Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military

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A traffic stop that led to the shooting death of a border patrol agent in January has cracked open a cult-like group known as the ‘Zizians’, linking some of the members to a slew of killings across the country. Andrea Cavallier takes a look at the their alleged violent rampage

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Briana Payne and her three daughters, 7-year-old Aurorah, 7, Ava, 6, and Alayna, 4, killed in shocking incident

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Russia has launched a record number of drones into Ukraine on the eve of the three-year anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion

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The prison van containing Mohamed Amra was ambushed by gunmen in a bloody attack last May that left two guards dead

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Moscow has launched near-nightly massed drone attacks at Ukraine for months

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Pope Francis is fighting pneumonia in both lungs amid fears the infection could spread and cause sepsis

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Nothing has changed in his status, role or power since Francis was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched investigations into fatal crashes involving Tesla cars,

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‘Fighting with arms and legs is something anyone can do. Fighting without them — that’s a challenge’

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One of the first places Gordon Cordeiro visited when a judge ordered his release was his mother’s grave

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‘The night was tranquil, the pope rested’

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China says Australia made ‘unreasonable accusations’ and deliberately hyped the situation after naval drills

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Hamas accuses Netanyahu of ‘stalling’ release of Palestinian prisoners

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Elon Musk’s DOGE email ultimatum to federal workers may have revealed internal tensions in Trump administration

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A 17-year-old girl died after being bitten by a shark in the north of Brisbane earlier this month

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Controversial author Michael Wolff makes claim in upcoming book about the 2024 election titled All or Nothing,

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Investigators have been unable to trace the source of the outbreak

UnitedHealth Group have had a tumultuous past year, including the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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The popularity of the AfD, led by Alice Wiedel but in many ways guided by Mr Höcke, is swelling

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