Five things to look out for following the House GOP’s speaker chaos
Fresh off a chaotic battle for his party’s leadership, Kevin McCarthy now faces two years of wrangling an unruly caucus
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Blood and knife found in basement of missing Massachusetts mother’s home after husband’s arrest
Prosecutors claim that Brian Walshe allegedly bought $450 of items that included cleaning supplies on 2 January
US says Iran may be ‘contributing’ to war crimes in Ukraine
The charge marks some of the sharpest US rhetoric against Iran since it began providing weapons to Russia to support its war in Ukraine.
International outrage as Iran announces three more death sentences in protest crackdown
In the wake of the sentencing announcement, the EU, France, the UK and Germany all summoned the top Iranian diplomat in their respective nations or bloc to express their concerns
Indonesia rocked by massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake
Tremors felt in Darwin after huge earthquake in Indonesia.
Harvey Weinstein Los Angeles sentencing on rape and sexual assault charges delayed until 23 February
The 70-year-old is already serving a 23-year sentence following a 2020 New York conviction
Israel’s Netanyahu races ahead with hard-line agenda
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government has wasted no time implementing its ultra-nationalist agenda
Ethics complaint filed against George Santos with Federal Election Commission
The complaint is just the latest in a torrent of bad news for the freshman congressman
Israel accused of trying to ‘topple’ the Palestinian Authority – as it bans public waving of Palestinian flag
In recent days, Israel has withheld millions of dollars of Palestinian tax revenues and stripped Palestinian officials of VIP privileges. Now, the country’s firebrand security minister has banned public displays of the Palestinian flag
Teacher shot by six-year-old student was trying to take the gun away from him
Abby Zwerner, 25, was shot while teaching her first-grade class at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia