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Tupac Shakur's accused killer was out for 'revenge', jury hears

Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot dead in an act of gang revenge ordered by a mobster who later boasted of it, jurors heard Monday, as one of America's most anticipated trials got under way, 30 years after the murder.

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Strait of Hormuz talks with Iran

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to strike Oman if it interferes in a potential deal over control of the Strait of Hormuz.

US Supreme Court again rejects Trump's request to overturn sex assault judgement

It's the second time Trump has asked the Supreme Court to overturn damages awarded to E. Jean Carroll.

Netanyahu, Kushner agree US general to verify Hamas disarmament before Israel withdraws from Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner agreed Monday that an American general would oversee the disarmament of Hamas, an Israeli official said, as Netanyahu insisted Israel would not withdraw from Gaza until the group gives up its weapons.The understanding comes as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to revive its Gaza peace plan amid tensions with Netanyahu...

US Navy destroyer adrift in South China Sea for four days after losing power

USS Benfold lost power after ‘engineering casualty’ leaving sailors without galley services, toilets and air conditioningA US guided-missile destroyer reportedly spent four days adrift and without power in the South China Sea in July, furthering concerns about strain being placed on deployed military members.The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer which had been sailing wi...

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Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves

Backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigners in response to deputy leader dismissing efforts to reach net zeroReform’s deputy leader has been accused of spreading misinformation after he dismissed efforts to tackle the climate crisis and urged British people to enjoy the warmth of the recent heatwaves.Richard Tice prompted a backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigner...

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is appealing - here's what you need to know

The Australian, who notoriously poisoned her family members, is trying to overturn her conviction.

CAIR slams Abbott’s ‘anti-Muslim stunt’ on Texas airport washing stations

Abbott accuses airports of religious discrimination over wudu stations, calls for federal investigation.

CAIR slams Texas governor’s ‘anti-Muslim stunt’ on airport washing stations

Abbott accuses airports of religious discrimination over wudu stations, calls for federal investigation.

French PM heckled over wildfire response as blazes continue across Europe

The prime minister announced on Monday €12m worth of aid to French regions that had been worst affected by the fires.

Kushner's Gaza peace plan talks end without breakthrough

A senior Israeli official told news agency AFP that the US and Israel had "agreed that no redeployment or reconstruction would take place in the Gaza Strip before Hamas is disarmed throughout Gaza."

People with severe intellectual disabilities live 24 years less on average

Exclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidablePeople living with severe intellectual disabilities are dying 24 years younger on average than the wider population, a study has found, with 40% of such deaths being avoidable.The study also found that within this group, people from minority ethnic backgrounds were dying 14 years younger than...

Mafia link feared in theft of grand master paintings from Sicily museum

The theft ⁠of four paintings by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina may have involved organised crime and raised troubling questions about security at a museum in the Sicilian artist’s hometown, a local official said on Monday. Enzo Caruso, Messina’s councillor for culture, said it was difficult to understand how thieves could have removed the works in a matter of minutes without detailed ‌kno...

Russia upholds Yabloko party's election ban and jails its deputy chair

The Supreme Court upheld Yabloko's removal from the September ballot hours after a Pskov court sentenced deputy chair Lev Shlosberg to more than 11 years in a penal colony for calling for a ceasefire in Russia's ongoing all-out war in Ukraine.

Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after negative response

Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sitesMinisters have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from housing experts who warned it could drastically cut the number of cheaper homes available in rural areas.The government said on Monday it would not go ahead with proposals to end...

Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after rural homes backlash

Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sitesMinisters have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from housing experts who warned it could drastically cut the number of cheaper homes available in rural areas.The government said on Monday it would not go ahead with proposals to end...

Trump’s move to gut South Korea alliance is ‘inane, haphazard decision’, lawmakers say

US president’s abrupt order to scale back joint exercises with Seoul is meant to ‘flatter’ North Korea’s dictator, top Democrat saysUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s move to gut Washington’s 73-year-old military alliance with Seoul has been called “inane” and “shortsighted” as lawmakers warned it risked strengthening Russia’s hand in Ukraine.The US president abruptly ordered the Pent...

Tupac Shakur murder trial begins after 3 decades, former gang leader Keffe D accused of killing rap icon

Clashes between government and opposition fighters in Somalia’s Baidoa

Heavy clashes broke out in Baidoa, Somalia between federal troops and armed opposition groups.

A California school has been sued after a field trip of students who were encouraged to wear hijab, given Qurans

Syria launches probe into death of ‘White Helmet’ rescuer in police custody

Family members allege security officers ignored warnings about the man's hemophilia and subjected him to severe abuse.

Tributes to actress Hayden Panettiere as coroner finds 'no signs of trauma'

The US actress, who has died at the age of 36, starred in the TV shows Heroes and Nashville.

Tributes paid to Hayden Panettiere's 'amazing talent' after actress dies at 36

Police say there were no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances in the Heroes and Nashville star's death.

Explosion reported at school in Afghan capital Kabul

The cause of the blast and the number of casualties have not been confirmed, with the Taliban government yet to comment.