospect of a definite challenge from his MPs next week.

Following grim results for Labour in elections on Thursday, former minister Catherine West said that if no cabinet ministers went public by Monday, she would launch a bid to end the impasse.

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Person killed after being hit by plane on runway at Denver airport

The unidentified individual had jumped a perimeter fence two minutes before being struck by the airliner.

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Washington shooting suspect seeks to bar DoJ officials from prosecution role

Lawyers for Cole Allen say Todd Blanche and Jeanine Pirro could be considered victims or witnesses in case

A man charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is seeking to disqualify top justice department officials from direct involvement in prosecuting him because they could be considered victims or witnesses in the case, creating a potential conflict of interest.

The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, and US attorney Jeanine Pirro were attending the 25 April event at the Washington Hilton hotel when Cole Tomas Allen allegedly ran through a security checkpoint and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer.

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Whirlpool warns of ‘recession-level’ slump as Iran war and tariff ruling hit sales

Appliance giant slashes earnings forecast and hikes prices by 10% with another 4% spike planned

With the war in Iran and economic concerns putting pressure on consumers and how they spend their money, Whirlpool is having to adjust to Americans delaying big-ticket purchases while also raising prices to help stabilize its North American business.

The company known for brands such as KitchenAid, Maytag and its namesake, said that the Iran war led to a “recession-level industry decline” in America as consumer confidence collapsed in late February and March. Revenue dropped nearly 10% in the quarter as sales of major appliances in North America declined more than 7%.

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Who is Kumanjayi Little Baby and why has her death caused outrage in Australia?

The BBC's Katy Watson explains the case, the cultural sensitivities and why it has caused so much anger.

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Influencer Clavicular faces charges in Florida tied to alligator shooting video

Video shows ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer shooting an apparently already dead alligator in the Everglades

A controversial social media influencer known as Clavicular is facing charges in connection with a live stream showing him shooting an apparently already dead alligator in the Everglades, local Florida media has reported.

Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters and is known for the practice of “looksmaxxing”, faces charges of unlawfully discharging a firearm in a public place or residential property, according to legal files obtained by television station ABC6 in South Florida. The charges stem from his alleged actions in a 26 March live stream.

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US and tech firms strike deal to review AI models for national security before public release

Microsoft, Google DeepMind and xAI products to be vetted for cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical weapons risks

The US government has struck deals with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to review early versions of their new AI models before they are released to the public.

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), part of the US Department of Commerce, announced the agreements on Tuesday, saying the review process would be key to understanding the capabilities of new and powerful AI models as well as to protecting US national security. These collaborations will help the federal government “scale (its) work in the public interest at a critical moment”, the agency said in a press release.

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Rapper Kid Cudi fires MIA from tour after ‘offensive’ Republican rant

The British artist was booed after identifying as a Republican voter while on stage in Dallas

Rapper Kid Cudi has fired MIA from his tour after the British artist went on a rant that went viral while on stage in Dallas.

While opening up for the hip-hop artist on 2 May, MIA was booed after saying, “I’ve been canceled for many reasons. I never thought I would be canceled for being a brown Republican voter,” as reported by Variety.

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Teens storm Scientology church in New York in latest ‘speed running’ incident

Group broke through locked door in Manhattan, damaging property and injuring a staff member, church says

A group of youths forced their way into a Scientology church in New York on Saturday in the latest in a string of nationwide “speed running” incidents that have gone viral on social media in recent weeks.

The group broke through a locked door to gain entry to the Church of Scientology on West 36th Street in Manhattan, throwing objects, damaging the property and injuring a staff member as worshippers and visitors attended a seminar, the church said in a statement to the Guardian.

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Germany troop cuts send wrong signal to Russia, say two top US Republicans

The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees said withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence.

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Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage)

The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go "primal".

