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The US has hit 85 targets in Iraq and Syria with airstrikes in a retaliatory attack after three American soldiers were killed at a base in Jordan. More than 125 “precision munitions” were fired from long-range bombers flown from the US at three facilities in Iraq and four in Syria. Middle East latest: US begins

Carl Weathers, the actor famous for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky films, has died aged 76. In a statement, his family said: “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers. “He died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, February 1st, 2024. “Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary

There was a time when he’d have jumped at the chance – not today, not with this president. Alabas Farhat, Democratic representative for the state of Michigan, declined the invitation for a “meet and greet” with Joe Biden and he wasn’t alone. Arab Muslim community leaders in the greater Detroit area snubbed the campaign visit

A former CIA employee has been jailed for 40 years over the largest leak of classified information in the agency’s history. Joshua Schulte, a software engineer from New York, passed the data to whistleblowing agency WikiLeaks in the so-called Vault 7 leak in 2017. Prosecutors, who had pushed for a full life term, said in

Donald Trump’s legal claim over allegations he took part in “perverted” sex acts and gave bribes to Russian officials has been dismissed by a High Court judge. The former US president, 77, had brought the data protection case in the UK after claims were published about him in the so-called Steele dossier before the 2016

Mark Zuckerberg was one of several social media bosses accused of having “blood on [their] hands” at a hearing where companies were criticised for not doing enough to protect children from being exploited on their platforms. Mr Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, faced a sea of people who held

Alec Baldwin will be arraigned on Thursday after he was again charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting of a cinematographer. Halyna Hutchins died in October 2021 when the star shot her during an on-set rehearsal for Western movie Rust. The movie’s director, Joel Souza, was wounded in the shoulder by the same bullet. The

Joe Biden has promised the US will “respond” to the attack on Tower 22, which left three US military personnel dead and dozens wounded. The problem is that the US has already been responding to attack after attack on its bases in the Middle East – and has nevertheless failed to deter them. There have

The 58th Super Bowl will kick off on Sunday – here’s all you need to know to watch the biggest game of the NFL season. Often filled with drama, performance, politics and showbiz – the culmination of the NFL (National Football League) season is back for another year this weekend, with millions around the world

The three US troops who were killed in a drone attack on an American base in Jordan have been named. The Pentagon has identified those killed in the attack as Sgt William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Spc Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia, and Spc Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia.

As early as tonight, President Joe Biden will authorise US military action in the Middle East. It is likely to be one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency. At stake, the credibility of American deterrence and the teetering stability of the region. Middle East latest: ‘Drone mix-up’ led to deadly attack on US

Joe Biden has said the US “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in a drone strike on Saturday night in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. The president blamed Iranian-backed militias for the first US fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the

Three American troops have been killed and 25 injured in a drone attack in Jordan. Those killed in the attack were sleeping in tents at a place called Tower 22 in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border. US President Joe Biden said the attack was carried out by “radical Iran-backed militant groups” in Syria and

Two men are due to go on trial over the killing of Run DMC star Jam Master Jay more than 20 years ago. The DJ was shot in his recording studio in 2002 in one of New York City’s most notorious unsolved cases. It took until 2020 for two men to be charged. A third

The world’s largest cruise ship is set to begin its maiden voyage on Saturday. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas will set sail from Miami in Florida with a capacity for up to 7,600 passengers and 2,350 crew members. The ship runs nearly 1,200ft (365m) from bow to stern and is divided into eight neighbourhoods

A New Yorker has been fined thousands for hoarding around 100 animals, including a young South American ostrich. State and local authorities seized the creatures – some of which were exotic or endangered – from 32-year-old Matthew Spohrer’s home in North Bellmore, Long Island on Tuesday. Among the animals kept in Spohrer’s basement and backyard

Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3m in a defamation case to a woman who accused him of sexual assault – with the former US president saying her allegation was a lie. The court said Trump should pay $18.3m (£14.4m) in compensation and $65m (£51m) in punitive damages to E Jean Carroll. Trump posted

Donald Trump gave evidence for just three minutes on Thursday in a defamation trial to determine how much he may owe a writer for calling her a liar after she accused him in 2019 of rape. E Jean Carroll, 80, is seeking more than $10m (£7.87m) in damages over his denials when he was US

A prisoner in Alabama has become the first inmate in the world to be executed with nitrogen gas. Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith was put to death on Thursday after the US Supreme Court declined his legal bid to halt his execution. The use of nitrogen gas as a method of execution is highly controversial and

A prisoner in Alabama is set to become the first inmate in America to be gassed to death with nitrogen after the US Supreme Court declined to halt his execution. Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith is set to be executed on Thursday after his legal bid to have the method declared unconstitutional failed. Smith’s survival following