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• U.S. forces can capture ISIS terrorists

  02-12-2015 22:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  U.S. special operations forces headed into Iraq and Syria may be given authorities to capture ISIS terrorists, and interrogate them for intelligence, even though there is no current framework for where such individuals could be held and questioned, according to two U.S. officials.
  
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• Canada and France opening new consulates in Greenland's capital amid Trump pressure

  07-02-2026 04:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Canada opened its consulate in Greenland's capital and the first French consul to the Danish territory arrived on Friday, following the Trump administration’s efforts to acquire the island."I am en route to Nuuk for the opening of Canada’s new consulate — strengthening Canada’s presence, partnerships, and leadership in the Arctic," Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand wrote on X Friday morning, later posting a video of the Canadian flag being raised in Nuuk.She was
  
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• Far-right influencer and US Senate candidate arrested for damaging anti-ICE sculpture

  06-02-2026 23:10 via theguardian.com
  Jake Lang, a pardoned January 6 rioter, posted a video of himself kicking down the sculpture at Minnesota’s capitolFar-right influencer and US Senate candidate Jake Lang has been arrested after recording himself damaging an anti-ICE sculpture at Minnesota’s capitol amid the immigration and customs enforcement agency’s crackdown there.On 5 February, Lang, who received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump over his role in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol, posted a v
  
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• White House takes down Trump’s racist video about Obamas after outrage over ‘vile, unhinged’ post – live

  06-02-2026 23:07 via theguardian.com
  Multiple outlets cite a senior Trump official as saying, ‘a White House staffer erroneously made the post’Trump shares video with racist imagery of ObamasTop Democrats in Congress have condemned Donald Trump for sharing a racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama that depicts them as apes.Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, called the president a “vile, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder”. He noted that the Obamas were “brilliant, compassionate and patriot
  
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• Dow Jones hits 50,000 milestone amid tech gains and hopes of lower interest rates

  06-02-2026 22:31 via theguardian.com
  Although tech stocks and cryptocurrencies suffered recent falls, investors largely shrugged off geopolitical tensions The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 50,000 for the first time, as ballooning tech valuations, robust corporate earnings and hopes of lower interest rates drive it to new highs.Leading stock markets on Wall Street came under pressure earlier this week as technology stocks fell amid scrutiny of extraordinary levels of investment into artificial intelligence. Continue reading..
  
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• Labour minister ordered intelligence report on journalists

  06-02-2026 22:27 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when chair of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sourcesA Labour minister commissioned and reviewed an intelligence report on journalists investigating the thinktank that helped propel Keir Starmer to power, the Guardian has learned.The research was ordered and subsequently reviewed by Josh Simons, now a minister in the Cabinet Office, when he was chair of Labour Together, according to sources and documents seen by the Guardian. Continue r
  
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• Trump’s toxic, racist video surpasses previous levels of debasement

  06-02-2026 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Video deleted by White House breaks through numbness barrier and raises further questions about fitness for officeIt is a singular if highly dubious distinction of Donald Trump’s pungent contribution to the political discourse to have essentially bankrupted the English language’s capacity for outrage.So unremitting and extreme have been the avalanche of affronts since Trump descended the golden escalator in Trump Tower in 2015 to declare his presidential candidacy that even his most
  
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• Texas doctor indicted on charges he falsified records to block patients’ liver transplants

  06-02-2026 21:57 via theguardian.com
  Indictment alleges Dr John Stevenson Bynon Jr changed the records of five patients, three of whom diedA Houston doctor has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant – including some who died later, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.Dr John Stevenson Bynon Jr was indicted by a grand jury in Houston in January on five counts of false statements relating to healthcare matters. Continue reading...
  
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• Dow crosses 50,000 for the first time ever

  06-02-2026 21:10 via abcnews.go.com
  A market surge propelled the Dow to a new record high.
  
