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Senior US officials have said overnight they expect a ceasefire deal to be implemented “in the coming hours” along the Israel-Lebanon border. Speaking to reporters in a late-night, last-minute phone briefing, the US administration officials said that exhaustive behind-the-scenes diplomacy had brought an agreement between the two sides close. One administration official said: “The ceasefire

The leader of a Haitian non-profit community group has filed criminal charges against Donald Trump and JD Vance over unsubstantiated claims they made about immigrants eating the pets of other residents in Springfield, Ohio. Several bomb threats have been recorded in the city this month because of what Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian

Joe Biden has called for an end to conflicts in the Middle East in his final address to world leaders at the UN General Assembly. In his speech in New York, the US president said now was the time for Israel and Hamas to finalise the terms of a ceasefire and hostage release deal in

A man has been charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump after staking out the presidential hopeful on his Florida golf course. Ryan Routh was arrested after allegedly poking his gun through bushes surrounding the West Palm Beach golf course on 15 September. Routh was initially charged with two gun offences but prosecutors have upgraded

The co-founder of OceanGate has said he hopes the Titan sub disaster won’t mark the end of deep-sea exploration. OceanGate chief Stockton Rush, British adventurer Hamish Harding, father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, and Frenchman Paul-Henri Nargeolet died when the Titan sub imploded after it began its descent last June. Guillermo Sohnlein helped Mr

Elon Musk has vowed to get “anyone who wants to be a space traveller” to Mars – but not if Kamala Harris becomes US president. On Sunday night, Musk told his X followers that in just two years, he will send five spaceships to Mars. “Eventually,” he added, “there will be thousands of Starships going

The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for $15m over claims Elon Musk’s company trespassed and damaged a plot of its land. A lawsuit filed in Texas alleges SpaceX treated a plot of land owned by Cards Against Humanity as essentially its own for at least the past six

FBI agents have boarded a boat managed by the same company whose cargo ship crashed into a Baltimore bridge and caused it to collapse. The two companies in charge of the ship “recklessly cut corners” and ignored electrical problems on the vessel before the crash in March, alleged the US Justice Department on Wednesday. Three

The US soldier who ran across the demilitarised zone into North Korea has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for desertion and dishonourably discharged. Travis King, who was a private second class, was with a civilian tour group in Panmunjom, South Korea, when he crossed the fortified zone on 18 July 2023. The 24-year-old

The style choices of politicians have long been scrutinised by voters and the media. Women have historically been subject to more inspection for their looks than men. But all politicians are communicating through their style, according to two experts. “We receive most of our information, many of us, through screens and through the visuals,” says

With seven weeks to go until the US goes to the polls, Sky’s dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what citizens in key swing states make of the choice for president.      This week they focus on the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Mark Stone travels to Florida where the foiled

The suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump wrote a note saying he intended to kill the former US president and had a list of where he was expected to be, prosecutors say. The US Justice Department said the note, addressed “Dear World”, was written by Ryan Routh months before he was arrested

A Republican backed by Donald Trump in his bid to be North Carolina’s governor denied reports he called himself a “black nazi” on an online message board. CNN reported Thursday that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson posted racial and sexual comments on a pornography website more than a decade ago. In a video posted on social

New video has been released of the remains of the Titan submersible – more than 3700m down on the seafloor. The US Coast Guard said it shows “the aft dome, aft ring, remnants of the hull and carbon fiber debris”. It comes shortly after images of the sub’s tail were released. A hearing is currently

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been refused bail a second time as he faces several charges including sex trafficking, drug possession and firearms offences. US district judge Andrew L Carter said the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence that there is no condition or set of conditions” that will ensure the safety of the

“It’s a dangerous business being president,” Donald Trump said to rapturous applause inside the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan. This was his first public appearance since his golf course became a crime scene on Sunday afternoon. He was being questioned by a fawning interviewer in Sarah Huckabee Sanders, his former press secretary and now

Being a president is more dangerous than bull-riding, Donald Trump said at his first town hall event since an apparent attempt on his life. A suspect in a potential assassination attempt against Mr Trump at his golf club in West Palm Beach on Sunday has been charged with two federal gun crimes. Speaking 48 hours

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been indicted on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. The rapper-turned music mogul was arrested by officers at the Park Hyatt hotel in Manhattan, New York, on Monday. The arrest of Combs, 54, came after 10 months of facing civil allegations including rape, sexual assault, and forced drugging. The indictment detailed

Donald Trump has described being grabbed by Secret Service agents after “four or five” gunshots were heard during an apparent assassination attempt while he played golf.  The Republican presidential nominee described the events of Sunday afternoon at his Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach in Florida as “quite something” adding “but it all

Donald Trump’s campaign has said he is safe after gunshots were reported in his vicinity on Sunday afternoon in Florida. The campaign did not immediately provide any additional details. Follow latest:Secret Service move to Trump to safety after shots heard However, Sky’s US partner NBC, citing a senior police officer, said Mr Trump was at