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Roadside bomb kills 3 officers in northwestern Pakistan
Dec 3, 2025 - World 
Police say a powerful roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle has killed three officers in northwestern Pakistan, marking the third such attack in as many days
UK government delays decision on China’s super-embassy until January
Dec 3, 2025 - World 
New date to approve site near Tower Bridge in London aligns with Keir Starmer’s planned visit to BeijingThe government has delayed its decision on whether to approve China’s super-embassy in London until January, when Keir Starmer is expected to visit Beijing.Ministers are expected to greenlight the controversial plans after formal submissions by the Home Office and Foreign Office raised no objections on security grounds. Continue reading...
Pete Hegseth says he ‘didn’t stick around’ to watch second strike on alleged drug boat as Democrats slam administration over attacks – as it happened
Dec 3, 2025 - World
Defense secretary says he ‘moved on to my next meeting’ as sensitive military operation was under way; top Democrat calls Hegseth ‘spineless’ and ‘a national embarrassment’. This blog is now closed.White House ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over strikes, officials sayTrump threatens strikes on any country he claims makes drugs for USJoseph Gedeon is a politics breaking news reporter based in WashingtonThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts. Continue reading...
More than 200 leading cultural figures call for release of jailed Palestinian leader
Dec 3, 2025 - World
Group including Margaret Atwood, Ian McKellen and Richard Branson sign open letter to free Marwan BarghoutiMore than 200 leading cultural figures have come together to call for the release of Marwan Barghouti, the jailed Palestinian leader seen as capable of uniting factions and bringing the best hope to the stalled mission of creating a Palestinian state.The prestigious and diverse group calling for his release in an open letter includes a variety of prominent names, including the writers Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman, Zadie Smith and Annie Ernaux; actors Sir Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Josh O’Connor and Mark Ruffalo, and the broadcaster and former footballer Gary Lineker. Continue reading...
Malaysia says the deep-sea search for long-missing Flight 370 will resume Dec. 30
Dec 2, 2025 - World
Malaysia says the deep-sea search for long-missing Flight 370 will resume Dec. 30
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