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Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Medical Absence

Republican Senator Mitch McConnell returned to the US Senate on Monday, casting his first vote after a three-month absence. The 84-year-old Kentucky lawmaker was hospitalised in June following a fall at home and said he was "briefly unconscious" during recovery. McConnell said he looked forward to being back on the Senate floor.

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Denmark says Russian warship fired flares at military helicopter

The Danish prime minister has accused Russia of "reckless" behaviour, while the Kremlin is yet to comment.

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Gavin Newsom Says He Won’t Run in 2028 if Kamala Harris Does

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Newsom Won't Run in 2028 if Harris Does

California governor Gavin Newsom said in a CNN interview that he will not run for president in 2028 if former vice-president Kamala Harris enters the race. Newsom, who is term-limited, called a potential matchup against fellow Californian Harris a waste of everybody's time. The comments appeared to conflict with his widely assumed presidential ambitions.

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Maduro Ally Is Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Money Laundering Case

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Maduro Ally Alex Saab Expected to Plead Guilty in U.S. Money Laundering Case

Alex Saab, a former high-ranking Venezuelan official and ally of Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty to a single count of money laundering in federal court in Miami. He is charged over an alleged conspiracy to create fake companies and falsify shipping records. Reports say he could potentially cooperate against Maduro, who is awaiting trial in New York, but no agreement has been confirmed.

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Judge Blocks Trump Rule Aimed at International Students and Journalists

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Judge blocks Trump limits on foreign student and journalist US stays

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a rule that would have limited how long foreign students and journalists could remain in the US without applying for extensions. Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV said the administration's reasons for the restrictions were "exceptionally weak." The Department of Homeland Security rule was set to take effect a day after the ruling.

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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots

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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Mail-In Ballot Plan

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration's plan to impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots, declining to lift a federal judge's temporary block. The administration had asked the justices to allow a Postal Service plan to screen ballots weeks before the midterm elections.

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Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Medical Absence

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Denmark says Russian warship fired flares at military helicopter

Newsom Won't Run in 2028 if Harris Does

Maduro Ally Alex Saab Expected to Plead Guilty in U.S. Money Laundering Case

Judge blocks Trump limits on foreign student and journalist US stays

Supreme Court Blocks Trump Mail-In Ballot Plan

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Trump blasts decision that blocks mail-in voting executive orders: ‘This court has really let our country down’ – live

Matthew Rhys’s alma mater pays tribute to ‘loyal pupil’ and Welsh language devotee

Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault

Pensioners just above threshold shouldn’t pay income tax, says No 10 – UK politics live

Lucy Letby Murder Inquiry Says Some Babies’ Deaths Were Avoidable

Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania

British woman abducted in Malawi, police say

Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World

Pauline Hanson’s daughter Lee working for a NSW One Nation senator remotely from Tasmania without ministerial approval

Datacentre giant accused of using AI while lobbying for Victorian minister’s support for hyperscale factory

Ash from Mount Etna grounds flights at Sicily airport

Ukraine and Russia Say There Is No Energy Truce, Despite Trump’s Claims

Satellite image reveals major damage that shut crucial oil pipeline

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Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – as it happened

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Losing access to Bab el-Mandeb would be 'catastrophic for the entire world,' Qatar warns

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