Texas set to carry out first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa Pike
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·23h ago
Texas on Wednesday is scheduled to carry out the first execution in the US after the the botched lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week.
María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87
World news | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam and Sam Jones in Madrid·23h ago
María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old whose eviction set off a nationwide wave of protests against Spain’s housing crisis, has died.
WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death
World news | The Guardianby Luke Harding·1d ago
The World Health Organization has said it does not have the “full picture” from Russia following the suspected death from plague last week of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia.
Trump backs away from top aides who reportedly advised pro-Russia government
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·1d ago
Donald Trump distanced himself from two top advisers on Wednesday, claiming he did not have “any idea who else they work for”, after it was reported they spent the weekend assisting a pro-Russia...
FBI says it thwarted terrorist attack in Minnesota by an 18-year-old it supplied with an AK-47
World news | The Guardianby Auzzy Byrdsell and agencies·1d ago
FBI officials stopped a potential terrorist attack on the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, authorities announced Wednesday.
Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped while trying to repair campaign sign
World news | The Guardianby Sam Levin in Los Angeles·1d ago
This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault. A congressional candidate in Arizona says she was attacked and raped in August while trying to repair one of her damaged campaign...
Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’
World news | The Guardianby Anna Betts·1d ago
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth told service members on the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday that their deployment “wasn’t easy” as the carrier prepares to dock after spending over 260...
Judge orders officials to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s botched execution
World news | The Guardianby Adam Gabbatt and Maya Yang·1d ago
A judge ordered Tennessee officials on Wednesday to preserve all evidence related to the botched execution attempt on convicted murderer Christa Pike, as it emerged that the state has refused pleas...
Canada to indefinitely bar mental illness as sole reason for access to euthanasia
World news | The Guardianby Leyland Cecco in Toronto·1d ago
Canada’s federal government said Wednesday it would advance legislation to prevent people whose sole health condition is mental illness from accessing euthanasia, an effort by the ruling Liberal...
Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit makes no economic sense | Heather Stewart
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·1d ago
Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit is a Conservative classic. After all, it was George Osborne’s high-profile pledge to “take the family home out of inheritance tax” in 2007 that put Gordon...
The most shocking part of Trump’s comments is what our reaction says about us
World news | The Guardianby David Smith in Washington·1d ago
Donald Trump’s campaign rallies can be repetitive. Very repetitive. He calls himself the “greatest” president leading the “greatest” movement inside the “greatest” economy.
‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
World news | The Guardianby Helena Horton·1d ago
When the Sunday Times broke the news that David Reuben, one of the richest men in the UK, had apparently fled to the tax haven of Monaco, there was much pearl clutching.
Two men jailed with indefinite sentences freed after two decades
World news | The Guardianby Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor·1d ago
Two men jailed with indefinite sentences for public protection (IPPs) have been freed after each serving about two decades in custody despite receiving minimum terms of two years or less.
Paxton admits Trump’s Iran war and US gas prices are plaguing Republicans in leaked audio
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·1d ago
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general running as the Republican candidate in a competitive Senate race, admitted privately that rising fuel prices as a result of Donald Trump’s Iran war were...
Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot·1d ago
Soaring energy and housing costs mean Labour is on course to preside over the worst parliament for living standards in modern times, a stark analysis warns.
LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 years
World news | The Guardianby Dani Anguiano·1d ago
Los Angeles county recently documented its first rabid raccoon in more than 50 years, and health officials are urging residents to never touch wild animals.
Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Partridge·1d ago
Five more former traders who were jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions quashed by the court of appeal in London, after a long battle to clear their names.
All hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives | John Crace
World news | The Guardianby John Crace·1d ago
Where’s AI slop when you need it? It could all have been so much simpler. Just ask ChatGPT to write me a leader’s speech in the style of Kemi Badenoch.
Artists including Noel Gallagher show support for Garvaghy Road residents
World news | The Guardianby Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent·1d ago
Dozens of artists, actors and musicians including Susan Sarandon and Noel Gallagher have expressed support for Garvaghy Road residents in the impasse over the Drumcree parade in Northern Ireland.
Christa Pike’s lawyers hold press conference after she regains consciousness in hospital – latest updates
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yang·1d ago
Christa Pike's lawyers hold press conference after saying she is 'conscious' following execution attempt Christa Pike’s lawyers are holding a press conference today after revealing last night that...
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