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How right-wing misinformation hurt the Brown University shooting investigation
Unfounded claims that the gunman was a Palestinian student flooded social media, complicating the probe.
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‘The wheels fell off’: Coldplay kiss cam woman breaks silence
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Trump leaves war with Venezuela on the table, threatens more seizures: NBC
19 Dec 2025 - 7:33PM
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Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown, MIT shootings
Trump administration targets diversity visa programme after deadly shootings were carried out by a Portuguese national.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:46PM
The US diversity visa programme makes up to 50,000 green cards available each year by lottery. Photo: Shutterstock
Americas and the Caribbean
Trump’s Venezuela ‘blockade’ raises legal questions as US masses forces
With an unusually large US military presence near Venezuela, observers warn of tactics that stretch the bounds of international law.
19 Dec 2025 - 3:18PM
Gun violence in the US
Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead
Portuguese national suspect took his own life as investigators reveal a years-old academic connection to a slain MIT scientist.
19 Dec 2025 - 3:59PM
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Trump’s space plan envisages US moon base amid race with China
Trump calls for moon landing in 2028, lunar base thereafter, as China targets the end of the decade for its first crewed landing.
19 Dec 2025 - 11:46AM
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The Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida in 2022. Photo: Nasa via AP
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World-famous Kennedy Centre renamed to honour Trump
The US president says he was ‘surprised’ by the decision from the board, whose members he hand-picked.
19 Dec 2025 - 4:42AM
Sexual harassment and assault
New Epstein photos show Lolita quotes written on woman’s foot and body
Another set of images from the disgraced US financier’s estate has been made public, as the deadline for release of the Epstein files looms.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:41AM
Aviation accidents
Retired Nascar driver and family among 7 killed in US plane crash
Business jet erupted into flames when it hit the ground while trying to land at Statesville Regional Airport, North Carolina.
19 Dec 2025 - 12:41PM
Crime
US man who googled how to dispose of body gets life sentence for wife’s murder
Ana Walshe – a mother of three – disappeared nearly three years ago, and her body has never been found.
19 Dec 2025 - 1:30AM
Brian Walshe is led into a hearing in Dedham, Massachusetts, in October 2024. Photo: TNS
United States
US government admits liability in fatal Washington helicopter-plane crash
US government admits ‘breach of care’ as DOJ cites Army and FAA errors in January crash that killed 67 near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington.
18 Dec 2025 - 10:28PM
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Trump rewrites White House history with plaques mocking predecessors
Donald Trump, who has made no secret of his enmity for his Democratic predecessors, displays his grievances on White House walls.
18 Dec 2025 - 2:05PM
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Gun violence in the US
Brown University shooting: police seek witness who came close to gunman
The hunt has stretched into its fifth day, after a man with a rifle burst into a campus building and killed two students.
18 Dec 2025 - 7:05AM
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Dan Bongino stepping down as FBI deputy director after less than a year
The right-wing podcaster’s conspiracy theories on subjects like Jeffrey Epstein came back to haunt him when he took the agency’s No 2 job.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:49AM
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Decembef 4. Photo: AP
United States
Musk ally Isaacman confirmed as Nasa chief amid moon race with China
The US billionaire with a passion for space, was nominated by Trump for a second time after a previous bid fell through.
18 Dec 2025 - 5:29AM
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Fame and celebrity
Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving US network ABC
Landmark deal with Google’s video giant ends a 50-year TV broadcast era and takes Hollywood’s biggest night fully online.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:57PM
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Crime
Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner in court on charges of murdering parents
Nick Reiner, 32, faces two counts of first-degree murder as the DA weighs whether to seek the death penalty.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:41PM
Nick Reiner, wearing a blue protective vest, makes his first court appearance in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Courtroom sketch: Mona Edwards via Reuters
United States
4 Republicans defy House speaker to force vote on extending Obamacare subsidies
The revolt comes as millions in America face soaring health insurance costs when their Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at year’s end.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:56AM
Donald Trump
Jack Smith says his team had ‘proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ against Trump
The former special counsel spoke behind closed doors about investigations that led to now-abandoned charges against the US president.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:04AM
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What does future hold for Brazil, US in China’s soybean balancing act?
The two countries remain top suppliers, but efforts to promote self-sufficiency are set to reduce reliance on imports.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:12AM
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Warner Bros rejects ‘inferior’ Paramount bid, backs Netflix merger
Warner Bros rebuffs Paramount’s hostile takeover, citing financial risks and backing Netflix merger as superior, stable, and shareholder-friendly.
17 Dec 2025 - 11:22PM
The app logos of Netflix, Warner Bros and Paramount are seen on a smartphone display. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war
Trump administration readies new sanctions if Putin rejects peace deal
The new measures could arrive this week, targeting the tankers and traders fuelling Putin’s war as peace talks reach a critical stage.
17 Dec 2025 - 6:31PM
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Gun violence in the US
Homicide investigation launched after MIT professor fatally shot at home
Police are seeking a suspect who murdered Nuno Loureiro, the director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Centre.
17 Dec 2025 - 2:41PM
Donald Trump
Trump expands US travel ban and restrictions to include another 20 countries
The clampdown affects people seeking to travel to the US as visitors as well as those hoping to emigrate there.
17 Dec 2025 - 4:53PM
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