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Cisco employees allege harassment after internal activism against technology sales to the Israeli military.
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Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places
Markwayne Mullin says officers could be deployed ‘if there is a threat to that polling place or we’re serving a warrant’US homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday said that federal immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) officers could be deployed to polling sites across the country.Speaking to reporters in New York, Mullin said: “ICE isn’t there to patrol the polling places. We’...
'Stop trying to be tough': Carney fires back at Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Trump administration needs to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough.”
US House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown ahead of midterms
The temporary measure gives Congress until December to fully fund the federal government for fiscal year 2027.
Michael Jordan bought $2.8M property in 2013, demolished home in 2025; aerial pics show new estate
Michael Jordan’s $2.8 million Lake Norman property is undergoing a major transformation. Purchased in 2013, the site’s original six-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion was demolished in March 2025. New aerial pictures now show the NBA legend’s custom luxury estate taking shape inside the exclusive Peninsula Club, with its structure and roofing apparently nearing completion.
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Democrats warn of ‘hollowed out’ leadership after army chief resigns amid clashes with Hegseth
Sudden departure of Daniel Driscoll comes after Pentagon chief removed senior officers and blocked promotions, prompting warnings of a leadership crisisA senior Senate Democrat accused Pentagon secretary Pete Hegseth of having “hollowed out” the army’s senior ranks after its top civilian leader resigned after months of internal clashes with Hegseth.No official reason was given for army secretary D...
Army secretary resigns after clashes with Hegseth as Democrats warn of ‘hollowed out’ leadership
The sudden departure of Daniel Driscoll comes after Pentagon chief removed senior officers and blocked promotions, prompting warnings of a leadership crisisA senior Senate Democrat accused Pentagon secretary Pete Hegseth of having “hollowed out” the Army’s senior ranks after its top civilian leader resigned after months of internal clashes with Hegseth.No official reason was given for army secreta...
Stop doing memes and throwing shade, Carney tells Trump
"Stop doing memes, stop throwing shade, and stop trying to be tough."
Florida executes 74-year-old man, 14th state prisoner put to death this year
Harold Lucas, sentenced to death over 1976 murder, killed by lethal injection as state continues execution rushA Florida man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends was executed Tuesday evening.Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was pronounced dead at 6.18pm following a three-drug injection starting at 6pm at Florida state prison near Starke, ...
News live: Five Australians confirmed safe after Nepal-Tibet flooding; Spender backs Contos’s call for opt-in algorithms
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCanavan says young boys turning to social media after getting ‘sick and tired of the feminisation’ in schoolsAhead of Chanel Contos’s address to the National Press Club, Matt Canavan has blamed the “feminisation of our curriculum” for the proliferation of algorithms serving up “manosphere” content.They’re sick and...
Could the man who murdered a Christian missionary and his sons walk free in India?
Dara Singh is serving a life sentence for burning alive Graham Staines and his two sons in Odisha in 1999.
US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls
US lawmakers are trying to identify which foreign countries are the biggest sources of unlawful robocalls targeting Americans, as Congress steps up efforts to combat a surge in phone scams. The inquiry follows a string of US government reports tying much of the financial damage from scams to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications...
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US could ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to obtain passports for children
Proposal offers look at how state department could enforce Trump order targeting what it calls ‘birth tourism’The US state department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status as part of Donald Trump’s latest effort to limit birthright citizenship.The draft guidance, reviewed by Reuters, is the first ...
US may require parents to prove citizenship to get passports for their children
Proposal is how state department could enforce Trump’s executive order targeting what it calls ‘birth tourism’The US state department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status as part of Donald Trump’s latest effort to limit birthright citizenship.The draft guidance, reviewed by Reuters, is the first ...
US urges G20 to cut trade imbalances, focus on China
US Treasury Secretary Bessent urges other G20 countries to do more to protect their economies from Chinese imports.
What's behind France's plan to survey school children on sexual violence?
For the first time, France's annual school questionnaire on bullying — which has been handed out to pupils since 2023 — will include questions on sexual violence. Pupils will be able to choose whether or not to they wish to remain anonymous in this questionnaire, to be distributed in November
Cleveland police to get £2m extra to tackle serious crime in Middlesbrough
Cash announced after horror car crash that killed two police officers and house fire in which woman and young girl diedCleveland’s police force is to receive a £2m funding boost to tackle serious crime, after the home secretary said successive high-profile crimes in the Middlesbrough area had led to a “sense of disquiet” in the community.Shabana Mahmood and the prime minister, Andy Burnham, paid t...
Cup noodles made with cold water? BBC tries Japan's viral snack
The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan's latest food trend, instant noodles made using cold water.
Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report says
Taiwan’s defence ministry has warned that the People’s Liberation Army is stepping up its preparations for a blockade of the island, adding that it is sharpening its plans to break such a cordon in response. The assessment was made in the ministry’s “2026 China Military Power Report”, which was submitted to the legislature this week along with its five-year force development plan and next year’s p...
Dozens arrested after fatal pre-dawn shootout in Dutch village
Police urged people in Overasselt to stay indoors after one person died and 34 were arrestedAuthorities have arrested 34 people, including French, Belgian and Algerian nationals, after a person died in a pre-dawn shootout in a Dutch village reportedly linked to a notorious drug lord.Police urged people in Overasselt, near the German border, to stay indoors with doors and windows shut in case furth...
Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as Trump vows more strikes on Iran
U.S. forces launched new strikes Tuesday on targets connected to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, marking a second round of attacks this week as the U.S. and Iran return to hostilities.
US energy secretary will travel to Venezuela to unveil oil arrangement
Venezuela's National Assembly voted to back the 65-billion-barrel oil deal, despite no details being publicly released.
US and Iran exchange more airstrikes, fuelling fears of wider return to hostilities
Attacks on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and reprisals against US bases in Middle East quash hopes that flare-up last weekend was limited in natureThe US has launched new airstrikes on Iranian targets, prompting counter strikes by Tehran targeting American interests in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq, fuelling concerns about a wider renewal of hostilities.US Marine Corps base Camp Titin in Jordan w...
Ariana Grande makes emotional tour exit and steps back from public life
The star makes an emotional farewell as she wraps up a tour she's described as her "last hurrah".
Ariana Grande completes tour and steps back from public life
The star makes an emotional farewell as she wraps up a tour she's described as her "last hurrah".
Ariana Grande ends tour and steps back from public life
The star makes an emotional farewell as she wraps up a tour she's described as her "last hurrah".
Relief as five Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster found alive
Several missing Australians have been found since Tuesday morning, bringing the total citizens unaccounted for to 38Australians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so farA total of five Australians missing after devastating floods ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border last week have been found.Of the five Australians confirmed safe, one was found in Nepal, one in Tibet, China and three outside the ...