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Trump administration argues that 90-year precedent that stops presidents from removing officers ‘must be overruled’In a statement, Pamela Smith said she was “deeply humbled, grateful and deeply appreciative” of her time in her role, which she described as the “greatest honor” of her career. She gave thanks to the mayor for appointing her in 2023 and supporting her throughout her tenure, which she acknowledged had been both “challenging and rewarding”.Smith adds that “tremendous progress” has been made but the city is not at “zero percent crime” yet.I am confident that the department is in a strong position and that the

Officials track public sentiment, noting negative impact of ‘videos with sounds of children crying’ as parents arrestedState and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats to agents while compiling regular updates on public “sentiment” surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by the Associated Press.The intelligence gathering comes even as officials have released few details about the first arrests made last week as part of “Catahoula Crunch”, prompting calls for greater transparency from local officials who say they have

Ukrainian president’s discussions with leaders of UK, France and Germany come after US-Ukraine talks in Florida failed to achieve breakthroughSee all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine’s Zelenskyy will come to Brussels late on Monday for further meetings after his talks with British, French and German leaders in London, Nato has just confirmed.He will be meeting with the alliance’s secretary general Mark Rutte and the EU leaders, commission president Ursula von der Leyen, and council president António Costa, it said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/dec/08/ukraine-zelenskyy-starmer-merz-macron-london-trump-russia-europe-news-latest-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-12-08 10:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Reform campaign accused by ex-councillor of falsely reporting expenses during Farage’s run to become MP last yearThe Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has been urged to “come clean” over his election campaign in Clacton after a former aide claimed his party breached spending rules.Farage’s campaign has been accused of falsely reporting his election expenses during his successful run to become an MP last year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/08/nigel-farage-reform-uk-election-spending-clacton-expenses Author : Kevin Rawlinson Publish date : 2025-12-08 08:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former Nationals leader and ex-deputy prime minister confirms long-awaited move on MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBarnaby Joyce says he is “philosophically aligned” with One Nation after finalising his long-anticipated move to Pauline Hanson’s rightwing party.Joyce completed his defection from the Nationals on Monday, appearing with “fellow traveller” Hanson to confirm he would sit as a One Nation MP for the remainder of the term. He would lead the party’s New South Wales Senate ticket at the next federal election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/barnaby-joyce-joins-one-nation-pauline-hanson Author

China’s ambassador summoned over alleged weekend incident that saw Chinese J-15 fighter aircraft twice train their radar on Japanese F-15sJapan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has vowed to “respond calmly and resolutely” after Chinese military aircraft were accused of twice locking radar on to Japanese fighter jets south-east of Okinawa’s main island at the weekend.Takaichi told reporters on Sunday that Japan would take all possible measures to strengthen surveillance of maritime and airspace and closely monitor the Chinese military’s activities, amid worsening tensions between the two countries. On Sunday, China’s ambassador was summoned. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/08/japan-china-radar-fighter-jets-claims Author :

Georgia lawmaker says colleagues who made fun of president before 2024 win now support him out of fearRepublicans in Congress privately made fun of Donald Trump only to come around to support him when he won their party’s 2024 White House nomination, outgoing GOP House member Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Sunday.“I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks, making fun of me constantly for supporting him, to when he won the primary in 2024, they all started – excuse my language, Lesley – kissing his ass,” Greene, a Georgia

Shadow housing minister urges Liberals to seriously address housing affordability. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese and Ley respond to tragic firefighter deathThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has issued a statement after the death of a firefighter who was battling a blaze at Bulahdelah on the NSW mid-north coast.My heart goes out to the loved ones and colleagues of the firefighter who has tragically lost their life in the Bulahdelah bushfire. All Australians are thinking of you in your time of grief.This terrible news is a sombre reminder of the dangers that

Police think incident at airport car park involved theft of a suitcase and ‘people known to each other’A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after people were allegedly attacked with a “form of pepper spray” at a multistorey car park at Heathrow airport Terminal 3, police have said.The Metropolitan police said armed officers were called to the terminal’s car park at about 8.11am to a report of people being assaulted. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/07/man-arrested-after-people-attacked-with-form-of-pepper-spray-at-heathrow-terminal-3-car-park Author : Emine Sinmaz Publish date : 2025-12-07 18:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former Beatle argues use of terms for meat-free products ‘encourages attitudes essential to our health’Paul McCartney has joined calls for the EU to reject efforts to ban the use of terms such as “sausage” and “burger” for vegetarian foods.The former Beatle has joined eight British MPs who have written to the European Commission arguing that a ban approved in October by the European parliament would address a nonexistent problem while slowing progress on climate goals. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/07/paul-mccartney-urges-eu-to-drop-ban-on-veggie-burgers-and-sausages Author : Jasper Jolly Publish date : 2025-12-07 16:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Man charged with attempted murder less than four months after Iryna Zarutska was killed in unrelated knife attackPolice in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with critically injuring another person in a stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train, just a few months after a Ukrainian refugee riding one of the city’s trains was killed in an unrelated knife attack.Oscar Solarzano, 33, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon and other crimes stemming from the Friday afternoon attack in which he wielded a large knife, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said in a news release. Continue reading... Source link

Actor speaks out over controversy around American Eagle advert in the summer that critics say flirted with eugenicsThe actor Sydney Sweeney has said she should have addressed the controversy surrounding her American Eagle jeans advert, which was accused by critics of flirting with eugenics, saying not doing so “widened the divide” between people.Sweeney, who made her name in HBO’s Euphoria and has since become a leading Hollywood star, told People magazine she regretted staying silent during the row, in which Donald Trump at one point intervened. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/07/sydney-sweeney-says-her-silence-over-jeans-advert-backlash-widened-the-divide Author : Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

