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US military says it carried out an airstrike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in latest attack in region The US ⁠military ⁠ said on ​Tuesday ⁠it killed ⁠five ​people ‌after ‌an airstrike on a ‌suspected drug-trafficking vessel in ​the ⁠eastern Pacific. Tuesday’s strike was among more than 70 such attacks since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second presidency, according to media tallies. Colle…

We are apparently to believe Raheem Kassam calling Kemi a ‘Nigerian scammer’ was racist and not racist at the same time Back to the future. Some of us can remember the days when the key to surviving a nuclear war was to kneel down under the kitchen table and keep your eyes closed till you were incinerated or died of radiation poisoning. Now the government wants you to hoard some baked beans and a…

Government-backed Warm Home Loans scheme to help households cut energy bills by hundreds of pounds Households across the UK can now cut their energy bills by hundreds of pounds a year at no upfront cost by applying for interest-free or “low-interest” loans to fund upgrades such as heat pumps, batteries and solar panels. The government-backed Warm Home Loans scheme, which launched on Tuesday, coul…

Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identity The final ice patch has vanished from Slovenia’s Triglav glacier, the latest Alpine casualty of Europe’s scorching summer. The once mighty ice mass lost 93% of its surface area between 1983 and 2003, shrinking to cover less than a hectare of overheated rock, but went on to surprise re…

The patient was at a facility in Minneola, Florida, while the surgeon operated remotely from another facility A Florida surgeon has performed the first telerobotic operation between two US hospitals, removing the prostate of a man with cancer from 35 miles away, according to officials. Dr Vipul Patel, founder and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth Celebration in sub…

Home of wealthy developer Stephen Cloobeck searched in connection to sexual misconduct inquiry into Swalwell Federal law enforcement agents searched a home in suburban Los Angeles early on Tuesday as part of an investigation into Eric Swalwell , who resigned from Congress amid a wave of sexual misconduct allegations, a law enforcement official and two people familiar with the investigation told t…

Authorities demanded he hand over his passport after loss to Lula but far-right senator remains unaccounted for The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has not been seen since Monday and missed a Tuesday-morning deadline to hand his passport to the federal police, fuelling rumours that he may have fled Brazil after losing Sunday’s presidential election. A supreme court justice cancelled Bolsonaro’…

Frontline near Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine quiet for first time in years ahead of planned evacuation Europe live – latest updates A local ceasefire in a southern Ukrainian city under Russian occupation appeared to be holding on Tuesday, with both sides ceasing drone attacks, ahead of an apparent evacuation of about 2,000 trapped and desperate civilians. The temporary truce began at …

Retailers also report jump in purchases of wind-up radios and torches to deal with extreme weather and cyber-attacks Sales of tinned foods, bottled water, wind-up radios and torches have surged after the UK government advised households to prepare for emergencies . Retailers have reported a jump in sales of items linked to preparation for emergencies such as extreme weather or cyber-attacks. The …

Four men on trial charged with sexually assaulting Joanne Young while she was sedated, restrained and blindfolded A woman’s world was “tilted on its axis” when she discovered that for years her former husband had been drugging her and inviting men into their family home to sexually assault her while she was restrained and blindfolded, a court has been told. Businessman Philip Young advertised his…

Liberal-National MP Garth Hamilton says he has ‘witnessed three interactions between cars and people at pre-poll, two accidental’ Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast A Liberal-National MP has called for a rethink of pre-poll voting at federal elections, including potentially shortening the amount of time booths are open, amid concerns of threats to voters and volunteers…

Investigation recommends government changes legislation so staff assessing people for home support packages can correct the outcome Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Greens leader, David Shoebridge, has used a scathing report from the commonwealth ombudsman to press the government to use the last two sitting weeks of parliament to restore human override to its “unfa…

The prime minister’s disapproval rating increases to 56%, the equal highest in Essential polls since he took the job in 2022 Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s primary vote is back on par with Labor in the latest Guardian Essential poll, with Anthony Albanese’s public disapproval rising to its equal highest on record and more Australians than ever before b…

Jennifer Shuford is expected to leave her post after midterm elections ‘to spend more time with my family’ The deputy director and chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will resign after six months on the job, according to an agency email obtained by the Guardian. Dr Jennifer Shuford was appointed by Donald Trump in April as part of a four-person senior lea…

Matthew Unglesbee admitted to sending the letters to four unidentified politicians, officials say An Illinois man accused of sending letters containing suspicious white powder to four members of Congress has been arrested after he allegedly wrote his own name and return address on the envelopes, according to authorities. Matthew Unglesbee, 36, of Quincy, remained in the custody of US marshals on …