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Jake Lang, a pardoned January 6 rioter, posted a video of himself kicking down the sculpture at Minnesota’s capitol Far-right influencer and US Senate candidate Jake Lang has been arrested after recording himself damaging an anti- ICE sculpture at Minnesota’s capitol amid the immigration and customs enforcement agency’s crackdown there. On 5 February, Lang, who received a presidential pardon from…

Although tech stocks and cryptocurrencies suffered recent falls, investors largely shrugged off geopolitical tensions The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 50,000 for the first time, as ballooning tech valuations, robust corporate earnings and hopes of lower interest rates drive it to new highs. Leading stock markets on Wall Street came under pressure earlier this week as technology stocks fel…

Video deleted by White House breaks through numbness barrier and raises further questions about fitness for office It is a singular if highly dubious distinction of Donald Trump’s pungent contribution to the political discourse to have essentially bankrupted the English language’s capacity for outrage. So unremitting and extreme have been the avalanche of affronts since Trump descended the golden…

Indictment alleges Dr John Stevenson Bynon Jr changed the records of five patients, three of whom died A Houston doctor has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant – including some who died later, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Dr John Stevenson Bynon Jr was indicted by a grand jury in Houston in Janua…

Material did not have legally obligatory imprint clarifying that it was funded and distributed by political party Reform UK will face a police investigation in Gorton and Denton after admitting that it sent out letters from a “concerned neighbour” which did not state that they had been distributed and funded by the party. Greater Manchester police confirmed it had received a report about the brea…

Properties in London and Wiltshire targeted by officers investigating alleged leaks to late child sex offender Police are searching two properties connected to Peter Mandelson as part of an investigation into claims that he passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein. A Metropolitan police statement, which did not name Mandelson, said searches were taking place in Camden, north London,…

Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari reluctant to share details of $10bn trust in row with Christie’s auction house A high court battle over a Picasso painting has shone a light on the offshore financial structures of an Iranian-born businessman who paid for Nigel Farage’s £50,000 trip to Davos. The details about Sasan Ghandehari, who funded Farage’s tickets to the summit, emerged in court papers about a …

Two coins celebrating Queen Elizabeth II criticised for failing to resemble late monarch Two Australian coins commemorating Queen Elizabeth II have been criticised for failing to resemble the late monarch. The $5 (£2.56) and 50c (26p) silver coins, created by Royal Australian Mint to commemorate the centenary of the queen’s birth, were released in an online ballot that closed on Wednesday. Contin…

Peer and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser met disgraced financier before formal foundation of Global Counsel Boss of lobbying firm founded with Peter Mandelson quits Peter Mandelson’s former lobbying firm sought work with companies controlled by the governments of Russia and China shortly after he left ministerial office, according to emails the disgraced former minister forwarded to the convicted child sex…

Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when chair of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sources A Labour minister was provided with intelligence files gathered on journalists investigating the thinktank that helped propel Keir Starmer to power, the Guardian has learned. The documents were personally given to Josh Simons, now a minister in the Cabinet Office, when he was chair of…

Zubayar al-Bakoush is suspected in Libya attack resulting in deaths of US ambassador and three other Americans The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, announced on Friday the arrest of a “key participant” in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four US government officials, including the US ambassador to Libya , J Christopher Stevens. Bondi said the suspect, Zubayar al-Bakoush, was taken in…

Noel Gallagher and Harry Styles lead way, and sales of jeans in general rise faster than wider fashion market The UK was one of Levi’s fastest-growing markets last year as British trend leaders from Harry Styles to Noel Gallagher and Grime Gran were spotted in the brand’s kit. Lucia Marcuzzo, the managing director of the European operations at the US company famous for its denim jeans, said the r…

Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he denies Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast As opposition to the arrival of Israeli president Isaac Herzog in Australia intensifies – with mass protests planned and some Labor MPs condemning his invitation – a coalition of Australian and Palestinian legal gro…

Letter expresses concerns agreement may involve ‘serious violations of international human rights law’ The UN has called on the UK and France to halt the controversial “one in one out” asylum system, warning that there may be “serious violations of international human rights law”. Nine experts, who include seven special rapporteurs, wrote a 20-page letter to Downing Street and Paris on 8 December…

Police investigating whether blast that injured at least 169 others at Friday prayers in Islamabad was suicide attack A bomb ripped through a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan ’s capital during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and injuring at least 169 others, according to officials. Police said they were investigating whether the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. There were fea…