PM hails former deputy and says ‘she’s going to be a major voice in the Labour movement’Pat McFadden has defended the chancellor’s decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap at last week’s budget, which is estimated to cost £3bn a year by 2029-30.The scrapping of the cap, which came amid intense pressure from Labour backbenchers, was welcomed by campaigners and charities who argue it is the most cost-effective way to cut child poverty.The manifesto that we fought the election on said that we would reduce child poverty. There are a number of ways to do that. We set up a

Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserveA wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.It was filmed dragging logs and establishing a lodge in a “perfect beaver habitat” on the River Wensun at Pensthorpe, a nature reserve near Fakenham in Norfolk. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/07/no-one-knows-where-it-came-from-first-wild-beaver-spotted-in-norfolk-for-400-years Author : Donna Ferguson Publish date : 2025-12-07 06:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Fire broke out at midnight in the popular club in Arpora in the North Goa district, according to reportsAt least 23 people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the Indian resort city of Goa, officials said.Several tourists were among the dead in the fire, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in the North Goa district, according to the Press Trust of India. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/06/several-tourists-among-killed-in-blaze-at-goa-nightclub Author : AFP Publish date : 2025-12-07 03:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Positive tone after Florida talks with Ukrainian president heading to London Street to see Starmer, Macron and Merz. What we know on day 1,383Three days of talks between Ukrainian and US officials in Miami, Florida produced no evident breakthrough by the end of Saturday. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he joined his negotiators for a “very substantive and constructive” call with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. “Ukraine is committed to continuing to work honestly with the American side to bring about real peace,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram, adding that the parties agreed on the next steps and a

Albanese says communications minister’s family trip to Thredbo was ‘completely within rules’. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese has also defended a $100k expense for communications minister Anika Wells, a staffer and a public servant to join the prime minister and foreign minister Penny Wong in New York for a United Nations meeting.Anika Wells was doing her job as the communications minister who is in charge of this world-leading, world-leading legislation, passed with bipartisan support, to give credit to Peter Dutton when he was opposition leader. And it was an important

Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoningCalifornia officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday. The toxic wild mushrooms are often mistaken for edible ones because of their appearance and taste. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/06/california-mushroom-poisoning Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-12-06 20:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Andrew Wolfe was shot in the head on 26 November, while Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuriesThe West Virginia national guard soldier who was wounded in the 26 November shooting that killed a colleague of his in Washington DC is “slowly healing”, according to West Virginia’s governor.Andrew Wolfe, 24, was shot alongside fellow West Virginia national guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, while they patrolled the US capital as part of the Trump administration’s push to deploy military members on to the city’s streets. Beckstrom died of her injuries the day after she was shot while Wolfe was hospitalized in critical

Malcolm Offord was unveiled as Reform UK’s latest recruit by party leader Nigel Farage in Falkirk on SaturdayReform UK has gained its first peer after a defection a from the Conservative party.Malcolm Offord was unveiled as Reform UK’s latest recruit by party leader Nigel Farage during a rally in Falkirk on Saturday. The businessman served as a Scotland Office minister under the last government and until recently was treasurer of the Scottish Conservatives. Offord confirmed his intentions to stand for Reform UK in next May’s Holyrood elections. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/06/reform-uk-gains-its-first-peer-after-conservative-party-defection-malcolm-offord Author : Geraldine McKelvie Publish date :

Four people arrested after protest against UK inequality claimed by civil-resistance group Take Back PowerPart of the Tower of London has been closed to visitors on a busy Saturday after food was thrown at a display case containing the crown jewels in a protest against inequality in the UK.Four people were arrested after the action, which was claimed by Take Back Power – a self-described new non-violent civil-resistance group. It said custard and apple crumble was flung at the case, which contained the imperial state crown. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/06/tower-of-london-closes-apple-crumble-thrown-on-crown-jewels-display-case Author : Kevin Rawlinson and agency Publish date

The Trump administration released a policy paper on Friday that made explicit Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right partiesThe protective shield over the Chornobyl disaster nuclear reactor in Ukraine has degraded enough after a drone strike earlier this year that it can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced.An inspection last week revealed that the steel confinement structure, which was painstakingly built at a cost of €1.5bn ($1.75bn) next to the destroyed reactor, “had lost its primary safety functions,” said Rafael Grossi, the IAEA director general. Continue reading... Source link :

Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko PetkovicThe Swedish navy encounters Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea on an “almost weekly” basis, its chief of operations has said, and is preparing for a further increase in the event of ceasefire or armistice in the Ukraine war.Capt Marko Petkovic said Moscow was “continuously reinforcing” its presence in the region, and sightings of its vessels were a regular part of life for the Swedish navy. Its “very common”, he said, adding that the number of sightings had increased in recent years. Continue reading... Source

Move from CDC advisers mirrors Trump team’s regressive approach to longstanding vaccine guidanceWho’s allowed to get the hepatitis B vaccine in the US now?Vaccine advisers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted on Friday morning to limit hepatitis B vaccines in a major move signaling the Trump administration’s regressive approach to vaccines that have been given safely and effectively for decades.The panel of advisers, hand-picked by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, decided to remove the well-established and far-reaching recommendation that all newborns in the US receive a hepatitis B vaccine. Continue reading... Source

Settlement one of US’s largest and comes after officer killed Konoa Wilson, who was running from teen shooting at himThe city of San Diego has agreed to pay a $30m settlement to the family of Konoa Wilson, the 16-year-old boy fatally shot in the back by a police officer while running away after narrowly missing another shooting by an unknown third party at a train station.The payout is the result of the wrongful death lawsuit Wilson’s family filed against the city in June, claiming the officer who shot the teen acted with “racial violence”. Wilson is half Black, family attorneys