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May 29, 2026 - World

Ex-attorney general tells House committee she did not ‘lead every aspect’ of effort but rather delegated to Todd BlancheUS politics live – latest updatesPam Bondi, the former attorney general, defended the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files under her leadership on Friday, and told lawmakers on the House oversight and reform committee that she did not “lead every aspect” of the department’s effort, but rather she delegated oversight of the process to Todd Blanche, her former deputy attorney general, who is now acting attorney general.Democratic lawmakers also said that Bondi refused to answer questions about Donald Trump’s involvement in the release of the files. Continue reading...

May 29, 2026 - World

The drone smashed into an apartment building in Galati, close to the border with Ukraine, sparking a fire and sending a 14-year-old boy and 53-year-old woman to hospital with injuries

May 29, 2026 - World

Marco Rubio made announcement after meeting president’s far-right challenger Flávio BolsonaroBrazil will not be treated as a “tinpot country,” the country’s president, Luiz Inácio da Silva, said on Friday after the United States designated Brazil’s two largest criminal gangs, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organisations.The announcement, made by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, on Thursday, is being widely seen in Brazil as a setback for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president who had strongly opposed the designation – and a boost for Lula’s main challenger in October’s presidential election, the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Continue reading...

May 29, 2026 - World

Initially scheduled to visit India to participate in the International Big Cat Alliance Summit on 1 June (since deferred), Min Aung Hlaing will now pay an official visit to India from 30 May to 03 June 2026 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

May 29, 2026 - World

Former DUP leader’s barrister said woman was mistaken in linking letter to his alleged sex offencesJeffrey Donaldson told a woman who has accused him of sexual assault that he regretted inflicting “hurt, pain and distress”, but his comments were not related to the allegations, a court has heard.A lawyer for the former MP and Democratic Unionist party leader told Newry crown court on Friday that Donaldson’s letter to the alleged victim had “nothing to do” with her accusations of sexual abuse and referred to other behaviour. Continue reading...