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• Reform faces police investigation over ‘concerned neighbour’ byelection letters

  06-02-2026 20:34 via theguardian.com
  Material distributed in Gorton and Denton did not have legally required imprint stating it was funded by partyReform UK will face a police investigation in Gorton and Denton after admitting it sent out letters from a “concerned neighbour” which did not state they had been funded and distributed by the party.Greater Manchester police confirmed it had received a report about the breach of electoral law and said it would investigate. The Electoral Commission said the omission was a matt
  
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• Mandelson lobbying firm sought work with Russia and China state companies, Epstein emails show

  06-02-2026 20:06 via theguardian.com
  Former minister and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser met disgraced financier before formal foundation of Global CounselBoss of lobbying firm founded with Peter Mandelson quitsPeter Mandelson’s former lobbying firm sought work with companies controlled by the governments of Russia and China shortly after he left ministerial office, according to emails the disgraced former minister forwarded to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The emails show how Mandelson and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser scra
  
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• White House takes down racist video shared by Trump about Obamas after backlash

  06-02-2026 19:54 via abcnews.go.com
  President Trump shared a video that included a racist animation of Barack and Michelle Obama, prompting backlash and the White House to later take it down.
  
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• Police search two homes connected to Peter Mandelson over Epstein scandal

  06-02-2026 19:45 via theguardian.com
  Properties in London and Wiltshire targeted by officers investigating alleged leaks to late child sex offenderPolice are searching two properties connected to Peter Mandelson as part of an investigation into claims that he passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein.A Metropolitan police statement, which did not name Mandelson, said searches were taking place in Camden, north London, and Wiltshire. Mandelson has been living in a rented property in Wiltshire since being sacked as ambas
  
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• WATCH: WH offers shifting explanations of why Gabbard was at Georgia election office raid

  06-02-2026 19:33 via abcnews.go.com
  President Donald Trump on Thursday again shifted explanations of why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was at a FBI search of a Georgia election office where 2020 ballots were seized.
  
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• Lindsey Graham abruptly ends meeting after Lebanese general refuses to label Hezbollah terrorists

  06-02-2026 19:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., swiftly pulled the plug on a meeting with Lebanese Chief of Defense Gen. Rodolphe Haykal after the Lebanese official refused to confirm that the Iranian regime-backed Hezbollah movement is a terrorist organization.Graham posted to X a blunt message about his frustration with the state of Lebanon in particular and Mideast power politics in general. "I just had a very brief meeting with the Lebanese Chief of Defense General Rodolphe Haykal. I asked him point
  
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• Iranian official says nuclear talks will continue after US, Tehran negotiations had 'a good start' in Oman

  06-02-2026 19:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that indirect nuclear talks with the U.S. in Oman were "a good start" and that there was a "consensus" that the negotiations would continue."After a long period without dialogue, our viewpoints were conveyed, and our concerns were expressed. Our interests, the rights of the Iranian people, and all matters that needed to be stated were presented in a very positive atmosphere, and the other side’s views were also heard," Araghchi said."It was a go
  
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• WATCH: Benghazi attack suspect caught, extradited to US, DOJ says

  06-02-2026 19:24 via abcnews.go.com
  The suspect landed in Andrews Air Force Base, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
  
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• Court battle over Picasso art exposes offshore finances of Farage’s billionaire Davos sponsor

  06-02-2026 19:18 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari reluctant to share details of $10bn trust in row with Christie’s auction houseA high court battle over a Picasso painting has shone a light on the offshore financial structures of an Iranian-born businessman who paid for Nigel Farage’s £50,000 trip to Davos.The details about Sasan Ghandehari, who funded Farage’s tickets to the summit, emerged in court papers about a £4m claim brought by a British Virgin Islands firm, which has accused Chr
  
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• WATCH: Urgent search for Nancy Guthrie intensifies

  06-02-2026 19:04 via abcnews.go.com
  The FBI is now jointly investigating the case and offering a $50,000 reward
  
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• Queen’s image on Australian commemorative coins likened to Shrek

  06-02-2026 19:01 via theguardian.com
  Two coins celebrating Queen Elizabeth II criticised for failing to resemble late monarchTwo Australian coins commemorating Queen Elizabeth II have been criticised for failing to resemble the late monarch.The $5 (£2.56) and 50c (26p) silver coins, created by Royal Australian Mint to commemorate the centenary of the queen’s birth, were released in an online ballot that closed on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Russian military intelligence official shot in Moscow: report

  06-02-2026 18:32 via foxnews.com
  
  A Russian military intelligence figure was shot in the nation's capital city on Friday, according to The Associated Press.Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev was shot multiple times by an unidentified attacker at an apartment building and was hospitalized, Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko noted in a statement, according to the AP.President Vladimir Putin was informed about the attack, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who added that law enforcement agencies need to step up prot
  
