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On the southeast coast of South Korea its military is rehearsing. It’s simulating the storming of a contested beach. Waves of KAAV amphibious assault vehicles crash on to the sand, groups of infantry disembark and run to take up positions. It is an impressive display with a precise focus, to defend peace on this peninsula.

Graphic video has been released of the moment the Nashville school attacker was shot dead by police. Bodycam footage shows Officer Rex Engelbert opening fire several times on Audrey Elizabeth Hale before the perpetrator falls to the ground injured. Police then head towards 28-year-old Hale just a few metres away as officers shout “move, move”,

Nashville police have released video of the moment an attacker entered a school before shooting six people dead, including three nine year olds. Audrey Elizabeth Hale was shot dead after they were confronted by police at the private Christian school. Hale, 28, who identified as transgender, was described by officials as a “lone zealot”, who

A school shooter killed six at the Covenant School in Nashville before police shot her dead. We now know the attacker was a 28-year-old who identified as transgender, by the name of Audrey Elizabeth Hale – initially police thought they were a teenager. They were a former student at the school and a Nashville resident

A woman has shot dead three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, say US authorities. The 28-year-old attacker was killed by police after a confrontation with officers following the assault at the Covenant School. Police said the suspect was armed with two assault-type rifles and a pistol. They earlier

The risks of more severe weather in tornado-ravaged Mississippi “seem to be getting worse and worse”, the governor has warned. A state of emergency has been declared following a destructive tornado on Friday that killed at least 26 people, but locals have been warned that more dangerous conditions could be on the way. Although he

As day breaks in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, the chirping birds in the blue skies above cut through the eerie quiet. Occasionally, a car passes with the front window rolled down as people take phone pictures and videos of destruction on a film-set scale. A lone figure is plotting a path between mounds of wood and

A deadly tornado has reduced buildings to rubble and knocked out power as it ripped through several southern states in the US. At least 23 people have been killed as severe storms battered Mississippi, Alabama and Texas on Friday. Eldridge Walker, the mayor of Rolling Fork in Mississippi, has told US media his “city is

At least 10 people have died after a powerful tornado ripped through several southern US states, destroying buildings and knocking out power. Severe storms hit Mississippi, Alabama and Texas on Friday, producing hail the size of golf balls and prompting authorities to warn residents they were in a “life-threatening situation”. The National Weather Service issued

Gwyneth Paltrow has insisted that she was the “victim” of a skiing collision with a retired optometrist during an accident at a resort in Utah. Paltrow was speaking while giving evidence in a civil case brought by Terry Sanderson, who is suing the actress for $300,000 (£245,000) over the incident at Deer Valley in 2016.

The US has carried out airstrikes on targets backed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in Syria following a deadly attack on a coalition base. The Pentagon said a US contractor was killed when a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility in northeast Syria on Thursday. Five US service members and another US contractor were also wounded

Details of undercover police officers have been published online by a technology watchdog group in a move that has sparked safety fears. The officers are among more than 9,300 law enforcement workers whose details were handed to the group Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, which then posted them online in a searchable database. The database includes

Gwyneth Paltrow’s accuser “pretty much” lost his love of life after the actress allegedly crashed into the back of him in a skiing hit-and-run, a US court has been told. Terry Sanderson, 76, is suing the Hollywood star for $300,000 (£244,000), claiming she was “out of control” and struck him, causing him to suffer a

Actress Lindsay Lohan, rapper Akon and singer Ne-Yo have been forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle claims they promoted crypto investments to their social media followers without disclosing they were being paid to do so. The group of celebrities, which also included rapper Lil Yachty, boxer and internet personality Jake Paul

The Federal Reserve – the US central bank, known as the Fed – has increased interest rates for the ninth time in a row. The rate has been increased by 0.25 percentage points in an effort to bring down inflation, which in the US stood at 6% over the 12 months to February. A higher

The final minutes of a man who was “smothered to death” after as many as ten police officers and medical staff appeared to sit on him for 12 minutes were captured in newly-released CCTV footage.  Irvo Otieno, 28, was handcuffed and shackled at the ankles in the video from 6 March at Virginia‘s Central State

Barricades have been erected outside a New York court as the city prepares for the possibility Donald Trump could be arrested and charged over alleged hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. It would be the first criminal case brought against a former US president. On Saturday, Mr Trump

Joe Biden has vowed his administration will “declassify” as much information about the origins of COVID-19 as possible – including any potential links to a Chinese research lab. Having ordered intelligence agencies including the FBI to investigate where the virus came from in 2021, the US president has now signed legislation that requires any details

Donald Trump has claimed he will be arrested this week over an alleged hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. If right in his assertion, the former US president could be charged by authorities in New York within days. But what will happen if he is indicted – and how will both sides

At the turn of the century, America had emerged victorious from the Cold War and stood unchallenged. It had greater power and influence than any other nation in history. It could have wielded that power judiciously to protect the American-led post-war world order and inspire other countries to follow its values of freedom and democracy.