Cyclone Narelle downgraded to tropical low but severe weather warnings remain for storm-ravaged WA

Iran War Live Updates: 12 U.S. Troops Injured in Attack on Saudi Base, Officials Say

Two of the Americans were seriously wounded in the strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base, the officials said, in one of the most serious breaches of American defenses since the war began on Feb. 28.

UAE targeted with missiles and drones – as it happened

This blog is closed. Follow our new liveblog hereMore now on India slashing taxes on diesel and petrol amid the global disruption in energy supplies: finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the move would “provide protection to consumers from rise in prices”.The country is one of the world’s largest crude oil importers and relies on foreign suppliers for more than 85% of its oil needs, with Russia being the biggest supplier. Continue reading...

Intense bombing in Tehran, Isfahan

Black smoke is rising over Tehran and Isfahan after early morning US-Israeli airstrikes on the cities.

House Republicans are ‘the only thing standing’ in the way of ending DHS shutdown, Hakeem Jeffries says – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking US News emailsPeter Ticktin, an 80-year-old Florida lawyer who has various ties to Donald Trump and represents some 2020 election deniers, has become an outspoken advocate for an emergency executive order on US elections that would overhaul voting rules and rights by ending machine and mail-in voting.The exact nature and extent of Ticktin’s contact and influence with Trump and other administration officials is not clear. But election experts and analysts see Ticktin’s push for an executive order as worrying, and part of a broader drive by fellow election conspiracists who are now promoting similar and legally dubious emergency order plans to revamp voting rules this year in order to boost Republican fortunes in the fall elections. Continue reading...

KP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown

At least 77 people killed in anti-corruption youth uprising in September, which began over a brief social media banPolice in Nepal arrested former prime minister KP Sharma Oli early on Saturday over the deaths of dozens of people during violent protests in September that toppled the government and resulted in new elections.Authorities arrested the powerful communist leader at his residence on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu. They also arrested Ramesh Lekhak, the former home minister who has been accused of ordering authorities to fire on protesters. Continue reading...

US House to vote on DHS funding as travel chaos deepens

The planned vote is unlikely to end the funding impasse as long security lines at US airports continue.

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Tiger Woods arrested for suspected DUI after rolling his car

Police are charging professional golfer Tiger Woods with driving under the influence for a second time.

Tiger Woods charged with driving under influence after crash

Tiger Woods is facing charges of driving under the influence after rolling his car in a crash in Florida.