Czech ex-PM Babis favorite in presidential vote’s 1st round
Populist billionaire Andrej Babis is leading a field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post of the Czech president
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Snowboarder captures terrifying avalanche and 300ft ride he miraculously survived
Snowboarder says debris fell 1,000ft further down after his descent
Proud Boys trial – live: Attorneys for Enrique Tarrio begin opening arguments in high-profile sedition trial
Five members of nationalist gang charged with seditious conspiracy for roles in January 6 attack
Idaho murders – latest: Bryan Kohberger to appear in court today as students return to Moscow
Bryan Kohberger is charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin
Ted Cruz roundly mocked after trying to call Jill Biden a hypocrite on gas stove row: ‘Cancun lately?’
Texas senator’s ‘rules for thee but not for me’ remark used against him by Twitter users
Corrupted file blamed for taking down US flight system and causing 10,000 plane delays or cancellations
More than 10,000 flights delayed in first national grounding of flights in about two decades
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In Washington, ‘classified’ is synonymous with ‘controversy’
For years, problems with classified materials have been a shortcut to controversy in Washington
Uvalde police chief admitted he chose to prioritise students outside classroom one day after mass shooting
Pete Arredondo told investigators that he wanted to protect students in other classrooms from the gunman
Second batch of classified Biden documents found at another location
President Joe Biden’s legal team has discovered additional documents containing classification markings, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The revelation comes days after an attorney for the president said Biden…