5 h. ago Violent protests in Bangladesh as mob set fire to newspaper offices leaving journalists trapped inside

Two major newspapers, the Bengali-language Prothom Alo and English-language Daily Star were set on fire late on Thursday night by the rioters.

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10 h. ago Man with HIV bit police officers after arriving at neighbour's home with flowers

Adrian Simcox, 41, refused to leave his neighbour's home and kicked out at officers before violently headbutting the cage inside a police van.

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3 d. ago Brown University shooting leaves students, community frustrated with official response

The effort to find a man who walked onto Brown University’s campus and shot nearly a dozen students in a crowded lecture hall has raised serious questions about the school’s security systems and the urgency of the investigation itself

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4 d. ago ‘It’s a timebomb’: Ghana grapples with mass exodus of nurses as thousands head to the west

An estimated 6,000 nurses left in 2024 for roles in countries including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Three nurses explain what made them decide to leave or stayWhen Bright Ansah, a nursing officer in Accra, goes searching for colleagues who have failed to show up for a shift at the overstretched hospital where he works, he knows where to look. “When you see ‘In God we trust’ on their WhatsApp status, that’s when you know they’re already in the US,” he says.The motto of the US has been co-opted by Ghanaian medical professionals who are leaving the west African nation in droves. Many believe their faith has finally been rewarded when, after years of planning, they reach the promised land of the well-equipped, well-resourced hospitals of the US. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago US agents increasingly arresting Afghan asylum seekers, lawyers say: ‘A huge chilling effect’

Lawyers say people ‘don’t feel safe to leave their home’ as officials target recent arrivals and those awaiting hearingsImmigration agents appear to be increasingly arresting and detaining Afghan asylum seekers, especially men, who have arrived in the US recently and are awaiting court hearings to decide their cases.Amir – an asylum seeker who came to the US via Mexico in 2024 – was driving home from his English class in Bloomington, Indiana just after noon on Monday, when he was pulled over by an unmarked police vehicle. Minutes later, the asylum seeker from Afghanistan was cuffed and driven to a detention center. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago UK travel chaos as Storm Bram brings 90mph winds and power cut warning

Storm Bram is causing major disruption across the UK with 90mph winds, widespread flooding, and severe travel chaos, leaving thousands without power as Met Office warnings remain in force.

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1 week ago Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt and a suspect in custody, officials say

Police in Frankfort, Kentucky, say a shooting at Kentucky State University has left one person dead and one in critical condition

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1 week ago ‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth

He is the prickly, hotheaded journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Making Cover-Up, a film about his astonishing life and countless scoops, was never going to be easyOne morning last month, Seymour Hersh set off to buy a newspaper. The reporter walked for 30 minutes, covered six blocks of his neighbourhood, Georgetown in Washington DC, and didn’t see a single sign of life. No newsstands on street corners selling the glossies and the dailies. No self-service kiosk where you can slide in a dollar and pull out a paper. “Finally, I found a drugstore that had two copies of the New York Times in the back,” Hersh recalls. He bought one for himself. He can’t help but wonder whether anybody bought the second.Hersh was born in Chicago in 1937, the year the Hindenburg airship blew up and the aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific. That makes him a man of hot metal, the media’s ancient mariner, with metaphorical newsprint on his f...

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1 week ago Karoline Leavitt’s brother furious over new report that contradicts official narrative about his son’s mother

Michael Leavitt denied involvement in the arrest of his son’s mother

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2 w. ago Federal judge appears skeptical of Trump's ongoing command of California National Guard troops

A federal judge has questioned the Trump administration’s authority and need to maintain command of California National Guard troops it first deployed to Los Angeles in June following violent protests

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2 w. ago US citizen chased by federal agents in New Orleans says she was targeted because ‘I’m brown’

Home security videos shows Jacelynn Guzman, 23, telling masked officers following her to ‘leave me alone’A US citizen who was seen on home security video being chased by masked federal agents outside New Orleans amid the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown says she surmises that she was pursued because “I’m brown”.“I have no idea why they targeted me,” Jacelynn Guzman told the Guardian reporting partner WWL Louisiana on Thursday, a day after the video in question was taken and subsequently went viral online. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police officer who groped colleagues and 'twerked' at leaving do sacked

PC Pritchard was found to have groped a woman officer's breasts on the dancefloor and twice touched a male officer to the groin area

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2 w. ago Dramatic moment FIVE cars swoop on Brazilian mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew to hurl her in ICE detention

Bruna Ferreira was nabbed by officers on November 12 while attempting to leave her condo in Revere, Massachusetts, to pick up her son Michael, 11, from school.

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2 w. ago Female cop grabbed colleague's neck in bid to kiss him saying 'you know you want to'

Brogan Canning targeted the officer on a night out – leaving him feeling “angry and embarrassed." After he rebuffed her advances, she asked him: “Do you think I’m fit?”

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3 w. ago Before Charlie Kirk was killed on their campus, students felt happy there. They want that again

Many knew little about the polarizing figure before Utah Valley University was thrust into the national spotlightThe spot where Charlie Kirk was killed is fenced off. The fountain beside it shut down. The American flags nearby hang low above the spot where he fell. Every so often, someone stops to leave flowers or say a prayer. There are far more police officers and security staff than before, and many linger around the venue, as if the campus itself hasn’t taken a full breath since that day.Back in 2019, Utah Valley University felt big and loud in the best way, a sprawling public campus of nearly 46,000 students and one of the most diverse in the state, with a large share of first-generation students. Then, on 10 September 2025, Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA and one of the country’s most polarizing conservative commentators, was shot on stage during a campus event. The attack sparked national outrage and political blame, adding to a long list of politically vio...

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3 w. ago Treasury watchdog raises new doubts over Labour's plan to tackle Channel small boats crisis, warning huge asylum hotel bill could leave Home Office with £1.4billion shortfall

According to the leaked report, it suggested that demand for asylum accommodation has grown and 'is now expected to cost £15.3 billion over the next 10 years'.

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3 w. ago Karoline Leavitt's family member 'abruptly arrested' by ICE after living in US for decades

 A woman with close family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers.

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3 w. ago Police called to ‘abandoned dog’ on roadside but the truth leaves officers laughing

Derbyshire Police were called to reports of a "small, bully type dog" tied up at the top of Slack Hill along Chesterfield Road, near Matlock, Derbys., by concerned members of the public

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4 w. ago Ana de Armas, 37, channels iconic meme of Nicole Kidman leaving her lawyer's office after Tom Cruise divorce was finalised following her own split from the Hollywood actor

Ana de Armas, 37, walked with a spring in her step on Thursday following her split from Tom Cruise, 63, after their nine-month romance.

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4 w. ago Horror as grizzly bear ATTACKS children on school trip leaving at least 11 kids and teachers injured

A GRIZZLY bear stormed a school and attacked children and teachers leaving at least 11 injured. Armed cops and conservation officers rushed to the scene but the "aggressive bear" is still on the loose, according to indigenous community Nuxalk Nation. Locals have been urged to stay indoors as authorities desperately hunt for the beast, Sky...

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