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Getty ImagesJohn Bolton, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to mishandling classified security information as part of notes he compiled for a book. Bolton, now a prominent critic of the US president, was indicted on 18 counts related to improper handling of classified material, and initially pleaded not guilty. On Friday, he admitted to a single charge of illegal retention of classified information. The documents he retained included diary entries containing national defence information, some of it classified at the top secret level.Bolton faces a prison sentence of up to five years and has agreed…
EPASir Keir Starmer announcing his resignationFor month after month, week after week, sometimes day after day, we have chronicled the unravelling of Sir Keir Starmer’s government.Nonetheless, it still prompted a sharp intake of breath on Monday morning to be standing in Downing Street yet again, awaiting another prime minister publicly reading the last rites on their time in the highest office.This wasn’t a leader brought down by scandal, as Boris Johnson was, nor economic calamity, as Liz Truss was.But there were parallels with the downfall of both Johnson and Truss: Sir Keir, like both of them, had lost the capacity…
Getty ImagesAfter days of record-breaking temperatures around Europe, officials have warned people to adjust their behaviour – even fit, young people – as health services report a sharp rise in life‑threatening emergencies.In London, the ambulance service faced its busiest day on record this week, with cardiac arrests up nearly a third, and is urging people to drink responsibly and avoid exercise outside. Parisians, meanwhile, will be restricted from drinking alcohol in public from noon through the night on both Friday and Saturday. Extreme heat puts immense physical strain on the body – made worse if you are dehydrated from drinking…
The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out.The Trevor Project, the leading nonprofit for suicide prevention in LGBTQ+ young people, may not be allowed to offer the service it had helped develop for the 988 Lifeline just a few years ago.The 988 hotline, which has been dubbed the 911 for mental health emergencies, is credited with reducing teen and young adult suicide deaths. It offers specialized options for certain groups, such as veterans and Spanish speakers,…
Moment woman pulled from rubble alive after Venezuela earthquakeFirst responders and volunteers pulled a survivor from under the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.2 hrs agoLatin America
Reuters51-year-old Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen pictured attending court on FridayA court in Germany has sentenced a man to life in prison for an attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg in 2024, in which six people were killed.The court imposed the maximum sentence on the defendant, Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, who is from Saudi Arabia. The 51-year-old was found guilty of murder.Prosecutors say he drove a rented BMW car at speeds of up to 48km/h (30mph) through the Christmas market in the centre of Magdeburg on 20 December 2024.They say the attack took place at 19:02 local time when the market was very crowded…
BBCIn mid-2020, while Covid lockdowns gripped the country, Luke and his wife decided to start a family.”All through my teens the message was clear: don’t have sex without a condom or you might get someone pregnant,” he says. “So, when you’re older, you expect everything to just happen normally. When it doesn’t, you don’t know what to do or where to go.”After 18 months without success, the couple saw their GP and were referred for further tests in hospital and at a fertility clinic.Over the next year or so, Luke says the focus was entirely on his wife. Appointments were…
‘It increases my pride’ – Great American State Fair kicks off in WashingtonThe 16-day event features attractions from all 50 states and is part of the country’s 250th celebration.10 hrs agoUS & Canada
How Washington DC’s Reflecting Pool became a global talking pointA liner along the bottom of the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC was cut with a sharp knife or razor earlier this month, an official at the National Park Service has said.Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the park service, said in a court filing on Thursday that US Park Police had responded to a report of an incident on 9 June regarding the pool’s liner, which caused damage to the foam sealant that had been installed as part of a recent multi-million dollar rehabilitation project.Earlier this week, US President…
Aerial footage reveals destruction in coastal VenezuelaMulti-storey buildings have collapsed in La Guaira following two major earthquakes on Wednesday.2 hrs agoLatin America