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Judge called Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata’s deportation to the Democratic Republic of Congo ‘likely illegal’ A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring a Colombian woman back to the US from the Democratic Republic of Congo , after she was deported to the African country that had refused to accept her. The deportation of Adriana María Quiroz Zapata “was likely illegal”, the US di…

State-sponsored march through Muslim quarter of Old City saw protesters waving flags and chanting ‘Death to Arabs’ on anniversary of city’s annexation Israeli nationalist demonstrators chanted “Death to the Arabs”, “May your villages burn” and “Gaza is a graveyard” in a state-sponsored march through Jerusalem to mark the anniversary of the city’s capture and annexation. The annual assertion of Je…

Gautam Adani, richest man in Asia, was accused of conspiring to pay $250m in bribes to Indian government officials The US Department of Justice is dropping its fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, the richest man in Asia, after he hired a new legal team led by Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, according to new reports. In an undisclosed April meeting at the justice department, Tru…

The £20,000 award for writers aged 39 or under goes to Joy Is My Middle Name, a collection about navigating race, addiction and womanhood A debut poetry collection with themes including race, addiction and womanhood has won this year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize . American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney took home the £20,000 prize – awarded to writers aged 39 or under in honour of the Wel…

Greater Manchester mayor would need to win Josh Simons’s former seat to launch challenge against Starmer UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham now has a route back to parliament after the Labour MP for Makerfield announced he would stand down, triggering a byelection, and putting the senior politician in contention to become the party’s next leader. The Greater Manchester mayor confirmed…

Announcement of taskforce comes after resignations of two congressmen amid sexual misconduct allegations US politics live – latest updates House speaker Mike Johnson and the minority leader Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday announced a bipartisan effort to combat sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill. The “partnership” led by the chairs of the Republican and Democratic women’s caucuses – congresswomen Kat…

Jury set to deliberate and return a verdict on whether they believe AI firm and Altman are liable in case Closing arguments began on Thursday in Elon Musk ’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI , bringing the weeks-long courtroom battle between the two tech moguls nearer to a decision. A nine-person jury is set to deliberate and return a verdict on whether they believe the AI firm and Altman ar…

Groups say supreme court justice, who owns oil stocks, may be violating ethics codes by participating in certain cases The supreme court justice Samuel Alito, who owns stock in oil companies, may be violating court ethics codes by participating in certain cases that could benefit big oil, government watchdog groups say. In a Thursday letter , a coalition of watchdog organizations called on the Se…

Details of case in which group deny abusing girls for several years restricted amid dispute with media over transparency Six men have gone on trial at Bristol crown court accused of grooming and sexually assaulting vulnerable teenage girls in the city. They were allegedly part of a large group of men who abused girls over several years. All six men deny the charges against them, which involved “m…

Celeste Calocane gives evidence for first time at inquiry into Valdo Calocane’s 2023 attacks The mother of the man who killed three people in an attack in Nottingham in 2023 has told an inquiry that the mental health “system is broken” and until there is a crisis “no one listens to you”. Valdo Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to a suspended hospital order in January 2024 af…

A judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court decision Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email An Oklahoma judge on Thursday allowed Richard Glossip, a former death row prisoner, to be released on bond after almost 30 years behind bars, as he now awaits a retrial over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate time…

Media law experts cast doubt on viability of a defamation lawsuit promised by Netanyahu over Nicholas Kristof essay Israel ’s prime minister, Benjamin Nethanyahu , and foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, have threatened to sue the New York Times for defamation over the publication of an essay by Nicholas Kristof detailing allegations that Palestinian women, men and children have been raped and sexual…

All 11 onboard survived after the plane made an emergency landing near the Bahamas Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A military rescue crew in Florida has spoken of the “pretty miraculous” survival of all 11 people it saved from a plane crash in the Atlantic Ocean, and its own scramble to safety with five minutes of fuel left. Members of the 920th rescue wing, based at Patrick Spa…

Widespread nature of attacks prompts warnings that Moscow is trying to overwhelm air defence systems Russian missiles and drones are pounding Ukraine for a second day, as almost continuous heavy attacks hit the country, with Kyiv bearing the brunt of an assault that has killed at least eight people, including a 13-year-old, and injured 44 in the capital. The overnight attacks followed heavy dayli…

William Majcher was accused of helping Chinese police coerce a Vancouver-area real estate investor, accused of fraud, to return to China A retired police officer Canada accused of being an agent for China has been acquitted of national security charges after prosecutors failed to prove he acted illegally. William Majcher, who served in the RCMP’s financial crime unit, was charged in 2023 over all…