U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Amid Heightened Tensions
A U.S. fighter jet shot down the Iranian drone after it “unnecessarily maneuvered” toward the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
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Met police to launch investigation into alleged Mandelson-Epstein email leaks
Epstein files appear to show then business secretary passing market sensitive information to child sex offender• UK politics live – latest updatesThe Metropolitan police have formally launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Peter Mandelson leaked Downing Street emails and market sensitive information to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Documents from the Epstein files released in recent days appeared to show the then business secretary sent confidential details of internal discussions in a string of emails to the late financier in the aftermath of the financial crash. Continue reading...
Peter Mandelson launch criminal investigation over alleged leaks to Jeffrey Epstein – UK politics live
Files released by US apparently show Mandelson sending Epstein market-sensitive information while serving as business secretaryThe Department for Work and Pensions has named 12 disability experts with “lived experience of disability or long-term health conditions” who will sit on the steering group of the review looking at the future of the personal independence payment (Pip), a disability benefit. Stephen Timms, the minister leading the review, says:Disabled people deserve a system that truly supports them to live with independence and dignity, and that fairly reflects the reality of their lives today.That’s why we’re putting disabled people at the heart of this review – ensuring their voices shape the changes that will help them achieve better health, greater independence, and access to the right support when they need it.* Could we see a crunch point as soon as tomorrow over Mandelson?* Tories have an opposition day debate - could they force a vote on Mandelson vetting disclosure. Shadow cabinet sources tell me they’re thinking about it Continue reading...
House moves ahead with vote to end partial shutdown as it clears procedural hurdle – US politics live
Five-bill funding package and stopgap measure for DHS heads to House floor for debate and final voteTrump-Petro meeting could end in detente or discord with Colombia leaderDonald Trump has continued to sow doubt in the election system. While appearing on former deputy FBI director Dan Bongino’s podcast on Monday, the president called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting,” in at least “15 places”, although he did not clarify which ones.“The Republicans should say, ‘we want to take over’,” Trump said in the interview. Continue reading...
French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit
Prosecutors’ announcement comes amid a hardening of European attitudes to social media firmsEurope live – latest updatesProsecutors have raided the French headquarters of Elon Musk’s social media platform X and summoned the tech billionaire and the company’s former chief executive for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged cybercrime.“A search is under way by the cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office, the national police cyber unit and Europol,” the Paris prosecutors’ office said in a post on X on Tuesday, adding that it would no longer be publishing on the network. Continue reading...
Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Trump-brokered truce amid cold snap
Moscow launched ‘terrorising’ attack on energy grid as temperatures reached -20C, Ukrainian president saysVolodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Tuesday of violating an agreement with Donald Trump to hold off from attacking Ukraine’s energy systems in the depths of a freezing winter, as its forces carried out large-scale airstrikes on Kyiv on the eve of three-way talks in Abu Dhabi.Ukraine’s president said Moscow carried out a massive and “deliberate” attack overnight as temperatures in Kyiv plunged to -20C. It involved a record number of 71 ballistic missiles as well as 450 drones, he said, sent to destroy energy infrastructure. Continue reading...
US shoots down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier, navy says
Shahed-139 drone approached USS Abraham Lincoln ‘with unclear intent’ as US warships headed towards IranThe US military says it has shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively” approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying toward the carrier “with unclear intent” when it was shot down by a F-35 US fighter jet, US Central Command said on Tuesday. Continue reading...
New hate speech rules for NSW schools could stifle classroom discussions about Gaza, teachers warn
Premier says code of conduct is ‘not an attack on freedom of speech … or concern about Palestinians and innocent civilians in Gaza’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew hate speech guidelines under which school staff could be more easily sacked for comments in and outside the classroom could silence discussion of Gaza in New South Wales schools, teachers and legal experts say.The NSW government has moved to amend codes of conduct to explicitly prohibit hate speech across the state’s more than 3,000 government, independent and Catholic schools, effective immediately from Tuesday. Continue reading...