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US military announces two separate strikes on boats it claims were transporting drugs in the Pacific ...

US intelligence officials persuade Donald Trump that Ukrainians did not target Putin with drones – reports. What we know on day 1,408 ...

Trump abruptly announced attempts to impose troops in some cities, while reportedly freezing childcare payments to all states – key US politics stories from 31 December at a glance ...

Cryptic crossword No 29,892 ...

Ex-special counsel testified in front of judiciary committee about aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump ...

Lauren Boebert, who pushed for Epstein files release, points to bill’s unanimous passage through US House and Senate ...

Ambulance services in Victoria saw emergency incidents more than triple in some parts of the state ...

Clayton Keller, Tage Thompson and Seth Jones will make their Olympic debuts as NHL players return to the Games for the first time since 2014 ...

Decision comes after DoJ stopped contesting California court’s ruling to return control of guard to state’s governor ...

PM to highlight energy bill and interest rate cuts, plus end to two-child benefit cap, and to invite his MPs to Chequers ...

BBC reveals latest cast, which also features cybersecurity expert, sweet shop assistant and personal trainer ...