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One person survived and two were killed, the military said, who were turned over to Costa Rican coast guardUS Southern Command announced on Friday that US forces carried out another “lethal kinetic strike” on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific which left one survivor and two people dead.After the strike, the military said that it “immediately notified US Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system” for three people who survived the strike. The coast guard said in a statement that one of its ships recovered two dead bodies and one survivor and turned them over to

Veteran broadcaster interviewed prominent female leaders including Margaret Thatcher and Hillary ClintonJenni Murray, the broadcaster who hosted BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 75.Murray joined the programme in 1987 and presented it until 2020, departing as its longest-serving presenter. She was awarded a damehood in 2011 in recognition of her contribution to broadcasting. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/20/former-bbc-womans-hour-presenter-jenni-murray-dies-aged-75 Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2026-03-20 19:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Lawsuit alleges university violated civil rights of Jewish and Israeli people in aftermath of war in GazaThe Trump administration renewed its assault on Harvard University on Friday, filing a lawsuit in Massachusetts alleging the Ivy League institution violated the civil rights of Jewish and Israeli people in the aftermath of the war in Gaza.The lawsuit, shared publicly by the New York Times, accuses Harvard of allowing anti-Israel protesters to operate on campus “with impunity” following the 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Gaza and Israel’s massive military response. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/trump-administration-new-harvard-lawsuit-antisemitism Author : Richard Luscombe Publish date :

Senior figures said to have been skeptical over Keir Starmer’s appointment of ‘arrogant’ veteran politician, later sacked over connections to Jeffrey EpsteinSign up for the Breaking US News US emailThe US military is deploying thousands of additional marines and sailors to the Middle East, three US officials told Reuters on Friday.One of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that the USS Boxer, along with the marine expeditionary unit onboard, were departing the west coast of the US about three weeks ahead of schedule. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/20/trump-mandelson-starmer-supreme-court-iran-us-politics-latest-news-updates Author : Marina Dunbar (now) and Tom Ambrose