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Attack on residential part of M23-controlled city blamed by rebel group on government At least three people were killed in a drone attack in Goma early on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the M23 rebel group has said. The attack happened at about 4am in a residential neighbourhood in the city, which has been under M23 occupation since January 2025. Continue reading...

Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, will be offered to women for whom HRT is unsuitable More than 500,000 women in England are to be offered a drug on the NHS that prevents hot flushes. The green light for Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, comes after the medicines watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, authorised it for use on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Home secretary says ban on Pro-Palestinian rally ‘necessary to prevent public disorder’ after Met police raised concerns What is London’s al-Quds Day march and why has the event been banned? UK politics live – latest updates A pro-Palestinian march in London on Sunday has been banned by Shabana Mahmood after police warned of a risk of “serious public disorder”. The annual al-Quds Day march has dr…

A different New Orleans judge approved the trip while the actor remains out on bond in Mardi Gras battery case Shia LaBeouf ultimately did get permission to travel to his father’s baptism in Rome, days after the New Orleans courthouse handling the actor’s recent battery arrest initially denied his request to make the trip. LaBeouf, 39, first sought authorization to travel to the Italian capital w…

Maga world figures throw weight behind Maryam Rajavi, MEK’s leader, and Reza Pahlavi, the son of last Shah of Iran As a US battle group steamed to the Gulf in November 2002, competing Iraqi exiles, some championed by American insiders, jockeyed for position in the hopes of taking charge once George W Bush toppled Saddam Hussein. Bloomberg dubbed them “Iraq’s unruly opposition”. The most notorious…

Carston Woodhouse, running for Wright in Adelaide’s north, also claimed gender transitioning is an ‘illusion’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The South Australian Liberal party is standing by an election candidate who said same-sex marriage is not real, homosexuality can open up “demonic realms” and gender transitioning is an “illusion”. Carston Woodhouse is running f…

Documents filed at Companies House over 2022 deal could complicate row with UK over how money will be used Jersey authorities may be investigating whether cash raised by Roman Abramovich’s 2022 sale of Chelsea FC amounts to the proceeds of crime, according to documents filed at Companies House on Wednesday, potentially complicating a row with the UK government over how the money will be used. Acc…

The new president won office by promising to clean up crime, but his background is red rag to a bull for many Just south of Santiago, the tiny rural town of Paine is a quiet grid of painted abode facades, shaded squares and shuttered shop fronts as the summer holidays draw to a close. But the white-knuckle fear of crime that propelled its most famous son, José Antonio Kast, to a resounding victor…

Alleged offences occurred after pro-Palestinian activists gathered outside state parliament within hours of new laws taking effect Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two pro-Palestinian protesters have been charged with violating contentious new Queensland hate-speech laws, with one of them allegedly saying the banne…

The attacks, which included the firebombing of a childcare centre and torching of cars, were motivated by financial reward, magistrate finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Porsche-driving middleman has been sentenced to five years’ jail for managing a series of anti-Semitic attacks designed to divide Australian…

Hundreds of papers relating to his appointment as ambassador to the US to be put into public domain today Good morning and welcome to our coverage of UK politics with the news that the government is to release hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US later today . The documents will not be released until after Prime Minister’s Questions , meaning MPs…

First tranche expected to include Cabinet Office report warning of ‘reputational risk’ over ex-minister’s links to Epstein Hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US are expected to be released by Downing Street on Wednesday. The first tranche of files will include a two-page due diligence report by the Cabinet Office, which is likely to raise question…

Cheshire police and CPS say they were not told about inquiry into Prof Peter Hindmarsh before he gave evidence at nurse’s trial The police force behind the prosecution of the former nurse Lucy Letby has said it was not informed by a key expert witness before he gave evidence at her trial that he was under investigation over serious concerns in his medical work. The Crown Prosecution Service also …

The perpetrators were jailed for 15 years for robbery with violence in the east African country, where homophobic attacks are increasing The sentencing of two people who attacked and robbed two gay men in Kenya has been hailed by LGBTQ+ rights advocates as a breakthrough and a sign of hope for the country’s queer community. “Abel Meli & Another” were sentenced to 15 years in prison for robbery wi…

Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths Hedgehogs have been discovered to hear high-frequency ultrasound, raising hopes that they could be deterred from dangerous roads with ultrasound repellers. Vehicles are estimated to kill up to one in three hedgehogs, a big factor in the much-loved mammal’s drastic decline across Europe over rece…