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Man charged over bomb hoax after Peter Kay show evacuated

Arena in Birmingham cleared after report of suspicious bag, with comedian pulled from stage mid-performance

A man has been charged over a bomb hoax after a live show by comedian Peter Kay in Birmingham was stopped when a “potentially suspicious bag” was found around the venue.

The Utilita Arena Birmingham was evacuated and a 19-year-old man was taken into custody, West Midlands police said on Friday evening.

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Political blame game begins and passengers left adrift after Spirit ceases operations

Republicans blame Biden administration block on JetBlue deal; Democrats point to fuel price surge amid Iran war

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US airlines and government officials battled on Saturday to deal with stranded passengers and stricken employees after discount carrier Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations – and a political and business blame game got under way over the collapse of the low-cost carrier.

“If you have a flight scheduled with Spirit Airlines, don’t show up at the airport; there will be no one here to assist you,” the US secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, warned at a press conference after laying out measures for customers booked with the Florida-based company to obtain refunds or find discounted flights on other airlines.

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Oscars changes allow for double acting nominations while banning AI

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has also rewritten rules on international film eligibility

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a number of major changes for the Oscars on Friday, including a new policy allowing multiple nominations for a single actor in one category, as well as barring acting and writing awards for work done by AI.

According to new statutes decreed by the group’s board of governors, only performances “demonstrably performed” by humans with their consent will be eligible for acting Oscars, while only human-authored screenplays can be up for any writing awards.

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Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war

The president writes that hostilities "have terminated" because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation.

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Florida prosecutors launch criminal investigation into deaths of 31 sloths

Sloths were set to be displayed at controversial new theme park but report revealed mammals died in warehouse

Prosecutors in Florida said Friday they have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of dozens of sloths from South America that were set to be displayed at a controversial new theme park.

A Florida fish and wildlife commission (FWC) report revealed last week that 31 mammals taken from rainforests in Peru and Guyana by the owners of Sloth World, a forthcoming tourist attraction in Orlando, perished in an unheated warehouse between December 2024 and February 2025.

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US reinstates ‘gun show loophole’ amid rollback of firearms restrictions

DoJ announces changes including ‘loophole’ that allows people to buy guns at shows without background check

The US justice department has rolled back several significant restrictions on guns, including reinstating the so-called “gun show loophole”, which allowed people at such events to buy firearms without a background check.

The changes, announced by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, amount to a shift in firearm policy advocated by supporters of the second amendment, who are prominent in Donald Trump’s supporter base.

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Black lawmakers decry supreme court voting decision: ‘We’re going backwards’

Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after ruling

The lawmakers who represent Alabama’s two Black congressional districts, who are now at risk of losing their seats after the supreme court effectively decimated the Voting Rights Act, said the decision sends the US “backwards”.

The 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday weakens a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door for Republicans to eliminate majority-minority congressional districts across the south, and representatives Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures stand in the crosshairs.

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US political violence generates a familiar cycle - this time it's in overdrive

In modern America, it seems violence of this kind has become an ever-present storm that can strike anywhere and at any moment.

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Canada's Carney launches a sovereign wealth fund. What is it?

The fund - which Canadians can invest in directly - will help pay for major infrastructure projects in the country, the prime minister says.

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Washington in shock after White House press dinner shooting: ‘an angry, polarized nation’

Questions raised about political violence, security and gun control after brazen attack at event attended by top officials

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A stunned Washington faced searching questions about political violence and gun control on Sunday after shots were fired at a prestigious media gala attended by Donald Trump and senior White House officials.

A man targeted a Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint in the Washington Hilton hotel the previous night before being tackled and arrested. Trump and Melania Trump were rushed out of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner as guests dived for cover under tables.

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Did Trump save eight Iranian women from execution?

The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

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Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine

The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building.

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Egyptian family of six taken back into ICE custody days after being released

Hayam El Gamal and five children were held for 10 months after husband allegedly threw molotov cocktails at crowd

An Egyptian family of six has been taken back into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, days after they were released from a detention facility in Texas on Thursday, according to their attorney Eric Lee.

