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Two US Navy Seals who went missing during a night-time raid on a boat off Somalia have been declared dead after a 10-day search failed to find them, military officials have said. The unnamed pair were reported missing in the Gulf of Aden after commandos targeted the vessel, which was carrying Iranian-made weapons to the

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – once tipped as Donald Trump’s biggest challenger for the Republican presidential nomination – has suspended his campaign. It comes after Trump won a resounding victory in the Republican Party’s Iowa caucuses, with DeSantis only narrowly beating his nearest rival, Nikki Haley. He said following the result and “deliberation” with his

Nikki Haley has questioned Donald Trump’s mental capacity to serve a potential second term in the White House. Ms Haley, 52, made the comments after Mr Trump, her Republican rival, appeared to confuse her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a rally in Concord ahead of the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. The former

A couple have been accused of fraudulently collecting retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his “mummified” body in their home for six years. Police in Kansas discovered the body of Mike Carroll in 2022 after his son-in-law, Kirk Ritter, called police to report his death. However, authorities discovered through digital

Prince Harry has arrived at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles where he will be recognised as a Living Legend of Aviation. Just hours after the Duke of Sussex withdrew his libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, he arrived at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, where he will be

Alec Baldwin has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter after the death of a producer on the set of Rust. The Grand Jury indictment was filed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, today over the death of Halyna Hutchins, who died after a prop gun, held by Baldwin, went off on set in October 2021. Responding to

One of the top leaders of a notorious Mexican drug cartel, which kidnapped four Americans and killed two of them last year, has been captured by marines. Jose Alberto Garcia Vilano, known by the nicknames La Kena and Cyclone 19, was seized at a shopping centre in an upmarket area on the outskirts of Monterrey.

Three people have died from electrocution after slipping on ice into a power line that fell on a car during a storm in Portland, Oregon. Devastated father Ronald Briggs said his 15-year-old son Ta’Ron, and his 21-year-old daughter – who he did not name – died after slipping into the live wire while trying to

“Critical failures” delayed the police response to the 2022 shooting in Texas that killed 19 children and two teachers, according to a damning US Department of Justice review. The report found shortcomings in “leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy and training” led to a confused response to gunman Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on

Nikki Haley has dropped out of a debate before the crucial New Hampshire Republican primary contest, saying she would only take part if Donald Trump did. The former US ambassador to the United Nations finished third in the snow-covered Iowa caucuses on Monday, a couple of points behind Florida governor Ron DeSantis but well behind

A rape suspect accused of faking his own death has made a bizarre first appearance in a US court after being extradited from Scotland. Nicholas Rossi was flown out of the UK a few weeks ago after a long-running court battle during which he claimed to be a victim of mistaken identity. US officials accuse

“It was a great victory,” former president Trump’s son told me moments after his father’s Iowa victory was announced.  “He is feeling great. We crushed it tonight,” Eric Trump said. And crush it, they did. It was remarkable and has no comparison in Iowan caucus history. It’s all the more remarkable because Donald Trump has

Donald Trump has won the Republican party’s Iowa caucuses, according to a projection by Sky’s US partner NBC News. The voting is the first step of a process that’s likely to see the former president picked as Republican candidate for November’s election. Mr Trump was overwhelming favourite to be top pick among Republican members in

Temperatures in parts of the US could drop to about -30C as Donald Trump urged voters in one state to brave the blizzard conditions. At least four people have died in a dangerous Arctic blast, which has knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands of people, brought snow even to southern states and postponed a

The main street in Des Moines, leading to the State Capitol building, is covered by a thick layer of snow, as icicles dangle from signs welcoming visitors to the home of the famous Iowa caucuses. One woman is waiting for the bus and a man is shovelling snow from the pavement in front of his

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is still in hospital and is in a good condition, the Pentagon has said. The 70-year-old was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on 22 December with prostate cancer. He returned to the hospital on 1 January due to complications including a urinary tract infection and

An American lawyer who fought a years-long battle in the 1970s to prevent John Lennon from being deported from the US has died aged 90. Leon Wildes, whose health had been declining since he suffered a series of strokes, died on Monday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, his family said. His name became part

The language being used by Biden administration is interesting. “Iran is a primary – if not the primary – enabler or supporter, sponsor of the Houthis and Iran has been involved operationally in the conduct of these attacks,” a Biden administration official said. They don’t talk about Iran directing the attacks against shipping or US

Joe Biden’s son has pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 election campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. The charges stem from what federal prosecutors say

Donald Trump defied a judge and launched into a six-minute speech on being an “innocent man” as his civil fraud trial in New York came to an end today. Mr Trump had been barred from giving a formal closing argument at the trial but after two of his lawyers delivered the traditional speeches, one asked