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A CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted nearly 30 women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Brian Jeffrey Raymond – a former White House intern – would lure women he met on dating apps including Tinder to his government-leased flat and drug them while serving wine

Tupperware, the maker of food storage containers, has filed for bankruptcy in the US. The firm, which was founded 78 years ago, said it was seeking approval to find a buyer for the business as part of attempts to protect the brand. The American company is mostly known for its “Tupperware parties”, which became hugely

“It’s a dangerous business being president,” Donald Trump said to rapturous applause inside the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan. This was his first public appearance since his golf course became a crime scene on Sunday afternoon. He was being questioned by a fawning interviewer in Sarah Huckabee Sanders, his former press secretary and now

Donald Trump has described being grabbed by Secret Service agents after “four or five” gunshots were heard during an apparent assassination attempt while he played golf.  The Republican presidential nominee described the events of Sunday afternoon at his Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach in Florida as “quite something” adding “but it all

Four people were injured at a New York City subway station after police pursued and shot at a man they say had not paid his rail fare. Two innocent bystanders were hit by bullets as well as the suspect and one of the officers – in what appears to be a case of friendly fire.

President Joe Biden has said he will ensure the Secret Service has “every resource” to keep Donald Trump safe after a second “assassination attempt” on his life. The president said he was “relieved” Mr Trump was “unharmed” after 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested in connection with shots being fired near to where the former

Donald Trump has been the subject of an “apparent assassination attempt” at his Florida golf club. The Republican presidential nominee said he was “safe and well” after gunshots were heard in his vicinity while he was playing at his Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach just after 1.30pm local time on Sunday. An

US President Joe Biden has said the Secret Service needs more help after Donald Trump was targeted in an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday. Mr Biden said he was thankful Mr Trump was “OK” before adding he did not yet have a full report of what happened. He added: “One thing I want to make

The moment Donald Trump uttered the words at the debate on Tuesday night I knew I’d be off to Springfield. And so here I am, with a dispatch from a once unremarkable small American town that’s now utterly remarkable, if you believe the claim. “They’re eating the dogs! They’re eating the cats! They’re eating the

It’s the talk of the town. I passed a couple walking their dog in Doylestown, Bucks County, nodded hello and complemented their pet. They responded that they planned to “eat him for breakfast”. It’s how the moment of the presidential debate has gone down here – comedy gold, even if it isn’t everyone who sees

Former president Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris engaged in a fiery debate ahead of the US election on 5 November. The stakes were high for both candidates heading into the showdown at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Here are some of the key takeaways from the debate: Project 2025 Donald Trump insisted

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have clashed over issues including abortion, the economy and illegal immigration in their first – and possibly only – debate before the US election. Ms Harris’s attacks appeared to get under her rival’s skin at times, claiming people left his rallies out of “boredom” and Russian President Vladimir Putin “would

An army veteran who received the world’s first whole-eye transplant has said he has been given “the gift of a second chance”. Aaron James, 47, from Arkansas in the US, lost his left eye and most of his face after an electrical cable touched the left side three years ago. He also lost his left

Former vice president and longtime Republican Dick Cheney has said he will vote for Kamala Harris in this year’s US election. The 83-year-old issued a statement announcing he will be backing the Democratic candidate because her Republican rival Donald Trump can “never be trusted with power again”. Mr Cheney has been an outspoken critic of

A judge has postponed the sentencing of Donald Trump in his hush money case until after the 5 November presidential election. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had been due to be sentenced in the criminal case on 18 September. However, Manhattan Judge Juan M Merchan has now postponed that date to 26 November, writing

Police have released a picture of a teenager suspected of shooting dead four people in the US state of Georgia. Two teachers and two students were killed in the attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta, on Wednesday. Colt Gray, 14, surrendered when engaged by School Resource Officers inside the school, Barrow

Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to a revised set of criminal charges over his alleged attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. The former president, who is the Republican candidate for this year’s presidential contest in November, faces four charges of using false claims of voter fraud to undermine the election results

Author George RR Martin has criticised the second series of House Of The Dragon, saying he “argued against” a plot change because it now creates a “butterfly effect” for future episodes. The writer, who is co-creator and an executive producer on the show, warned in a since-deleted blog post “there are larger and more toxic

A doctor and a woman – known as the “Ketamine Queen” – will stand trial over Matthew Perry’s death next year, a judge has ruled. On Monday, California district judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett ruled Salvador Plasencia and Jasveen Sangha will face a joint trial on 4 March next year. A pre-trial hearing is also set

Venezuela’s equivalent to Air Force One has been seized by US officials, who claim the luxury presidential jet was bought illegally and smuggled out of the country to get around US export control laws. The white Dassault Falcon 900EX, used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during state visits, was seized