Lee said Saturday morning that Hayam El Gamal and her five children were on a private jet in Denver bound for Egypt because of a court order violation.

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Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community

The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.

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New US exhibition explores power of monuments – with help from Rocky

Statue – one of city’s most popular tourist attractions – on steps of Philadelphia Museum of Art key plank of new show

A statue of Sylvester Stallone’s fictional boxer Rocky Balboa is the focal point of an examination of the power of monuments opening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this weekend that marks two millennia of boxing and celebrity.

The statue, placed on the “Rocky Steps” of the museum in 1982, six years after the the 1976 film Rocky made Stallone a star, is one of Philadelphia’s most popular tourist attractions, visited by an estimated 4 million people annually.

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Behind Nigeria's murky coup plot - the money, the prayers and a Nollywood arrest

What court papers and sources close to the investigation have told the BBC about the scope of the plan.

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D4vd possessed child sexual abuse images, LA murder prosecutors say

Police allegedly found images on iCloud account of singer accused of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

A Los Angeles prosecutor said that the singer D4vd, who was charged this week in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, was in possession of a “significant amount of child pornography”.

Police allegedly found the images on the iCloud account of the 21-year-old singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke.

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Wildfires burning across Georgia and Florida destroy homes and force evacuations

Smoke drifts into Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, as air quality declines and 50 homes destroyed

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Wildfires burning across the south-eastern US intensified on Wednesday across parts of south-east Georgia, where 50 homes were destroyed, and across north-east Florida, forcing evacuations and school closures in some communities.

The Georgia forestry commission issued its first mandatory burn ban in the state’s history, effective across 91 counties in the lower half of the state, due to worsening drought conditions and rising wildfire activity.

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Virginia voters approve new congressional maps in blow to Trump

Result could help Democrats win four extra US House seats in tit-for-tat redistricting battle begun by Texas

Voters in Virginia on Tuesday approved new congressional maps intended to boost Democrats’ chances of retaking the House of Representatives, in the latest blow to Donald Trump’s effort to use mid-decade redistricting to preserve his control of Congress.

The tit-for-tat redistricting battle began last year after Trump pressed Texas’s Republican-controlled legislature to redraw that state’s congressional maps in an effort to oust as many as five Democratic House lawmakers in the November midterm elections.

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Anger remains white hot in Whitehall over Olly Robbins sacking

Keir Starmer’s decision to oust senior official may have knock-on effect for No 10’s relationship with civil service

Fury within Whitehall about the treatment of Olly Robbins remains white hot several days on from Keir Starmer’s decision to sack the senior Foreign Office civil servant.

“It’s just total self-serving, narrow, selfish, political-endgame stuff,” said one supporter of Robbins, who was dismissed for failing to tell the prime minister that the now disgraced former US ambassador Peter Mandelson had not passed UK security vetting.

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How safe is Starmer’s premiership after his Mandelson vetting statement to MPs?

Despite his explanation and the need for political stability, the PM is still unpopular – and Olly Robbins has yet to give his side of the story

Labour MPs frustrated with the lack of a clear mission from Keir Starmer’s No 10 have often urged the prime minister to be more forceful in his arguments, to prosecute his values, to find an enemy to define himself against.

The prime minister has found one: Olly Robbins. Starmer prosecuted his case against the former Foreign Office chief on Monday with the vigour of his former life at the bar.

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Victory slips away as marathon runner celebrates too soon

The dramatic end to the Delaware Marathon occurred when the lead runner slowed in celebration before a trailing marathoner sprinted toward the finish line .

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford agrees to sell $21m private jet following outcry

After confirming the purchase on Friday, Ford drew critcism from political opponents who called it a "gravy plane" and "out of touch".

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Republican senator criticizes Trump’s ‘holy war’ with Pope Leo

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump, says president’s feud with the pope is a ‘distraction’

A Republican lawmaker has condemned what he refers to as Donald Trump’s “holy war” against Pope Leo XIV.

