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Two women arrested after faking child’s disappearance to get out of custody agreement, police say

Cailin Doyle reported her daughter missing, telling authorities the child had run away from home

The Independent UK

Abbott moves to bring Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA into Texas schools

The governor touts ‘urgency and a need’ for Club America chapters amid criticism of influence on students

The Guardian - US

Cheryl Hines says Robert F Kennedy Jr won’t run for president in 2028

The actor’s remark comes amid renewed news coverage and commentary about her husband’s 2024 presidential bid

The Guardian - US

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Trump speech on affordability ramps up bigotry and false statements – as it happened

In Pennsylvania, US president attacks Ilhan Omar and Jasmine Crockett and makes multiple false claims, including that ‘prices are way down’. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

Suspect who ‘made finger guns outside of school for TikTok challenge’ faces 10 years in prison

Joel Edwards’ mother has claimed that her son imagines that he is fictional characters, driving his actions

The Independent UK

Brigitte Macron calls feminist hecklers ‘stupid b****es’ in rant caught on camera

The French first lady has sparked fury after she was filmed making the comments at a Parisian theatre

The Independent UK

Nigerian troops held in Burkina Faso after ‘unfriendly’ emergency landing

Unauthorised touchdown comes less than 24 hours after Nigerian forces intervened in attempted coup in Benin

The Guardian - UK

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Australia PM tells teens to ‘read a book and stop scrolling’ as social media ban comes into effect

New law forces major platforms to block under-16s as global attention turns to Australia’s experiment

The Independent UK

Australia will start banning kids from social media this week—and Malaysia is getting ready to do the same

Other countries are considering less drastic ways to control teenagers' social media use. On Nov. 30, Singapore said it would ban the use of smartphones on secondary school campuses.

Fortune

Florida woman busted for alleged DUI with 2 yo in the car. What cops found in her ‘body cavities’ made the charges worse

So that's why she was acting drunk!

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Ukraine and Europe will be ready to present ‘refined’ peace plan to US ‘in near future’, Zelenskyy says – as it happened

Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine remained ‘committed to a real peace’ after US president hints he could walk away from Kyiv

The Guardian - UK

US civic health rating downgraded after year of ‘restrictive‘ Trump actions

Civicus, a non-profit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’ category

The Guardian - US

Australia deporting refugee to Nauru may cause his ‘imminent’ and ‘preventable’ death, court hears

Legal team of man who was part of cohort of non-citizens freed after high court decision argues Nauru’s medical facilities are ‘insufficient’ to treat his severe asthma

The Guardian - AU

Mexican ex-governor expected to face charges for money laundering

Mexican authorities have detained former Chihuahua Gov. César Duarte, accused of laundering money diverted from state coffers

The Independent UK

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Trump news at a glance: US supreme court appears set to back Trump’s power to fire independent board members

Court appears to be split down partisan lines in favor of historic expansion of executive power – key US politics stories from 8 December 2025

Roll Call

NDAA makes exceptions on DC military flight restrictions - Roll Call

Some had hoped to see stricter language on proximity transmission after this year’s deadly midair collision over the Potomac River.

The Guardian - US

Community outraged after California high schoolers form a human swastika

A student at a San Jose high school posted a photo of eight students lying in the shape of a swastika on a football field

The Guardian - US

Trump unveils $12bn aid package for US farmers amid tariff fallout

President says money will come from tariff revenues and promises trade policies will make farmers ‘so strong’

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The Guardian - US

Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett launches bid for US Senate seat

The two-term Texas congresswoman seeks to flip seat held by Republican John Cornyn in the GOP-dominated state

The Independent UK

Miss Universe contestant Gabrielle Henry still requiring 24-hour care weeks after fall

The beauty pageant contestant will be relocated to Jamaica in the coming days

Latin Times

Jasmine Crockett Confirms She Will Run In Texas' U.S. Senate Race As Poll Shows Her Leading Dems

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett confirmed on Monday she will run for the U.S. Senate in Texas after hinting at such a decision for weeks.

The Guardian - US

Clerk in Murdaugh murder case pleads guilty over graphic crime-scene photos

Becky Hill sentenced to probation after admitting to showing photos to photographer and lying about it in court

The Independent UK

Court settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims

A federal judge has approved a federal settlement that will clear the way for the New Orleans Archdiocese to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Man sitting at bus stop among two killed in ‘random’ shooting spree by man on e-bike

Adalberto Pablo Cordova Torres, 21, is accused of killing Andreas Samuel Olguin and Marcus Adams

The Guardian - US

Family of student deported to Honduras say they were targeted by ICE agents

Father of student detained at Boston airport on her way to visit family in Austin, says agents showed up at Texas home

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