58 h. ago Suspect charged with murder in shooting of Israeli embassy staffers

US attorney general says Chicago-based suspect believed to have acted alone in killing of couple at Jewish museumUS politics live – latest updatesThe US justice department on Thursday charged the lone suspect in a brazen attack that killed two young Israeli embassy staff members outside an event at the Jewish museum in downtown Washington DC with two counts of first degree murder.Jeanine Pirro, the interim US attorney for Washington, said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon that authorities were also investigating as a “hate crime and a crime of terrorism” the killings that left the US capital in shock as world leaders condemned the “horrible” and “antisemitic” shootings. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago At least 4 people involved in killing of Mexico City mayor's senior aides, police say

At least three vehicles and four people were involved in the killing of the personal secretary and a close adviser of Mexico City’s mayor

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4 d. ago Personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City’s mayor killed in brazen daylight attack

Members of Clara Brugada’s team shot dead by gunmen on motorcycle in attack in central part of the cityThe personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City’s mayor have been shot dead by gunmen in a brazen daylight attack in a central part of the city.Mayor Clara Brugada called the murder of her personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz a “direct attack”. The motive is under investigation, but Brugada promised that her government would “continue its relentless fight against insecurity”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City’s mayor killed in brazen attack

Members of Clara Brugada’s team shot dead by gunmen on motorcycle in attack in central part of the cityThe personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City’s mayor have been shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle in a brazen daylight attack in a central part of the city.Mayor Clara Brugada called the murder of her personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz a “direct attack”. Brugada said in a statement that the attack took place in the Moderna neighborhood.More details soon Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump news at a glance: Rubio now holds four titles after Waltz out as national security chief

Marco Rubio becomes the first person since Henry Kissinger to hold the national security adviser and secretary of state positions at the same time – key US politics stories from Thursday 1 MaySecretary of state Marco Rubio – ridiculed as “Little Marco” by Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries – has become one of the most powerful players in the president’s cabinet.Trump appointed Rubio interim national security adviser on Thursday after Mike Waltz was forced to leave the post, alongside his deputy, Alex Wong, as sources said officials had lost confidence in their leadership. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack

Tensions between the nuclear-armed countries have escalated after attack killed 26 people in disputed territory Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged gunfire across the volatile frontier in Kashmir for a second day, amid spiralling tensions after a brazen attack that killed 26 people at a popular tourist resort.The massacre has sent relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours into a dangerous downward spin. India and Pakistan have fought three wars, two over Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is divided between them but claimed fully by both. Continue reading...

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