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Police confirm suspect is one of dead in incident at boys’ hockey game that injured four in PawtucketAt least three people are dead and three more hospitalized in critical condition in a mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, during a high school hockey match on Monday afternoon, the police said.The Pawtucket police chief, Tina Goncalves, told reporters at a news conference that the suspect is one of the dead. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/16/rhode-island-ice-rink-shooting-pawtucket Author : Sara Braun Publish date : 2026-02-16 22:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Seven in 10 experienced indirect racism, rising to nine in 10 Palestinian and Jewish students and staff, report finds. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Refugee Council of Australia has condemned a leaked proposal by the Liberal party to ban migrants from regions controlled by declared terrorist groups, describing the plan as an “appalling idea straight out of Donald Trump’s playbook”.Details of the leaked plan drafted under Sussan Ley emerged on Monday signalling a hardline approach to immigration as the party hemorrhages votes to One Nation.Any person applying to visit or migrate

Competing domestic priorities, Treasury borrowing limits and already nervous lenders are among the many obstaclesKeir Starmer has few options if he wants to increase annual defence spending by up to £14bn before the end of this parliament.In last summer’s spending review, the government set out plans to increase defence spending from 2.3% of national income, or gross domestic product (GDP), in 2024-25 – about £66bn, to 2.6% in 2028-29. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/16/keir-starmer-limited-options-further-defence-spending-rise Author : Phillip Inman Publish date : 2026-02-16 17:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.