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Man suspected in Brown University shooting found dead in New Hampshire

Although Brown officials say there are 1,200 cameras on campus, the attack happened in an older part of the engineering building that has few, if any, cameras

US Coast Guard removes references to swastikas, nooses being 'divisive'

The move appears to cap off back-and-forth revisions to Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols, which has sparked an uproar

Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts centre

Trump, a Republican, often refers to the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, which is named for a Democratic predecessor, as the Trump Kennedy Centre

Business jet crashes at North Carolina airport, multiple deaths feared

Flight records show the plane was registered to a company run by retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle

Britain appoints new ambassador to US, replaces Epstein-linked diplomat

Christian Turner was previously political director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and high commissioner to Pakistan

Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug

The switch would move marijuana away from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD

Pulitzer-winning war correspondent Peter Arnett passes away at 91

Born November 13, 1934, in Riverton, New Zealand, Peter Arnett got his first exposure to journalism when he landed a job at his local newspaper, the Southland Times, shortly after high school

Bank of England cuts key interest rate to 3.75% amid easing inflation

Policymakers at Britain's central bank voted 5-4 to reduce the base rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.75% on Thursday, the lowest since February 2023

Russia wants to drain Europe's investigations with sabotage campaign

So far in this hybrid war, most known acts of sabotage have resulted in minimal damage nothing compared to the tens of thousands of lives lost and cities decimated across Ukraine.

Asian shares follow Wall Street lower as AI worries drag tech stocks lower

South Korea's Kospi sank 1.8 per cent to 3,989.06, also pulled lower by selling of shares in electronics companies and automakers

EU leaders meet to discuss agreement on massive loan package for Ukraine

Many leaders will press for tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets held in Europe to be used to meet Ukraine's economic and military needs

US unveils $10 billion arms package for Taiwan in major defence deal

The eight arms sales agreements cover 82 high-mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS, and 420 Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific

US Southern Command stated on social media that the vessel was operated by narco-terrorists along a known trafficking route

India 'potential partner' in supply chain security-related efforts: US

Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg said that the US is having "ongoing conversations with India about ways of "deepening our economic security collaboration

US House rejects resolutions to limit Trump's campaign against drug cartels

Republican leaders have increasingly expressed support for Trump's campaign, even as it potentially escalates into a direct confrontation with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

US admits negligence in Washington helicopter plane crash that killed 67

The official response to the first lawsuit filed by one of the victims' families said that the government is liable in the crash partly because the air traffic controller violated procedures

New York set to legalise medically assisted suicide with 'guardrails': Guv

Democratic Gov Kathy Hochul plans to sign the proposal next year after pushing to add a series of guardrails in the bill

China sues Missouri after state seeks to collect on $25 bn court judgment

At issue is a lawsuit Missouri filed alleging that China hoarded personal protective equipment during the early months of the pandemic, harming the state and its residents

Israeli PM approves $35 bn gas export deal to Egypt, biggest in its history

The gas will be delivered to Egypt over the next 15 years by US energy giant Chevron, a key owner of the gas field off Israel's coast in the Mediterranean Sea

US Senate passes $901 bn defence bill, seeks clarity on drug boat strikes

The bill demands more information on boat strikes in the Caribbean, requires that the US keep its troop levels in Europe at current levels and sends some military aid to Ukraine