Prosecutors look into sex-for-votes scandal after killing of Congress lawyer leads to investigation of her former boss Prosecutors in Peru are investigating a sex-for-votes scandal in the country’s Congress after uncovering an alleged prostitution ring inside the widely-loathed chamber. The investigation began after hired killers fired more than 40 rounds into a taxi carrying Andrea…
Accused in Brian Thompson killing was in court in New York on federal charges – which could carry the death penalty When Luigi Mangione walked into a Manhattan federal courtroom on Thursday afternoon, he looked like any number of smartly dressed defendants prosecuted here – not someone accused of a brutal murder on the streets…
Members of Congress had been racing for agreement before Friday deadline after Trump earlier rejected bipartisan plan US politics – live updates Donald Trump threw his support behind House Republicans’ new plan to avert a government shutdown a day after the president-elect torpedoed a bipartisan plan to fund the government and plunged Capitol Hill into…
Live updates: Trump backs new GOP plan to avoid a government shutdown and lift the debt limit The Associated Press House Republicans to Offer New Plan to Avoid a Government Shutdown: Live Updates The New York Times Live updates: Government shutdown looms, Trump transition news | CNN Politics CNN House Republicans agree on Plan B government funding bill…
The deployment of European troops could provide security guarantees to Ukraine and play to Trump’s insistence that Europe carry more weight on defense.
Ingrid Lewis-Martin and her son allegedly used power to ‘illegally influence city decisions in exchange for cash’ A former chief adviser to New York’s mayor, Eric Adams, surrendered to city prosecutors on Thursday to face criminal charges related to an ongoing investigation of the mayor and his circle. Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a powerful adviser of Adams,…
Cyclone leaves Indian Ocean island in ruins, photos show The Washington Post Scenes of a Cyclone’s Destruction in Mayotte, France The New York Times France’s Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a day he won’t forget The Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron met with anger from Mayotte residents, days after devastating cyclone CNN Cyclone Chido death toll…
City network faces ‘challenging period’ between now and New Year’s Eve; Victorian Liberal MPs will decide whether Moira Deeming should be allowed back. Follow the day’s news headlines live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Emily Wind. Commuters in Sydney…
Keir Starmer understood to be on the cusp of appointing Labour grandee to key post at start of Trump presidency Peter Mandelson is set to become Britain’s next ambassador to the US, the first time a politician has been appointed to the role for almost half a century. It is understood that Keir Starmer is…
Chinese autonomous trucking company TuSimple has rebranded to CreateAI, with a focus on video games and animation, the company announced Thursday.
