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Nov 21, 2025 - World

The BBC came under fire again Thursday in a new book about its bombshell interview with the late Princess Diana, 30 years after it was aired.

Nov 21, 2025 - World

Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel was convicted in 2023 after a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former US attorney general Jeff SessionsThe Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former US president Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.Michel, 52, declined to address the court before US district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him on Thursday. Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2025 - World

Activist detained by ICE condemns ‘smear and harassment campaign’ and demands release of key communicationsMahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist who participated in protests at Columbia University and was detained by Ice earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit demanding the Trump administration release its communications with anti-Palestinian groups he says contributed to his March arrest and efforts to detain him.The groups, a number of which have boasted about their involvement in sharing dossiers on Palestine activists with the administration, have claimed credit for Khalil’s arrest, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is part of the legal team representing Khalil, and they say there is evidence that indicates the Trump administration “acted on information and misinformation – provided by these groups in cracking down” on Khalil and other pro-Palestine activists. Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2025 - World

Former television reporter and presenter, now the member for Vaucluse, praised for her ‘enormous potential’Kellie Sloane elected NSW Liberal leader unopposed, replacing Mark SpeakmanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter months of speculation about her leadership ambitions, and the drawn-out demise of Mark Speakman, Kellie Sloane’s message after being elected unopposed to lead the New South Wales Liberal party was succinct.“What a day!” she said on Friday morning, before thanking her colleagues and saying she was “ready to work for NSW”. Then she walked down the corridor into the opposition leader’s office.Penry Buckley is a reporter for Guardian Australia Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2025 - World

Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus.In all, 4,880 doctors who qualified in another country left the UK during 2024 – a rise of 26% on the 3,869 who did so the year before – figures from the General Medical Council reveal. Continue reading...