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump and the ultraconservative Maga movement, condemned the president’s attacks on the pope during a Fox News interview on Saturday.

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Widespread damage as storm spreads through midwestern US

A series of strong winds has torn through the midwestern US, ripping roofs off homes and leaving roads obstructed.

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Two US army soldiers injured by brown bear during training exercise in Alaska

Soldiers were participating in ‘land navigation training’ when bear injured them in a ‘defensive attack’

Two US army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, Alaska, the military said on Friday.

The incident happened on Thursday as the soldiers were participating in a “land navigation training event” in Arctic Valley, part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s training area.

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French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon

President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies "any connection" to the incident.

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Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants

Exclusive: Officials have spent weeks debating whether or not to release highly sensitive information about the affair

Keir Starmer was kept in the dark about sensitive information relating to Peter Mandelson’s security vetting by two other top civil servants, including the head of the civil service, the Guardian can reveal.

The prime minister said on Friday that it was “unforgivable” and “staggering” that senior officials did not tell him that Mandelson failed a security vetting process weeks before he took up his role as ambassador to Washington.

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Palestinians hand over suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris

Hicham Harb is suspected of directing the attack in the Rue des Rosiers and acting as one of the gunmen who shot at diners.

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Man charged over 2002 Jam Master Jay killing to plead guilty, documents show

Jay Bryant negotiating plea deal in New York death of Run-DMC star, over which one conviction has been overturned

One of the three men charged in the killing of Jam Master Jay plans to plead guilty, court records show, in what would be the first admission anyone has made in court to any role in the Run-DMC star’s death in 2002.

Jay Bryant pleaded not guilty to murder after his 2023 indictment, but his lawyer and federal prosecutors told the court in recent letters that they were negotiating a plea agreement.

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Lawmakers clash with RFK Jr as he shifts focus away from vaccines

During a three-hour hearing, the US health secretary tried to focus on chronic disease while being pressed on vaccines.

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Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale

"Timmy" has been stranded in the Baltic Sea for weeks despite several attempts to free the ailing animal.

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Fisa surveillance vote sparks fierce debate as Congress splits on warrantless monitoring

Donald Trump says he is ‘working very hard’ with House Republicans to extend Section 702 without changes

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A controversial law that grants the US government sweeping powers for warrantless surveillance is set to expire next week. Replacing it has inspired fierce debate within the White House and Congress, including a scheduled vote cancelled the day of.

A coalition of progressive Democrats and far-right Republicans is pushing for reform of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), but they face strong bipartisan opposition from lawmakers advocating for an 18-month renewal with no changes, in line with Donald Trump’s demands. House GOP leaders delayed a procedural vote on a clean extension of Section 702 on Wednesday, after the chamber’s rules committee approved the measure on Tuesday night. Republican leadership was expected to bring the measure to the floor on Wednesday but canceled the scheduled vote, amid dissent from privacy advocates in their own party. Legislative action on the bill could still occur later in the day, as Republicans address their internal disagreements.

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Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war?

BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world's second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict.

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House Democrats call for commission led by JD Vance to oust Trump

Measure by Jamie Raskin follows statements by Trump about annihilating Iran and post depicting himself as Jesus

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House Democrats on Tuesday proposed creating a commission that would work with JD Vance to remove Donald Trump from office under the 25th amendment, should they determine he is no longer fit to serve.

The measure, introduced by Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, follows a series of statements from Trump, including his recent warning that Iran’s “whole civilization will die” if it did not capitulate to his demands, and a social media post that depicted him as Jesus Christ.

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Oil price dips below $100 a barrel after Trump claims Iran wants deal

US president’s previous threat to block strait of Hormuz had led to a 6.9% increase in earlier trading

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Oil prices have fallen back after briefly rising to above $100 a barrel as Donald Trump claimed Iran had made contact and wanted “very badly” to strike a deal in the face of his blockade of the strait of Hormuz.

