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Remains of second US soldier who went missing in Morocco recovered
Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hikeThe remains of the second US army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, the army said on Wednesday, ending a multinational search operation ...
Remains of second US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hikeThe remains of the second US army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, the army said on Wednesday, ending a multinational search operation ...
NHS drugs go-ahead offers lifeline to children with rare muscle-wasting disease
Medicines watchdog approves two treatments for patients with spinal muscular atrophyHundreds of children with a rare muscle-wasting disease will be able to receive two drugs that can improve their survival in a move parents hailed as a “lifeline”.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
Typical English roast dinner potentially ‘drenched’ in 102 pesticides, says report
Greenpeace finds cocktail of pesticides including seven banned in EU may have been used on seven categories of vegetables and soft fruitIt is a beautiful early summer Sunday afternoon and you have stopped for a pub lunch. A waiter sets down a roast served with carrots, peas, parsnips, potatoes and o...
As Trump and Xi Meet in China, Why Typical Displays of Cultural Exchange Won’t Be on Show
Past meetings between the presidents of the U.S. and China have involved friendly displays of cultural exchange. Those gestures have largely dried up.
Israel’s ruling coalition proposes early elections amid ultra-Orthodox anger at Netanyahu
Prime minister under pressure over failure to grant military service exemptions as multi-party government looks at risk of collapseIsrael’s ruling coalition has submitted a proposal to dissolve parliament to pave the way for early elections as the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, came under mount...
Black Bear Fatally Mauls Uranium Contractor in Northern Canada
The attack, at a remote uranium mining site in northern Saskatchewan, was only the fourth fatal black bear encounter in the province’s recorded history, officials said.
Howard Lutnick said he had three ‘inconsequential’ meetings with Epstein
In House committee transcript, commerce secretary denied any further contact with disgraced financierSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, told lawmakers in a closed-door interview earlier this month that he met Jeffrey Epstein only three times a...
Howard Lutnick said he had three ‘meaningless and inconsequential’ meetings with Epstein
In House committee transcript, commerce secretary denied any further contact with disgraced financierSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, told lawmakers in a closed-door interview earlier this month that he met Jeffrey Epstein only three times a...
Australia politics live: Taylor unveils policy to block noncitizens from access to 17 benefits including paid parental leave
Opposition leader to give budget reply speech tonight. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHousing minister says first home buyers should be on better footing as soon as this weekend’s auctionsClare O’Neil, the housing minister, said the recent budget i...
Influencer detained in Tennessee over alleged confrontation involving gunfire
Dalton Eatherly, 28, known as Chud the Builder, accused of firing at another man outside courthouse in ClarksvilleAn influencer has been detained in Tennessee following his alleged involvement in a shooting, according to local police.On Wednesday afternoon, Dalton Eatherly, 28 – known online as Chud...
Alberta Petition to Break Away From Canada Is Dealt a Court Blow
A judge sided with an Indigenous group that had asked for a petition by separatists to force a vote on the oil-rich province seceding from Canada to be thrown out.
Australia politics live: Albanese denies tax reforms aimed at courting votes from growing gen Z cohort
Angus Taylor to give budget reply speech tonight. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor is outlining a new plan from the Coalition to block many welfare payments for noncitizens, part of the opposition’s rebuttal to the government’s budget on...
Netanyahu's office says he had secret meeting with UAE president - but Emirates deny claim
Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he secretly visited the United Arab Emirates earlier this year during the US-Israeli war with Iran - but the UAE has denied the trip took place.
Israel Says Netanyahu Made a Secret Trip to U.A.E., Which Says He Didn’t
The claim and the denial signaled both how close Israel and the United Arab Emirates have become, and how delicate that relationship remains.
Cartel corruption claims push US-Mexico relations to breaking point
With Mexico under pressure from Trump to tackle drug trafficking groups, analysts say ‘it’s the most tense situation since the 1980s’Relations between Mexico and the United States are being pushed to breaking point amid accusations by Washington that Mexican officials have been “in bed for years” wi...
As Starmer Rejects Calls to Resign, Some Make Comparisons to President Biden
In Britain, some argue that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by rejecting calls to step aside, risks repeating the mistakes of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort
Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigatedUS politics live – latest updatesJD Vance has threatened to “turn off” federal funding for government health insurance programs in states that refuse to comply with the Trump administration’s cra...
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 22 people, health ministry says
Eight children are among those reported dead after a series of air strikes hit the south of Beirut.
France Clears Cruise Ship to Sail After Norovirus Outbreak Sickens Dozens
The ship’s 1,700 passengers had been prevented from disembarking to Bordeaux for hours while officials investigated a wave of illness on board.
Republican redistricting effort is ‘evil incarnate’, Stacey Abrams tells new Guardian podcast
In interview with Stateside with Kai and Carter, Abrams says Republicans have raised the stakes beyond party linesFormer Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has slammed Republican-led states’ efforts to redraw their congressional maps to favor their party as “evil incarnate”.In an intervie...
Cynthia Shange, Who Defied Apartheid at a Beauty Pageant, Dies at 76
She was the first Black South African to enter the Miss World contest, placing in the top five in 1972.
Utah woman who wrote book on grief gets life without parole for killing husband
Kouri Richins was convicted for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanylSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband and was later found guilty of killing him has been senten...
Senate fails to curb Trump’s war on Iran even as Republican opposition grows
Resolution fails by 49-50, with Lisa Murkowski and fellow GOP members Rand Paul and Susan Collins voting in favorThe Senate on Wednesday rejected the seventh attempt by Democrats to force an end to American involvement in the war on Iran, even as the ranks of Republicans opposed to Donald Trump’s st...