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Border troops engaged in a gunfight with the four people killed near the island nation’s coast, the Cuban Interior Ministry said.

Four people aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops near the island nation’s coast, the Cuban Interior Ministry said.

Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.

Ukraine must project strength to secure continued Western support. But its people want the world to know they are not superhuman.

Christophe Leribault, who runs the Palace of Versailles, will replace Laurence des Cars, who resigned months after an audacious jewel heist.

Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.

Two politicians and two former police officers were found guilty in the assassination of a rival, Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who fought corruption and violence.

In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Trump once again touted new tax benefits for tipped workers, who like many Americans are feeling the pinch of higher prices.

Six other passengers were wounded in the incident, which took place near an island on Cuba's northern coast.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs he was acting "in good faith as is my duty and responsibility" as he felt information was "relevant".

The broadcast of a racial slur at the Bafta Film Awards was "completely unacceptable and harmful", the culture secretary says.

The release comes on the same day as the death of the coup leader, Antonio Tejero Molina.

The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.

The crew of the Florida-registered vessel opened fire on Cuban border agents, the country’s Interior Ministry said. Cuban forces returned fire.

Marco Rubio attended a regional summit to emphasize the Trump administration’s focus on the Western Hemisphere even as the prospect of conflict in the Middle East looms.

The Cuban commander of a border patrol boat was wounded, Cuba said

Larry Summers won’t return the the university before his final day

Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with attacks

A woman who lived at the home claimed her son was ‘delusional’ and was ‘doing witchcraft’

’This is Canadian foreign policy,’ Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said, ‘We are focused on the humanitarian situation’

Sex offender seemingly evaded police raid by filling hidden unit with incriminating materials

The president broke the record for the longest-ever State of the Union address Tuesday night as he boasted about delivering a new age of prosperity for Americans

An HHS spokeswoman defended the updated vaccine schedule as reflecting ‘common sense policy.’ Dismissing the legal action, stating, ‘This is a publicity stunt dressed up as a lawsuit’

California State Parks confirmed the state’s first bird flu cases in elephant seals after multi-agency testing, officials said in an update Wednesday

Omar is one of just a handful of Democrats who spoke out during Trump’s nearly two-hour soeech

A federal audit that was prompted by the girl’s death found the state didn’t comply with requirements for responding to reports of child abuse and neglect

Embassies in Tel Aviv and Beirut remain open but Dfat warns situation is ‘unpredictable’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers said the government is ‘very focused’ on inflation leading up to the next federal budgetTreasurer Jim Chalmers spoke to RN Breakfast amid the latest inflation numbers, which show price rises have persisted into 2026 and boosted predictions for another rate hike. Inflation stayed at 3.8% in January.Inflation was steady in January, but it’s higher than we’d like. We’re upfront about that. I don’t make predictions about future movements in interest rates, but I assure your listeners that the government is very focused on this inflation challenge. It’s a big part of our thinking in the lead-up to the budget in May …But we have made a lot of progress together as a country since the peak of inflation in 2022. But it’s higher than we’d like for longer than we’d like, and that means there’s more work to be done. Continue reading...

Democratic representative says Aliya Rahman was ‘forcibly removed’ because she stood for a ‘short period of time, part of which other guests were also standing’ during Trump’s State of the Union speechIlhan Omar guest arrested for standing at State of the Union addressSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA newly revealed diplomatic cable calls on US diplomats to work against attempts by foreign nations to regulate how US tech companies handle their citizens’ data, as “data sovereignty initiatives” gather steam in Europe over security concerns.More from Reuters:President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies’ handling of foreigners’ data, saying in an internal diplomatic cable seen by Reuters that such efforts could interfere with artificial intelligence-related services.Experts say the move signals the Trump administration is reverting to a more confrontational approach as some foreign countries seek limits around how Silicon Valley firms process and store their citizens’ personal information - initiatives often described as “data sovereignty” or “data localization.“ Continue reading...

Rare clash off island’s coast comes amid oil embargo and heightened tensions between two countries The Cuban Interior Ministry has said that border guards killed four gunmen and wounded six more on a speedboat bearing a Florida registration off the coast of Cuba’s Villa Clara province.The rare clash off Cuba’s coast, which took place on Tuesday, comes at a moment of heightened tensions between the United States and Cuba during an oil embargo that has led to an energy and humanitarian crisis on the island. Continue reading...

Antonio Tejero, who has died aged 93, was part of rightwing network whose efforts were thwarted by King Juan CarlosThe Spanish officer who led his armed followers into the Spanish congress in a failed military coup in 1981 has died on the same day that the socialist-led government declassified documents relating to the murky attempt to overthrow the country’s post-Franco democracy.Antonio Tejero, who died aged 93, was part of a network of rightwing police and military officers whose efforts to seize power were thwarted after King Juan Carlos refused to support the coup and ordered the generals to obey the democratic constitutional order. Continue reading...

Federal officials search district chief Alberto Carvalho’s home, but allegations being examined remain unclearThe FBI raided the headquarters of the Los Angeles unified school district, the second largest school district in the US, as well as the home of Alberto Carvalho, the district’s superintendent, federal officials confirmed on Wednesday.An unnamed source familiar with the investigation told the Associated Press that authorities served warrants that were part of an “ongoing investigation”. Continue reading...

Shabana Mahmood given green light to take case to court of appeal with ban to remain in place pending outcomeThe home secretary has been granted permission to challenge the high court’s ruling that the decision to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws was unlawful.An order issued by the high court on Wednesday said Shabana Mahmood could take the case to the court of appeal and that the ban would remain in place pending the outcome of the fresh hearing. Continue reading...

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Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.

The investigation’s target was unclear. The school district is the nation’s second largest, and as superintendent, Alberto Carvalho has one of the highest-profile jobs in K-12 education.

By the president’s own admission, it could be years before the matter is settled, even though the administration previously indicated it would pay.

Mr. Summers, former president of the school, had stepped back from teaching after documents showed a closer relationship to Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. He will leave at the end of the academic year.

Two politicians and two former police officers were found guilty in the assassination of a rival, Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who fought corruption and violence.

Mr. Kerrey has left his role as chairman of the company, Monolith, after Justice Department documents showed he had met and corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Pedestrian killed after vehicle crashes into Ottawa building  CTV News1 dead, 4 injured after SUV crashes into Rideau Street drop-in  CBC4 pedestrians treated for injuries after vehicle crashes into Ottawa building  CTV NewsMultiple serious injuries after vehicle struck people then building  CityNews OttawaWitnesses describe scene of crash along Rideau Street  Yahoo News Canada

The moves come after U.S. equities rose on Tuesday as fears of artificial intelligence disruption eased.

Nvidia has been the best performer on Wall Street this year among tech's megacap companies.

The investment was separate from the $100 billion funding round that OpenAI is finalizing, according to a source.

Bill Gates "took responsibility for his actions" in a meeting with employees of the Gates Foundation, which had held fundraising discussions with Epstein.

Former Harvard President Summers quits after disclosures about his correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.

A sinkhole suddenly opened at an intersection in Omaha, Nebraska, swallowing two cars stopped at a red light.

The Cuban Interior Ministry has said in a statement that it reserves the right to 'protect its territorial waters'.

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