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National Guard members participate in a group prayer with civilians and a security officer outside the emergency entrance to MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday after two Guard members were shot earlier in the day.

Afghan national and ex-CIA associate faces DC ambush charges

Federal officials say Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces multiple criminal charges in the shooting, which left one National Guard member dead and another critically wounded.

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One of the two US National Guard members shot in an ‘ambush-style’ attack streets away from the White House has died.

Soldier dies after ‘savage attack’ in Washington, DC

One of the two US National Guard members shot in an ‘ambush-style’ attack streets away from the White House has died, US President Donald Trump has confirmed.

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Smoke rises from a residential complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025.

Hong Kong’s worst fire fuels scrutiny of safety lapses

In a city where millions sleep, eat and work in high towers pressed together like books on a shelf, there’s long been the threat that a massive fire could trap people inside their high-rises.

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Authorities have revealed new details about the Washington, DC shooting suspect.

Chilling details emerge on suspect in DC shooting

Authorities have revealed new details about the Washington, DC shooting suspect, as the two National Guard members who were ‘ambushed’ near the White House are named.

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Madison Riley Hull, 23, was mauled to death by three pit bulls.

Heartbreak as three pit bulls brutally maul student to death

She was just six months away from graduating when police found her lying on the floor.

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Law enforcement responds to the shooting near the White House on Wednesday.

Afghan national accused of shooting troops near White House

THE WASHINGTON POST: A lone gunman carried out the attack and ‘ambushed’ two National Guardsmen, DC police said. The victims remain in a critical condition.

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Trump calls for action after Washington shooting.

Shooting suspect ID’d, Trump warns ‘animal’ will pay

President Trump called the DC ambush that critically injured two National Guardsmen an ‘act of terror’ and is demanding tougher immigration measures.

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Militants hunting civilians on October 7, 2023.

The crypto org allegedly aiding Hamas’ terrorism

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The families of 300 victims of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack have claimed Binance aided Hamas and other terrorist groups by transferring $1 billion to accounts in their control.

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Bethany MaGee was set alight by Lawrence Reed on a train in the US.

Heartbreaking update after woman set alight on train

The inconsolable family of a woman who was doused in petrol and set alight by a total stranger on a US train have spoken out about her horrific injuries. 

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Incoming NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Jewish leaders rebuke Mamdani over synagogue protest remarks

THE NEW YORK TIMES: His initial response to the protest did little to quell that unease and was widely criticised by some Jewish leaders.

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Donald Trump is threatening to sure the BBC for $US5 billion.

How Trump’s monster lawsuit could destroy the BBC

ROSA PRINCE: The case is overblown and Trump’s graceless, grasping threat is yet another White House assault on press freedom.

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Police have revealed that state Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body was really found in.

Cops reveal true state of girl’s body found in d4vd’s Tesla

Police address speculation that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was really found ‘frozen’ and ‘decapitated’ in the back of d4vd’s Tesla.

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Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has pleaded not guilty to charges over rigged poker games.

NBA coach enters plea to Mafia-linked rigged poker game case

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty to charges he engaged in rigged high-stakes poker games that prosecutors said had ties to the Mafia.

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Richard Barry Randolph.

Rapist’s chilling final moment before lethal injection

Before he received the lethal injection, he did the opposite of what most inmates do.

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This combination photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) via UPS shows a sequence of framegrabs made from video where an engine is seen detaching from the plane's left wing upon take-off.

New images show engine flying off before UPS plane tragedy

The deadly November crash involving a cargo jet left 14 people dead and dozens more injured.

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