2026 • May 12
Kash Patel denies excessive drinking allegations as ‘total farce’ in Senate hearing
FBI director also dismisses allegations of unexplained absences as Democrats challenge him over Atlantic report
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2026 • May 12
Republican Jen Kiggans faces calls to resign for agreeing with racist ‘cotton-picking’ remark
Congresswoman says she did not condone radio host’s language about Hakeem Jeffries, the top House Democrat
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2026 • May 12
Marty Makary departs FDA after clashes with Trump over fruit-flavored vapes
Kyle Diamantas, a top official at the agency, will replace Makary and serve as acting FDA commissioner
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2026 • May 12
FBI chief Kash Patel spars with top Democrat over allegations of excessive drinking on the job – US politics live
Patel and Chris Van Hollen, ranking member of the Senate appropriations subcommittee, trade accusations in heated budget hearing
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2026 • May 12
More than 110 Nobel laureates call on Iran to release gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi
As human rights advocate is treated in Tehran hospital after transfer from Zanjan prison, prize winners demand her freedomMore than 110 Nobel laureates have called for the immediate and unco
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2026 • May 12
Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military
The inquiry came after the Guardian revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone callsThe head of
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2026 • May 12
UAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the war
If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by Tehran
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2026 • May 12
French film industry at risk from the far right, say actors and directors
Juliette Binoche joins 600 leading figures to warn against a ‘fascist takeover of the collective imagination’More than 600 cinema figures have said the growing influence of the far right on
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2026 • May 12
Bosnia and Herzegovina left vulnerable by policy clash with US, representative says
Christian Schmidt, who is resigning post, says multi-ethnic nation may fall apart amid pressure from US and RussiaThe UN high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina has warned about the p
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2026 • May 12
Auschwitz survivor who returned to live in Germany dies aged 101
Albrecht Weinberg spent years teaching students about Nazi atrocities after being imprisoned at Auschwitz and Belsen
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2026 • May 12
WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases
Health officials in Paris say French woman who contracted disease on MV Hondius is on ventilator in intensive careThe head of the World Health Organization has told countries to prepare for
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2026 • May 12
Rugby league, bird flu and drones: things you may have missed in the 2026 budget
Buried in the Australian budget papers are a multitude of decisions that don’t make the headlines. Here are a few of this year’sExplore all of our
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