McCarthy fails again as House GOP’s speaker chaos drags on for third day
No party in control of the House has failed to elect a speaker on first vote in 100 years
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Stalemate continues as McCarthy fails again to win House speakership
Despite endless talks, signs of concessions and a public spectacle unlike any other in recent political memory, the path ahead remained uncertain.
Matt Gaetz votes for Donald Trump for House speaker in seventh round
Gaetz is the lead Republican opposing McCarthy.
Nate Thayer, reporter who interviewed Pol Pot, dies
Nate Thayer, a fearless reporter who survived several brushes with death over decades covering conflict in Southeast Asia and was the last western journalist to interview Pol Pot, the leader of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, has died
US, Turkey sanction alleged Islamic State Group supporters
The U.S. and Turkey worked in coordination to impose sanctions on four people and two firms in Turkey alleged to provide financial support to the Islamic State group
Prince Harry opens up about cocaine use and losing virginity to older woman behind pub
Britain’s Prince Harry said he had “taken cocaine” and lost his virginity by the age of 17
‘Now control yourselves’: Wagner group founder hails former convicts freed after fighting in Ukraine
Footage supplied by Russia’s RIA state news agency showed Yevgeny Prigozhin shaking hands with the first group of convicts who gained their freedom after serving for six months
Cedar Creek Gardens is home to the only miniature Scottish Highland bull calf in Canada
The four-legged animal has been garnering attention from across the world, with his owner Taylor Crassweller doing interviews with companies from France, New York and Sweden.
Bryan Kohberger faces crying Idaho murder victims’ families in court after affidavit reveals horror details
Kohberger was ordered to be held without bond and a status hearing was set for 12 January
Bryan Kohberger may have returned to Idaho murders scene hours after killings, arrest affidavit reveals
Affidavit shows Kohberger’s phone pinged near the scene at around 9am on the day of the murders