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DoJ says it will not ask US supreme court to rehear tariffs case despite president’s complaint on Truth Social The Trump administration said businesses seeking refunds of tariffs struck down by the US supreme court “will take time,” according to court documents filed by the justice department on Friday. The justice department did not say it plans to ask the supreme court to rehear the case, despi…

Actor, originally charged on two counts, accused of battery against third person in bar incident, sources say New Orleans police on Friday obtained a new warrant to arrest actor Shia LaBeouf in connection with a case that had already left him facing two counts of battery. The new warrant brings the number of people whom LaBeouf is accused of battering to three, multiple sources told Guardian repo…

Judge slashed a $667m damages award to Energy Transfer over Greenpeace’s role in Dakota Access Pipeline protests A North Dakota judge on Friday finalized a $345m judgment against Greenpeace in a lawsuit pursued by pipeline company Energy Transfer (ET.N) over the environmental group’s role in protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The final judgment by judge James Gion wa…

Neither president nor anyone in administration has reached out after Good was killed by immigration officer, says family The family of Renee Good, an unarmed US citizen and mother who was killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis last month, said in an interview with NBC News that neither Donald Trump nor anyone in his administration has contacted them since her death. “There’s a rea…

SA premier Peter Malinauskas warns residents to prepare for heavy falls and possible flash floods Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Late summer rain is causing havoc across Australia, with South Australia on flood watch, Victoria cleaning up after a downpour, and Sydney issuing a shark warning after heavy falls. Almost all of South Australia, much of western Victoria an…

Opposition leader Jess Wilson is under pressure to reveal her position on a deal with Pauline Hanson’s party as the state election approaches Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast While internal divisions have long been the Victorian Liberal party’s main obstacle to winning government , a new threat is emerging on its right flank: One Nation. Just four years ago, One Nation…

Home secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim voters Shabana Mahmood will press on with hardline immigration policies despite calls for a reversal from unions and left-leaning Labour MPs after the Green party’s byelection victory. Senior Labour sources insisted that the home secretary would continue to roll out changes to asylum policy, di…

Tehran’s ICBMs cannot currently reach the US, experts say, and White House has claimed its nuclear programme has been destroyed Donald Trump ’s likely cas us belli for an attack on Iran – which would be the largest US intervention since the Iraq war – is fraught with contradictions, and his top advisers have been left to cover for him as the White House makes the case for intervention. In his Sta…

As tensions between two countries reach high amid capture of Venezuela’s Maduro, US president says Cuba is in ‘trouble’ Donald Trump has suggested the US could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba as tensions between Washington and Havana reach a new high following the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro . As he left the White House for a campaigning event in Texas on Friday, Trump said: “Th…

The city’s mayor says the accident doesn’t appear to be the result of a technical issue but ‘was connected to the driver’ A tram derailed and crashed into a building in Milan on Friday, killing two people and injuring 38 others. One of the dead was hit by the tram as it derailed while the second victim was a passenger, the city’s mayor, Giuseppe Sala, told reporters at the scene. Continue reading…

Designer’s first catwalk for the brand in Milan flirts with bad taste with short, tight dresses and a diamante G-string Demna is fashion’s dark lord of apocalyptic streetwear. Gucci is the glossy sex kitten of Milan. Put the two together , and what do you get? Sex appeal that flirts with bad taste. At Demna’s first Gucci catwalk show, staged in Milan on Friday afternoon in front of an audience in…

Exclusive: memo came after Mike Huckabee’s remarks about Israel sparked alarm inside White House Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts direct to your inbox The US secretary of state Marco Rubio told ambassadors in the Middle East to stop making public comments that could inflame tensions and undermine Donald Trump’s pressure on Iran to relinquish its capacity to produce …

Darren Connor denies possession of offensive weapon in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse A man accused of entering a mosque in Manchester with an axe, a hammer and a knife also allegedly took in zip ties and a balaclava, a court has heard. Darren Connor, 55, appeared on Friday at Manchester magistrates court, where he denied possession of an offensive weapon in a public…

Ofcom says it could now apply to courts to issue fines and demand internet service providers to block access to site A suicide forum linked to multiple deaths in Britain has been ruled in breach of the Online Safety Act after it failed to properly block access to UK users when ordered to do so last year. Ofcom, the online regulator, said it could now apply to the courts to issue fines and demand …

Military reckoned ‘good’ Afghan insurgents were separate from ‘bad’ Pakistani insurgents but distinction has blurred Days after the Taliban swept to power in 2021, Pakistan’s then spymaster appeared in Kabul on what looked to many like a victory lap. Sipping tea in the lobby of the Afghan capital’s fanciest hotel, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed told reporters: “Don’t worry, everything will be OK.” This week …