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Abrupt exit for charge d’affaires who stood in after Peter Mandelson’s removal as US ambassador A diplomat in Washington who stood in as interim ambassador after the sacking of Peter Mandelson has abruptly left his post. In a brief statement, a Foreign Office spokesman said: “James Roscoe has left his post.” No further explanation was officially given on Tuesday night for the departure of Roscoe,…

Tom Phillips on life in the country four months after the US abduction of the former president Nicolás Maduro “The last time I flew out of Venezuela was right at the start of August 2024, just after the disputed presidential election,” the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips , tells Annie Kelly . “It was a moment of real turmoil. There was a huge wave of repression that was unfol…

At annual I/O conference, company debuts a product for everyday consumers to create autonomous AI agents Google announced Tuesday that it would expand its search bar, the centerpiece of the most-visited website in the world, with a heavy dose of artificial intelligence. The tech giant is also trying its hand at hi-tech glasses again, more than a decade after wearers of its first eyewear were dubb…

Move brings an end to a 60 day visa-free stay that was agreed with 93 countries, including the UK, US and much of Europe Thailand is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals, officials said on Tuesday. Tourism is vital to the south-east Asian nation’s economy, but foreign arrivals are yet to r…

Massie says opponents ‘decided to buy the seat’ as victory for Ed Gallrein shows strength of president’s grip on party Midterm primaries – live updates Donald Trump displayed his supremacy over the Republican party on Tuesday when voters in northern Kentucky rejected the maverick congressman Thomas Massie in favour of the US president’s hand-picked challenger. Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy Seal and…

The firearms the shooters, aged 17 and 18, used in the fatal rampage were registered to one of their parents The two teenage assailants responsible for a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, rushed toward the mosque “fully armored” with handguns and rifles, authorities said. A security guard shot and struck one of the shooters, according to members of the mosque – but the…

In new Netflix documentary, pop superstar says she ‘got through it, again’, referring back to successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005 Kylie Minogue has revealed that in early 2021 she was diagnosed with cancer for a second time, after diagnosis and successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005. The pop star discussed the previously unannounced diagnosis in a new Netflix documentary entitl…

Single strike on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in the coastal Tyre province killed 10, including three children and three women, health ministry says Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s health ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite a fragile, US-b…

Retail sources rebuff government proposal as ‘unjustified’ and likely to push costs up across board UK supermarkets have been asked by the government to consider freezing the prices of some essential foodstuffs to protect the public from inflation fuelled by the Middle East conflict. Retailers rejected the plan, criticising its potential cost amid rising taxes, fuel and energy costs and arguing i…

Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050 British homes will need air conditioning to survive predicted levels of global heating, the government’s climate advisers have warned in a report, as measures such as drawing curtains, opening windows and growing trees for shade are not likely to be enough. Air conditioning should be inst…

The government must act to redress the unequal impact of climate change, or risk rising temperatures making disparities worse UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns It may not always feel like it, but Britons are going to have to get used to living in a hot country. Temperatures are already 1.4C above the historic norm, and he…

National Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’ The cost of the government’s £38bn nuclear plant in Suffolk is subject to “significant uncertainty” and may outweigh the benefits for UK households until at least 2064, according to the government’s spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that although t…

Altadena group pans report as ‘pages of deflection’ and cites reliance on ‘department insiders’ rather than residents Los Angeles county fire officials did not discriminate on the basis of race or socioeconomic status and did not delay in their evacuation orders during last year’s deadly Eaton fire in Altadena , a consulting firm found on Monday. At the behest of the county and its fire departmen…

NSW police establish crime scene at Canley Heights home after two pairs of men present at different hospitals Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One man has died and four others are in a serious condition after an alleged shooting at a Sydney home on Tuesday night. A crime scene was set up in Canley Heights, in the c…

Hollingworth, appointed governor general by John Howard in 2001, resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church Former governor general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church, has died. Hollingworth, who devoted much of his life to fighting poverty, served as the Anglican archbishop of Brisbane for 11 years from 199…