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A national guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents is due to appear in court later today. Jack Teixeira is set to be charged with removing or transmitting classified national defence information, which is a crime under the National Espionage Act. The 21-year-old’s arrest raises fresh questions about America’s ability to safeguard its most

The leader of an online group behind suspected US military document leaks is national guardsman Jack Teixeira, officials have told NBC News. Teixeira, 21, is said to have overseen a private online group, containing around 30 people, in which the leaked documents were shared. He is a member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts

A street drug which rots the skin of those who use it has been designated an “emerging threat to the nation” by the White House. The unprecedented announcement, by the Biden administration’s Office for National Drug Control Policy, reflects the alarming speed at which ‘Tranq’ is spreading across America. Last month, Sky News revealed the

Joe Biden has frequently spoken of his Irish roots and his love for the country – but not all of his light-hearted comments have gone down well. As the US president visits Belfast before he crosses the border, we take a look at some of his controversial jokes and reactions to some of his past

Police bodycam footage has shown the moment a gunman opened fire at a Louisville bank – killing five colleagues. Connor Sturgeon, 25, was shot dead by police following the attack at the Old National Bank in the Kentucky city on Monday morning. Two patrol officers who responded to the shooting were among eight wounded, with

The family of NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins has filed a civil lawsuit claiming he was drugged as part of a “blackmail and robbery conspiracy” the night before his death. The Pittsburgh Steelers star was trying to cross a south Florida motorway in the early hours of 9 April last year when he was hit by

The US and the Philippines are holding their largest combat drills in decades after China conducted mock air and sea attacks off the coast of Taiwan. The pre-planned annual “Balikatan” exercises will involve more than 17,600 military personnel and include live-fire drills such as a boat-sinking rocket assault in waters across the South China Sea

Five people have been killed in a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, police have said. Six people including a police officer were transported to hospital, a Louisville Metro Police Department official said. The suspected shooter was dead, they added. Police activity was seen near a bank building. “There are multiple casualties,” the force said earlier. The

Spain’s Jon Rahm has won the 87th Masters at Augusta National. Forty years after the late Seve Ballesteros won his second Masters title and on what would have been his 66th birthday, Rahm became the fourth Spanish winner at Augusta National after Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia. The 2021 US Open champion carded

Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials in Germany, has died at the age of 103. Mr Ferencz was an inexperienced 27-year-old when he became chief prosecutor for the US in the trial of 22 officers who were part of Einsatzgruppen. The mobile killing squads were part of Germany’s Nazi forces during

An abortion pill approved in the US more than 20 years ago could now be pulled. US district judge Matthew J Kacsmaryk has signed an injunction directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt the approval of mifepristone while a lawsuit by a conservative Christian group challenging its safety continues. The outcome could halt

Several spectators had a lucky escape on Friday as strong winds brought three trees crashing down during the second round of the 87th Masters. Officials confirmed that no injuries had been reported following the terrifying incident near the 17th tee at Augusta National. “The safety and well-being of everyone attending the Masters tournament will always

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been formally charged with spying in Russia, state-run news agencies have reported today. Mr Gershkovich, a US citizen, was arrested last week on espionage charges, which have been called bogus by the West. He is being held in a pre-trial detention centre at the notorious Lefortovo prison in

Tennessee’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives has expelled two Democrats over their participation in a gun control demonstration at the state legislature last week. The protest came in the wake of the school shooting in Nashville on 27 March where six people, including three children, were killed. The Republicans, who control the house 75-23, voted to

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the nephew of the assassinated former president John F Kennedy, has announced he will challenge Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee for the White House next year. He has filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, becoming the second person to announce themselves as a challenger to

Taiwan’s peace and democracy are facing “unprecedented challenges”, its president has said, on a visit to the US which will anger China. Tsai Ing-wen has held talks with both Democrat and Republican congressional leaders at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, against a backdrop of rising tensions with Beijing, which claims the island nation