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Lawyer for administration had apologized earlier for violating court order and admitted ‘mistake’ A US federal judge in Boston on Friday gave the Trump administration three weeks to “rectify the mistake” it made by deporting a college student to Honduras while she was traveling home to visit her family for Thanksgiving as he recommended it issue her a student visa. The US district judge, Richard …

After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve US citizens and permanent residents: have you been racially profiled by ICE? Family and friends of a Los Angeles man who was killed by an off-duty US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer over the holidays are urging local officials to arrest and prosecute the …

Tim Walz, state’s Democratic governor and Jacob Frey, Minneapolis mayor, have been vocal critics of immigration crackdown The US justice department is investigating Minnesota’s political leaders for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown there, according to multiple reports. The investigation, which CBS News first reported , marks an extrao…

Taking drug in pregnancy does not raise chances of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, ‘gold standard’ review finds Taking paracetamol in pregnancy does not increase the chance that the child will be autistic, or have ADHD or an intellectual disability, a “gold standard” review of the evidence has found. The findings debunk Donald Trump’s claims last September that the painkiller causes auti…

Body chaired by Trump tasked with overseeing reconstruction of Gaza and transitional administration The White House has released a list of officials appointed by Donald Trump to what he’s calling a “board of peace”, tasked with overseeing the reconstruction of Gaza, and its transitional administration. The names included US secretary of state Marco Rubio, former British prime minister Tony Blair,…

Reza Pahlavi sets out ambition to lead country his father once ruled, but many question his level of popular support Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s former pro-western monarch, has predicted the country’s Islamic regime will fall and claimed he is “uniquely” placed to head a successor government. His bid to assume the leadership of a possible new Iran follows weeks of mass protests that have left…

Two sides trade blows over defection while Conservative polling suggests economy is key weakness for Reform The Conservatives plan to intensify their attacks on Reform’s economic policy as they gear up for a fight to the death between the two big parties of the right, a battle brought to new levels of acrimony by Robert Jenrick’s defection . While Jenrick, the former shadow justice secretary, ins…

Craig Guildford’s retirement comes after inquiry found force used ‘exaggerated and untrue’ intelligence to justify ban The head of England’s second biggest police force has stepped down after an official inquiry found that “greatly exaggerated” intelligence was used to justify a ban on fans of an Israeli football team attending a match. Craig Guildford retired with immediate effect as chief const…

Full-time carer Martina Karos and Eleni Edwards, eight, were found dead at home in Salford A translator who became a full-time carer for her severely disabled eight-year-old daughter killed herself and her child after becoming “overwhelmed” by loneliness, a coroner concluded. Martina Karos, 40, and Eleni Edwards were found dead at their home in Salford, Greater Manchester, after police were calle…

Reform’s latest defector from the Tories is a politician whose eye has only ever been on his own ambition It’s come down to this. Watch any reality TV show and it won’t be long before you hear the lead presenter talking about how each contestant has been on a journey. It’s as though we can’t survive without a narrative structure. An attempt to give emotional meaning to something fundamentally mea…

Pre-empting rival’s defection cements her position as leader and gives pause for thought for any others who may follow It is never ideal in politics to have a senior colleague defect, hurling insults as they depart, but as the dust settles on Robert Jenrick’s move to Reform UK , many of the remaining Conservative MPs agree on one thing: it has left Kemi Badenoch stronger. “Historically, the party…

John Ratcliffe meets Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas less than two weeks after his agents helped to oust her precedessor The CIA chief whose agents reputedly played a key role in abducting Nicolás Maduro has flown to Venezuela to meet his successor as the sidelined opposition leader María Corina Machado vowed she would become the country’s first elected female president. Machado’s comments were broadc…

Song that topped Spotify in Sweden has been ruled ineligible after its creator was revealed to be partly AI-made A hit song has been excluded from Sweden’s official chart after it emerged the “artist” behind it is an AI creation. I know, you’re not mine – or Jag vet, du är inte min in Swedish – by a singer called Jacub has been a streaming success in Sweden, topping the Spotify rankings in the co…

Experts say central banks are increasingly stuffing their vaults as an insurance policy in a volatile world Fifteen minutes after takeoff, the call came for Serbia’s central bank governor: millions of dollars’ worth of gold bars, destined for a high-security Belgrade vault, had been left on the runway of a Swiss airport. In air freight – despite the extraordinary value of bullion – fresh flowers,…

Jeff Landry says US president is serious about acquiring the territory as US politicians make show of solidarity with Denmark Fear – but little preparation – as threat of invasion looms Donald Trump’s special envoy to Greenland has said a deal for Washington to take over the island “should and will be made” as a US congressional delegation visited Copenhagen in a show of support. Governor Jeff La…