Live Updates: Trump Praises Saudi Prince and Dismisses Question About Killing of Journalist
Hosting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Trump brushed off the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, saying, “Things happen.” Fighter jets and investment deals are on the leaders’ agenda today.
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The president is offering the crown prince fighter jets, a nuclear agreement and other deals as part of his efforts to collect investment and push forward on Middle East peace.
Cloudflare Outage Disrupts X, ChatGPT and Other Parts of the Internet
Services from Cloudflare, a software company, underpin thousands of websites, including X, Spotify and OpenAI. The company said a crash in a software system was to blame.
Senate agrees to automatically pass bill to release Epstein files as Trump claims to not care – US politics live
President says ‘I don’t care when the Senate passes the House Bill’ after it agrees to unanimous consent request to pass act as soon as legislation arrives from HouseHouse passes bill to release Epstein files with near-unanimous supportHow did your representative vote on releasing the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...
Senate approves bill to release Epstein files after near-unanimous House vote
Legislation next goes to Trump who indicated he would sign bill after he and his allies backed down from oppositionUS politics live – latest updatesThe Senate on Tuesday gave swift approval to legislation that will force the release of investigative files related to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, following a near-unanimous vote in the US House of Representatives and a reversal by Donald Trump and his Republican allies who relented after months of trying to forestall the bipartisan effort involving a scandal that has dogged the president since his return to the White House.The Senate acted by unanimous consent, which requires approval from each senator but does not require a formal roll call vote, expediting the process. Hours earlier, the House overwhelmingly approved the bill on a 427-1 tally. Continue reading...
Australia news live: Ley dodges question on cost of net zero; NSW to introduce prison time for Nazi chants
Home affairs minister says police have ‘significant’ powers under current law but discussions ongoing after recent neo-Nazi rally in Sydney. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome affairs minister adds conversations ongoing to make sure laws are ‘fit for purpose’ after neo-Nazi rallyBurke added that officials had “significant” powers under current law, but there were ongoing discussions following the neo-Nazi rally.As you’d expect, there are conversations that I’m having with my department to make sure that all the laws that we have are fit for purpose, not only with my department, but obviously the different intelligence and law enforcement and security agencies that are within my portfolio as well.You’re always reviewing because the nature of the attack and the nature of what people want to do to our social cohesion is always changing. Continue reading...
British woman among four tourists killed in blizzard at nature reserve in Chile
Four people also rescued alive at popular Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia amid heavy snowfall and strong winds A British woman and four other foreign tourists have been killed in a blizzard at a nature reserve in southern Chile.Nine people went missing on Monday in the Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia, a popular tourist destination, amid heavy snowfall and winds reaching up to 120mph. Continue reading...
Trump officials wrongly deport trans woman in violation of court order
Officials admit ‘inadvertent removal’ after court ruled Britania Uriostegui Rios should not be sent to MexicoThe Trump administration is working to return another individual to the United States who was wrongfully deported to their home country in violation of a court order.Officials acknowledged in a court filing last week that Britania Uriostegui Rios, a transgender woman, was “inadvertently” deported to Mexico in violation of a March court order which ruled that she was likely to face torture if she returned there. Continue reading...
New York Times cuts ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails
Publication said it will not renew former treasury secretary’s contract in latest fallout after release of emailsThe New York Times is cutting ties with Larry Summers following the publication of a series of email exchanges the Harvard professor and economist had with Jeffrey Epstein.The former US treasury secretary said on Monday he would step back from public commitments after House Republicans released thousands of files relating to the late paedophile who in a 2018 email described himself as Summers’ “wing man”. Continue reading...
Lebanon says Israeli strike killed 13 people near Palestinian refugee camp
The Israeli military says it targeted Hamas members "operating in a training compound", which Hamas rejected as "fabrication and lies".