The Brent crude international benchmark rose above the key psychological threshold earlier in the day, at one point up 6.9% to $101.70 a barrel on news of the US president’s plan to block the waterway to Iranian marine traffic.

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‘This is not serious leadership’: Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC in Miami as Iran talks fail

• President has long been a fan of mixed martial arts

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Donald Trump and US secretary of state Marco Rubio attended a UFC event in Miami night on Saturday night as peace talks with Iran failed on the other side of the world.

Trump entered the Kaseya Center shortly after 9pm alongside several members of his family and UFC chief Dana White, who has been a supporter of the president since his first term. Seated nearby was Rubio as well as the US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, the rapper Vanilla Ice and former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino.

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Move to expel Democrat Eric Swalwell from Congress gains steam

Pressure mounts on Californian, who denies rape claims, and on Texan Tony Gonzales, who had affair with staffer who died by suicide

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A growing number of Congress members from both parties have called for Eric Swalwell, a Democratic US representative and candidate for California governor, to resign his seat this weekend, following reported allegations of inappropriate behavior, sexual assault and rape.

Swalwell has denied the allegations, but he may not get the chance to quit before his colleagues expel him. Polarized Congress members appear to be eyeing an opportunity to rid themselves of both Swalwell and disgraced Republican US representative Tony Gonzales of Texas, who acknowledged having an extramarital affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.

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Melania Trump's speech propels Epstein crisis back to forefront

She has now placed herself squarely into the Epstein story and at odds with the administration, which wants to end the investigation.

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Middle East crisis live: Iran peace talks under way as Trump claims US has begun clearing mines in strait of Hormuz

US and Iranian media report peace talks have begun in Islamabad, while Netanyahu says Israel remains committed to fighting Iran

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The UK will host a strait of Hormuz meeting next week, bringing together multiple countries aiming to restore free movement of ships through the strait, which has been blockaded by Iran since the beginning of the war and inflicted heavy damage on the global economy.

A British official told AP that the meeting will oppose the idea of tolls being charged for passage through the waterway, as proposed by Iran as part of ceasefire negotiations.

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Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

Cheng Li-wun is the Kuomintang's first sitting leader to visit China in a decade.

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BBC at the site of Israeli air strikes in Beirut

At least 182 people were killed and 890 others wounded, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

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X Factor star Chico Slimani found guilty of drink-driving by London court

Singer, 55, said he had broken his sobriety after three ‘devastating’ bereavements and has not drunk alcohol since

Chico Slimani, a memorable X Factor contestant, was found guilty of drink-driving on Thursday, telling the court his arrest came hours after he broke his sobriety.

The singer, 55, whose real name is Yousseph Slimani, reached the quarter-final of the TV talent show in 2005 and later released a No 1 single, It’s Chico Time.

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Man charged with US firebomb plot is linked to group whose leaders back violence against Palestinians

Revealed: JDL 613 Brotherhood has platformed a convicted terrorist and its video recordings display an obsessive antipathy to New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani

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A man who has been charged with plotting to firebomb a pro-Palestine activist’s home is tied to a group whose leaders support violence against Palestinians and have platformed a convicted terrorist who fundraises for a violent settler movement in the occupied West Bank.

Video recordings by the group, called JDL 613 Brotherhood, also reveal its leaders possess an obsessive antipathy to New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani. They feature the organization’s founder, Yisrael Yaacob Ben Avraham, describing Mamdani as a “Muslim terrorist”, a “cancer”, and his election a “harbinger” of “a creeping Islamic takeover of America”.

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Trapped miner rescued from flooded Mexican tunnel after 14 days

The 42-year-old gold miner was standing in waist-high water when rescuers found him in a flooded tunnel.

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Best-selling The Housemaid author Freida McFadden reveals true identity

One of the biggest mysteries in publishing is solved, as The Housemaid writer reveals her real name.

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Gambia appoints British barrister to prosecute gruesome Jammeh-era crimes

Ex-President Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule was known for enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.

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