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Federal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump’s $1.8bn slush fundJanuary 6 defendants who assaulted police officers are pursuing legal claims for millions in compensation from the Trump administration using an obscure federal process with minimal oversight, but which offers the Trump administration a way to compensate those responsible for violence even...
The Louisiana musician has now been sentenced, having pleaded guilty to the charge in MarchThe rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for third-degree rape.In March, the US musician born Michael Tyler pleaded guilty to the charge, having originally been charged with the more severe first-degree rape, along with simple robbery, domestic abuse battery and false imprisonment. Contin...
Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins to face Ossoff in November Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump’s pick to face rising Democratic star Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s midterm election for senator later this year swept to victory last night.Donald Trump laid into Benjamin Netanyahu, telling a news conference at the G7 summit in France that the Isr...
The secretary general said the bloc continues to ‘face a dynamic security environment’Rutte says the adjustment in the US pledge to the Nato Force Model is “not primarily about where forces and assets are currently, but about who would do what if our defence plans were activated.”He says historically the model was “overly reliant” on the US.“You will likely have seen news adjusting its contributio...
Major operation launched after spate of pet thefts in Ho Chi Minh City, according to local mediaPolice in Vietnam have rescued more than 400 cats in a bust of a cat meat crime ring in Ho Chi Minh City, according to animal welfare groups and local media reports.More than 40 cats were reunited with their owners after the multiday operation last week, but several dozen of those rescued have died due ...
Major operation launched after spate of pet thefts in Ho Chi Minh City, according to local mediaPolice in Vietnam have rescued more than 400 cats in a major bust of a cat meat crime ring in Ho Chi Minh City, according to animal welfare groups and local media reports.More than 40 cats were reunited with their owners after the multiday operation last week, but several dozen of those rescued have die...
Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, says party’s ideas did not ‘remotely measure up’ to challengeUK politics live – latest updatesLabour arrived in power with no big idea on the future relationship with the EU, a former British ambassador to Brussels has said.Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, said Labour presented “a ragbag of issues” on the EU in its mani...
War’s impact on UK cost of living more muted than first forecast suggesting fuel price rises have failed to spill out more widely across UK plcUK inflation stays at 2.8% as slowing food prices offset transport costsBusiness live – latest updatesAs soon as Iran choked off oil supplies through the strait of Hormuz at the start of March, there were dire warnings about rocketing UK inflation and the d...
Israel’s continued military operation in southern Lebanon puts at risk the agreement reached between Iran and the US on SundayFull report: Iran says peace deal dependent on Israel’s withdrawal from LebanonAnalysis: Where does Iran deal leave US-Israel relationship?The G7 leaders’ statement described the announcement of a US-Iran deal to end the Middle East war as a “historic opportunity” and a “br...
Activist group GetUp! claims responsibility for incident, saying ‘we thought the occasion deserved some honesty’The Australian federal police is investigating a protest incident during Pauline Hanson’s speech at the National Press Club after political activist group GetUp claimed responsibility for the stunt.In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the National Press Club said it had referred the in...
The One Nation leader offered a series of inflammatory statements at the National Press Club that may play well with her supporters but will alarm many othersPauline Hanson says Australia ‘must be monocultural’ in National Press Club speechGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor months, voters have been telling anyone who’ll listen that they want Pauline Hanson.Pollsters, jo...
Abdiqadir Salah was pierced by shrapnel in a bombing that killed 12 in Somalia. But as the US denies civilians were hurt they face no hope of compensationRead more: Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?A seven-year-old boy who was riddled with shrapnel during a deadly US airstrike in Somalia faces losing his ability to walk unless he has a £75...
Joint statement welcomes Trump’s deal with Iran to end war and calls for further talks involving European leadersEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has backed a joint G7 leaders’ statement that welcomes the deal he has struck with Iran but says a follow-on agreement is necessary to rein in Iran’s ballistic missile programme, an issue not directly addressed in the memorandum of understanding ...
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s statio...
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s statio...
Presenter warns viewers of ‘sombre news’ before release of Clarkson’s Farm episodes, shot last year, in which he goes for operationJeremy Clarkson has revealed he was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer last summer and had an operation to remove 10% of his prostate, eight months after he underwent heart surgery for blocked coronary arteries.In the final two episodes of the fifth...
PM says Greater Manchester mayor is ‘huge asset’, who can play big part in Labour government if he wins byelectionUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has indicated that he would give Andy Burnham a cabinet job, describing him as a “huge asset”, as he attempted to head off a challenge to his leadership that is expected to come after the Makerfield byelection on Thursday.Starmer, who is fi...
PM says firing of warning shots at yacht was reckless and UK is dealing with proxy attacks from Russia ‘every day’Warning shots fired by a Russian warship sailing across the Channel on Tuesday morning were “deeply concerning and reckless”, Keir Starmer said from the G7 summit on Wednesday as he warned that the UK was dealing with proxy attacks from Russia “every single day”.The prime minister said...
Former health secretary Wes Streeting also threatened to launch a leadership contest if the prime minister did not set out a timetable to step downGood morning. Keir Starmer is still in France for the G7 summit but – as Margaret Thatcher discovered on a trip to Paris in November 1990 – acting as a statesman on the world stage does not protect a PM from a leadership challenge at home and, on that f...
Police officers found two children – both aged under five – had been struck by a car in Cabramatta, in the city’s south-westFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo children in a pram have been struck and killed by a car in Sydney’s south-west.Emergency services were called to the intersection of Joseph and Gilbert streets...
Israel’s continued military operation in southern Lebanon puts at risk the agreement reached between Iran and the US on SundayFull report: Iran says peace deal dependent on Israel’s withdrawal from LebanonAnalysis: Where does Iran deal leave US-Israel relationship?Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.Iran’s military has threatened to respond to Israel ...
World leaders backed Ukraine’s defence of ‘its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity’in Évian les-BainsThe wait for Keir Starmer’s first session of the G7 gathering in Évian-les-Bains was undoubtedly awkward. Continue reading...
One Nation leader uses platform to rail against multiculturalism, the media and the climate change ‘hoax’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA nationally televised address to the National Press Club was perhaps the clearest proof yet of Pauline Hanson’s arrival in the mainstream of Australian politics.The One Nation lead...
Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stati...
Former health secretary calls on Keir Starmer to step down to end ‘uncertainty and paralysis’Wes Streeting has said he would be prepared to challenge Keir Starmer and spark a Labour leadership contest as early as next week.The former health secretary, who quit the cabinet last month, said “uncertainty and paralysis” would have to be ended and that he would give the prime minister at least the week...
Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studyingUniversity students would face minimum grade requirements to qualify for student loans in England under proposals that could in effect bar thousands of young people from higher education.Under one proposal being discussed by ministers, a pass in GCSE English would become the national thresho...
Institutions could lose out on at least £200m a year if 30,000 or so potential students without even one GCSE are excluded each yearIf universities thought a Labour government would quickly revive their financial stability, those days are over. The vibes may have improved but little else has, with rising costs remorselessly squeezing their budgets and universities having to cut or close department...
Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stati...
Inquest hears clinician was not legally required to report to police but was concerned about public health and safetyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA senior clinician reported a birthkeeper to police the same day one of her clients died after giving birth at home – something the senior clinician said he had not done ...
Inquest hears clinician wasn’t legally required to report to police but was concerned about public health and safety A senior clinician reported a birthkeeper to police the same day one of her clients died after giving birth at home – something the senior clinician said he had not done before.The evidence was heard during the third day of the inquest into the death of 30-year-old wellness influenc...