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• Calls to postpone presidential election as Storm Leonardo lashes Portugal and Spain

  06-02-2026 18:28 via theguardian.com
  Portugal’s far-right Chega party has said vote should be delayed as state of calamity declared in 69 areasHeavy rains and strong winds have continued to batter parts of Spain and Portugal, causing at least two deaths, forcing the evacuation of more than 7,000 people and prompting calls to postpone the second-round of Portugal’s presidential election.Storm Leonardo, which has lashed the Iberian peninsula this week, has led the Portuguese government to extend the current state of calam
  
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• WATCH: Team USA gears up for Milan Cortina opening ceremony

  06-02-2026 18:25 via abcnews.go.com
  Maggie Rulli caught up with Team USA's Freestyle Women's Moguls as they tried on their opening ceremony looks.
  
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• Pam Bondi announces arrest of ‘key participant’ in 2012 Benghazi attack

  06-02-2026 18:15 via theguardian.com
  Zubayar al-Bakoush is suspected in Libya attack resulting in deaths of US ambassador and three other AmericansThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, announced on Friday the arrest of a “key participant” in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four US government officials, including the US ambassador to Libya, J Christopher Stevens.Bondi said the suspect, Zubayar al-Bakoush, was taken into US custody at 3am ET on Friday. “We will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fu
  
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• Iran says ‘good start’ made in talks with US over nuclear programme

  06-02-2026 16:59 via theguardian.com
  Indirect talks end with agreement to maintain diplomatic path and possible continuation in coming days, officials sayIndirect talks between Iran and the US on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme ended on Friday with a broad agreement to maintain a diplomatic path, possibly with further talks in the coming days, according to statements from Iran and the Omani hosts.The relieved Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, described the eight hours of meetings as a “good start” c
  
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• Russia blames Ukraine for attempted assassination of top general – as it happened

  06-02-2026 16:28 via theguardian.com
  This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereHundreds of protesters gathered in Milan on Friday to oppose the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the closure of schools and streets in the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.Reuters reported that protesters – mostly students with signs reading “ICE out” – assembled in Piazzale Leonardo da Vinci, in front of a building of the Politecnico Unive
  
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• Levi’s sales grow in UK as celebrities drive denim revival

  06-02-2026 16:21 via theguardian.com
  Noel Gallagher and Harry Styles lead way, and sales of jeans in general rise faster than wider fashion marketThe UK was one of Levi’s fastest-growing markets last year as British trend leaders from Harry Styles to Noel Gallagher and Grime Gran were spotted in the brand’s kit.Lucia Marcuzzo, the managing director of the European operations at the US company famous for its denim jeans, said the revival of 1990s trends had boosted sales of its classic 501s. New trends such as baggy jean
  
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• Iran’s foreign minister says talks with US were ‘ a very good start’ but are ‘over for now’ – as it happened

  06-02-2026 16:06 via theguardian.com
  This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIt is the first time the US and Iran have sat down for face-to-face negotiations since June last year, when Israel launched attacks on Iran that sparked a war marked by tit-for-tat airstrikes, with the US also joining the fray. It effectively ended the US-Iran talks that were held in the weeks prior to the conflict aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement.More recently, Donald Trump has been threatening to strike Iran for more than
  
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• Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after Moscow shooting

  06-02-2026 16:01 via theguardian.com
  Deputy director of Russia’s military intelligence agency shot several times in the stairwell of his apartmentA top Russian military official who plays a major role in the country’s intelligence services has been taken to hospital after being shot in Moscow, state media has reported.Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev was shot several times on the stairwell of his apartment on Friday by an unknown gunman in the north-west of the city and is in critical condition, according to reports. Continue
  
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• Mosque bombing in Pakistan capital kills at least 31 people

  06-02-2026 15:57 via theguardian.com
  Police investigating whether blast that injured at least 169 at Friday prayers in Islamabad was suicide attackAn explosion has ripped through a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and injuring at least 169 others, according to officials. Police said they were investigating whether the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.There were fears the death toll from the blast at the Khadija al-Kubra mosque in Islamabad could rise as some
  
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