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Fox News star Maria Bartiromo is out at the network

Fox News star Maria Bartiromo is out at the network

Fox News suddently announced it had cut ties with anchor Maria Bartiromo after more than a dozen years.…

ICE officer faces federal charges for lying about shooting of Venezuelan immigrant

ICE officer faces federal charges for lying about shooting of Venezuelan immigrant

The charges represent a rare moment of the Justice Department seeking to hold immigration officers accountable.…

US billionaire Leon Black defies summons and sues Epstein panel

US billionaire Leon Black defies summons and sues Epstein panel

The lawsuit calls the House Oversight Committee's subpoenas, which ordered him to share nondisclosure agreements, "invalid".…

Stranded survivors in Nepal cross raging Trishuli River using zip line

Stranded survivors in Nepal cross raging Trishuli River using zip line

Survivors in relief camps in Nepal are struggling to get basic commodities like food and medicine…

Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Infantino

Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Infantino

The governing bodies have traded blows since Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.…

At least 14 Serbians targeted with advanced spyware

At least 14 Serbians targeted with advanced spyware

Student protesters among those hacked, Share Foundation says, but government denies spyingAt least 14 people from across Serbian civil society were ta…

Venezuelan opposition leader questions US oil deal with ‘illegitimate regime’

Venezuelan opposition leader questions US oil deal with ‘illegitimate regime’

María Corina Machado says interim government does not have democratic mandate to negotiate natural resourcesThe Venezuelan opposition leader, María Co…

How much oil is going through Hormuz? How data doesn’t match US claims

How much oil is going through Hormuz? How data doesn’t match US claims

Trump says the US is helping around 30 ships cross the waterway daily, but ship-tracking data suggests it's fewer.…

20 million children a year face online sexual abuse, UNICEF says

20 million children a year face online sexual abuse, UNICEF says

More than one in five children aged 12 to 17 were targeted on digital platforms, the UN children’s agency reports.…

Manchester synagogue attack: ministers seek to block M15 files from inquest

Manchester synagogue attack: ministers seek to block M15 files from inquest

Government lawyers tell coroner disclosing intelligence would pose serious risk to national securityMinisters are seeking to block intelligence materi…

Alarm as US domestic violence killings remain high despite drop in homicides

Alarm as US domestic violence killings remain high despite drop in homicides

Non-profits say requests for legal help and housing on rise amid Trump funding cuts for prevention and responseAs cities and states across the US repo…

Victims sue South African government over 1960 Sharpeville massacre

Victims sue South African government over 1960 Sharpeville massacre

Victims sue South African governed over 1960 Sharpeville massacre…

Kais Saied’s economic experiment has failed Tunisia

Kais Saied’s economic experiment has failed Tunisia

Saied’s promised path to self-reliance has deepened Tunisia’s economic crisis rather than resolving it.…

Reform UK gets another £4m from crypto billionaire pardoned by Donald Trump

Reform UK gets another £4m from crypto billionaire pardoned by Donald Trump

Ben Delo, who was convicted in 2022 for failure to apply anti-money laundering controls, is party’s second biggest donorReform UK has been given a fur…

‘We need a touch of humanity’: Swedish opposition pledges to help Britons facing deportation

‘We need a touch of humanity’: Swedish opposition pledges to help Britons facing deportation

Migration spokeperson says if Centre party wins power it will change law to end plight of British citizens hit by post-Brexit policyA leading Swedish …

Spain’s PM says no evidence ‘whatsoever’ Morocco behind Ceuta border breach

Spain’s PM says no evidence ‘whatsoever’ Morocco behind Ceuta border breach

Pedro Sánchez continues to defend Rabat after police report claiming border forces helped 70,000 cross borderEurope live – latest updatesSpain has see…

How Did Andy Burnham Do In First PMQs?

How Did Andy Burnham Do In First PMQs?

And, Nigel Farage speaks to Chris Mason…

DVLA withdraws tax conviction against Sadiq Khan after he says it was a scam

DVLA withdraws tax conviction against Sadiq Khan after he says it was a scam

The conviction against Sir Sadiq Khan is withdrawn after he was prosecuted in a car ownership scam.…

More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands

More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands

Rescuers found 44 survivors on board the vessel but bad weather meant they had to leave five bodies behind.…

Kyrgyzstan hosts pivotal SCO summit amid global geopolitical shifts

Kyrgyzstan hosts pivotal SCO summit amid global geopolitical shifts

Kyrgyzstan balances ties with global powers while leveraging its geography to secure economic and political opportunities.…

Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat

Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat

Mitchell Berman is among Democrats the party hopes can flip a Republican-leaning district in November’s midtermsDemocrats are targeting vulnerable sea…

Colorado’s Republican governor nominee linked to controversial anti-sex-trafficking ministry

Colorado’s Republican governor nominee linked to controversial anti-sex-trafficking ministry

Marx’s All Things Possible Florida model uses private funds for cop pay and surveillance tools without public oversightThe All Things Possible ministr…

Legendary Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko to retire from international football

Legendary Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko to retire from international football

The 40-year-old scored 73 goals in 151 appearances, making him Bosnia's most-capped ‌player and all-time leading scorer.…

Amelia Dimoldenberg to close doors of Chicken Shop Date

Amelia Dimoldenberg to close doors of Chicken Shop Date

Amelia Dimoldenberg announces she will end her popular YouTube series after more than a decade.…

Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92

At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, siste…

Dems demand DHS fund election security. And, journalist Gloria Steinem has died

Dems demand DHS fund election security. And, journalist Gloria Steinem has died

Two Democrats are demanding that Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of the midterms. And, trail-blazing journalist Gloria Steine…

The US and Venezuela: a century-old relationship drenched in oil

The US and Venezuela: a century-old relationship drenched in oil

A visual look at how Washington’s relationship with Caracas has gone from cordial to ‘predatory’Trump ally defends Venezuela oil deal amid ‘gunpoint d…

Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ

Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ

Donald Trump posted his own presidential rankings to Truth Social last week, separating past US presidents into six categories from ‘greatest’ to ‘fai…

Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live

Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live

Maryland judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order targeting what he termed ‘birth tourism’Hello and welcome to the US poli…

Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead

Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead

Claim relating to infamous apartheid-era shooting of protesters part of wave of litigation for apartheid-era crimesThe day dawned brightly on 21 March…