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A plane carrying Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft’s windshield, the Pentagon said, adding Hegseth was safe. “The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe,” Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said … Read more

Four decades after prosecutors sent the wrong men to prison for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl from Long Island, New York, DNA obtained from a discarded straw has led to the indictment of a new suspect. A Nassau county grand jury on Tuesday indicted Richard Bilodeau, 63, of Center Moriches, on two … Read more

Adani has consistently sold coal from its Queensland mine far below market rates, according to claims made in new analysis, potentially reducing the royalties owed to the state government by hundreds of millions of dollars. The research director at the Australia Institute, Rod Campbell, calculated that Adani sold thermal coal from its Carmichael mine at … Read more

Even if the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza opens on Thursday, NGOs face big challenges distributing supplies to Gaza City and its surroundings in the north, the areas worst hit by hunger, experts say. Key roads are virtually impassable due to the massive destruction across the devastated territory or still controlled by Israeli forces. … Read more

The government shutdown festered into its third week on Wednesday after lawmakers failed to advance legislation that would restore funding, with Republicans and Democrats still at odds over spending priorities and healthcare provisions. The ninth failed Senate vote came as the parties gathered separately at the Capitol to accuse one another of being inflexible, while … Read more

Trump warns Israel could resume fighting ‘as soon as I say the word’ if Hamas don’t uphold deal Donald Trump has told CNN he would consider allowing Benjamin Netanyahu to resume military action in Gaza if Hamas refuses to uphold its end of the ceasefire deal, saying Israeli forces could return to the streets “as … Read more

Federal judge grants temporary restraining order, blocking mass firings of federal workers Judge Susan Illston has issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the firing of federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown. Share Updated at 15.18 EDT Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Senate fails to pass funding … Read more

Madagascar’s new military ruler will be sworn in as the country’s president on Friday, the military said on Wednesday, as the African Union suspended the island nation after a coup that ousted President Andry Rajoelina. The Indian Ocean nation has been plunged into its worst political upheaval in years after the elite Capsat army unit … Read more

So we’re here outside the U.S. embassy compound in Tehran. Here we have an apple with the CNN logo. The Twin Towers interspersed with the dollar sign. The Statue of Liberty. This is one of the most photographed walls, probably in all of Tehran. Americans know this as the former U.S. compound. But to Iranians, … Read more