The Guardian

Texas murder trial underway with 19-year-old accused of stabbing fellow high schooler

Case draws nationwide attention amid debate over racial tensions, as defendant is Black and slain student was whiteTestimony has been unfolding in the murder trial of a 19-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a fellow high schooler during a track meet in Texas more than a year ago.The case has drawn nationwide attention amid debate over racial tensions, as defendant Karmelo Anthony is Black and slain 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was white. Prosecutors allege Anthony stabbed Metcalf during a Frisco

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BBC World

A sari for Mars: Outfit worn by Indian 'rocket woman' at US museum

Isro scientist Nandini Harinath wore the sari on the "single most critical day" of India's Mars mission.

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The Guardian

Essex woman jailed for life for poisoning baby son with cocktail of drugs

Emma Barnett killed her one-year-old after a court ruling he be taken away from herA mother who poisoned her one-year-old son with a lethal cocktail of prescription medications added to milk in a baby bottle has been jailed for life for his murder.Emma Barnett, 36, killed her son Oakley before he could be taken into care after a family court hearing ordered that he be removed from her. Continue reading...

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BBC World

Why are devastating mice plagues happening in Australia?

Crops are being ravaged and homes are being invaded by the rodents - and it’s costing farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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NY Times World

Pamela Hicks, Lady-in-Waiting to Elizabeth II of Britain, Dies at 97

The queen’s third cousin, she was a bridesmaid at the royal wedding in 1947, and witnessed firsthand pivotal moments in British history.

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BBC World

Fall in official Ebola numbers appears to be good news but it's not that simple

There are now 380 confirmed cases of Ebola in DR Congo, far lower than initial estimates of suspected cases, writes Fergus Walsh.

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BBC World

Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72

The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.

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BBC World

US stocks slump as fears over Big Tech shake Wall Street

The Nasdaq saw its biggest daily fall since early 2025.

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The Guardian

US man who plotted with au pair to murder wife given life sentence

Brendan Banfield convicted of killing Christine Banfield and man lured to couple’s Virginia home as fall guyA Virginia man who was having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife and a man who was lured to the couple’s home as a fall guy.Brendan Banfield, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) law enforcement officer, claimed he shot Joseph Ryan after he came across Ryan attacking his wife on the morning of

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NY Times World

A Sherpa Survived 6 Days Alone on Everest. His Family Says He Was Abandoned.

Dawa Sherpa, 57, was found alive on Thursday, nearly a week after he was last seen on the mountain. His wife says more could have been done to find him sooner.

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NY Times World

France Opens Investigation Into Israeli Treatment of Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activists

Activists who were detained with a flotilla trying to reach the Gaza Strip have said they were abused while in Israel’s custody. Israeli authorities have denied mistreating them.

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BBC World

From Nescafe to Ted Lasso: Anthony Head's life in pictures

Anthony Head, who first came to public attention for his role in 1980s Nescafe ads, has died at the age of 72.

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WSJ World News

Opinion | Why U.S. Presidents Misjudge Putin

A scholar of the Russian dictator says he sees himself as his country’s eschatological defender against Satan and evil.

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The Guardian

Memo orders ICE to stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees

Acting director David Venturella rescinds Biden-era policy that required agency to report and investigate such deathsA memo issued by acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director David Venturella has ordered the federal agency to cease reporting the deaths of newly released detainees, in a change that could obscure the full human cost of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration mass detention policies.The move, first reported by the Washington Post, rescinds a 2021 policy impleme

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The Guardian

Thames Water should be nationalised, says Andy Burnham

Exclusive: Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate advocates public ownership of water companies as he prepares for potential leadership bidThames Water should be nationalised, Andy Burnham has said, revealing public ownership of water companies would “absolutely be an option” under his potential leadership of the Labour party.Burnham, Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection, has previously called for “greater public control” over the companies. In an interview with the Guardian, he has

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The Guardian

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 ballroomNo 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

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WSJ World News

At Russia’s Davos, Putin Tells His Soldiers to Keep Fighting

The Kremlin chief rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to meet and appeared more interested in boosting relations with the American right.

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The Guardian

Two men convicted of wounding journalist ‘on orders of Iran’

Pouria Zeraati of Iran International TV was stabbed three times outside his London home in attempt to ‘silence’ himTwo men have been found guilty of involvement in a targeted knife attack on an Iranian journalist in London said to have been carried out on behalf of the regime in Tehran.Pouria Zeraati, a British journalist of Iranian origin, was working for Iran International, a Farsi-language dissident broadcaster, when he was stabbed in the leg outside his west London home in 2024. Continue rea

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BBC World

Putin says there is 'no point' meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war

The Russian president's refusal comes after his Ukrainian counterpart wrote an open letter calling for face-to-face talks.

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The Guardian

Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet and reaffirms Ukraine war aims

Russian president describes letter from his Ukrainian counterpart as rude and says he can no point in face-to-face talksVladimir Putin has rejected an offer from Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold a face-to-face meeting, insisting instead that Russia will achieve its war goals in Ukraine, including seizing all of the eastern Donbas region.Speaking at the Saint Petersburg economic forum, the Russian president described the open letter from his Ukrainian counterpart containing the offer as rude. He refus

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