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Lawmaker from Estonia says photo celebrates ‘the greatest war criminal of the 21st century’Donald Trump has apparently added a framed photo of himself standing with Vladimir Putin to the White House decor, prompting criticism from a senator, members of the media and beyond.Newly surfaced photos from the Palm Room, which connects the West Wing to the executive residence, show a framed image of the US president and the Russian president […]

Anthony Kazmierczak faces federal assault charges after he appeared to spray the congresswoman with liquid from a syringeThe Department of Justice has filed federal charges against the man accused of attacking Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday. In newly filed court documents, a close associate told investigators that the alleged attacker previously said that “someone should kill” the Minnesota lawmaker.Local police arrested and booked […]

Federal transportation regulator to investigate after child in Santa Monica sustained minor injuries from incidentThe US’s federal transportation regulator said Thursday it had opened an investigation after a Waymo self-driving vehicle struck a child near an elementary school in southern California last week, causing minor injuries.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the child in Santa Monica ran across the street on 23 January from behind a double parked SUV […]

Agency updates guidance after increase in reports of condition to the yellow card schemePatients on weight-loss jabs should be aware there is a small risk of developing severe acute pancreatitis, the UK medicines regulator has said.About 1.6 million adults in England, Wales and Scotland used GLP-1 medication, such as semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro), between early 2024 and early 2025 to lose weight, according to recent research. Continue reading...Source: […]

Avaaraq Olsen tells content creators to think before making jokes after German tried to raise Stars and Stripes in NuukThe mayor of Greenland’s capital has called on media professionals and content creators to act responsibly after a German comedian’s failed attempt to hoist the US flag.Maxi Schafroth, 41, a Bavarian comic, tried to run up the Stars and Stripes on a flagpole near the cultural centre in Nuuk but was […]

US president says he made appeal to Russian leader, but no ceasefire has been confirmed by Moscow or KyivDonald Trump has claimed Vladimir Putin agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for one week after he issued a personal appeal to the Russian leader due to the extreme cold in Ukraine.The short-term ceasefire, which has not been confirmed by either Ukraine or Russia, was announced during a cabinet meeting […]

PM will also push states and territories to work out details of looming gun buyback program. Follow today’s news updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn 2024-25, there were more than 2.3m incidents of unauthorised use of restrictive practices against NDIS participants, including locking people in rooms, sedated with medicine, or physically holding them down.Across the year 739,418 people were affected by unauthorised restraints, which […]

Operations were paused indefinitely in 2021 due to escalating violence in the region.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Iran’s foreign minister labelled the EU as hypocritical after designating the IRGC a "terrorist" organisation.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article