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Former Republican congressman from Wisconsin was also a cast member on MTV’s The Real World: BostonDonald Trump has named Sean Duffy, a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin,and former cast member of the MTV show The Real World, to serve as the secretary of transportation. He was also a co-host on Fox Business but left that role on Monday, according to Fox News Media.Duffy served...

This live coverage has ended. Thanks for following along. You can read our full story on the latest allegations against Matt Gaetz below: Trump pick Matt Gaetz under further scrutiny amid fresh allegationsThe reported tension between Elon Musk and Boris Epshteyn as they vie for status in Donald Trump’s inner circle of un-elected influencers involves the tech entrepreneur, Musk, challenging lawyer Epshteyn on the...

Tehran alleged to have targeted retired politician, 84, who is also human rights activist and critic of IranCanadian authorities foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate a former justice minister and rights activist who has been a strong critic of Tehran, the Globe and Mail newspaper has reported.The 84-year-old was justice minister and attorney general from 2003 to 2006. He retired from politics in...

President-elect’s surrogates accuse president of seeking to spark ‘world war three’ over decision to allow limited strikesAllies of the president-elect, Donald Trump, have lashed out angrily at Joe Biden for his decision to permit Ukraine to use long-range US missiles to launch attacks inside Russia for the first time, in what the Kremlin has termed an “escalation” in the war.Key Trump surrogates, including his...

Hamas-run interior ministry says it carried out security operation after armed looters hijacked almost 100 trucksGaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry has said that at least 20 people have been killed in an operation targeting “gangs” accused of looting trucks bringing aid into the war-torn territory which is facing the threat of famine.Gunmen attacked and looted about 100 trucks carrying desperately needed supplies over the weekend,...

Whisky and migration thwarted earlier deal but UK PM hopeful of reaching agreement with Narendra ModiKeir Starmer is to restart the aborted UK-India trade talks in the new year after an agreement stalled amid disagreements over whisky tariffs and migration.No progress has been made on the deal since early this year after the last round of talks concluded. As prime minister, Boris Johnson promised...

US president arrived for photograph with other world leaders – but found they had gone ahead without himJoe Biden headed for a photo with fellow G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro at his final summit as US president on Monday – only to find they had already taken the picture without him.Frustrated US officials blamed “logistical issues” for the blunder which meant that Biden...

PM questions sanctions against MPs and plight of Jimmy Lai as China’s president says Starmer ‘fixing foundations’China’s president, Xi Jinping, has heaped praise on Keir Starmer’s economic policy, as the UK prime minister used their first meeting to raise concerns about sanctions on MPs and the treatment of the pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai.During their conversation at the G20 summit in Rio, the first meeting...

Sherry Rehman says rich nations should pay ‘internationally determined contributions’ to help poorer and worst-affected countriesAmid the endless politicking and inscrutable arguments at the UN climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, this month, it can be hard to remember what is at stake. That’s why Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s former climate change minister, is calling on global leaders to “keep an eye on the big picture”.“We’re...

Summit’s first day notable for frosty meeting of far-right Argentinian leader Javier Milei and leftwing hostThe president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has opened the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro with the launch of an alliance to combat hunger, which he described as the “ultimate symbol of our collective tragedy”.Brazil holds the rotating presidency of the group and is hosting the...

Group were held after a meeting about what mining firm referred to as unsubstantiated claims regarding taxes and leviesAn Australian goldmining company has agreed to pay $160m ($A247m, £126m) to Mali’s government after the west African country’s junta detained its chief executive and two other employees.Resolute Mining’s chief executive, Terence Holohan, and the other two employees were detained on 8 November in Mali’s capital,...

Singer says his ‘understanding of the narrative’ around Do They Know It’s Christmas? has changed since 2014 appearanceEd Sheeran has said he would rather not be on the forthcoming 40th-anniversary version of Band Aid charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas?, aligning himself with criticism of it as dehumanising and damaging to Africans.Sheeran is one of an all-star cast to be drawn from three...

Indian capital imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehiclesPollution levels in India’s capital, Delhi, have soared to their highest levels this year, forcing schools and offices to close and cloaking the city in thick brown smog.In some parts of the city, a live air quality ranking by IQAir put pollution levels at more than 30 times the maximum level...

Images released by MSF doctors highlight impact of conflict in the country, with medical supplies and aid unable to reach people due to fightingA series of X-rays showing a piece of shrapnel buried deep inside a 20-month-old girl’s head and a bullet embedded in an 18-month-old boy’s chest are among images released by medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) revealing the impact of the...

Exclusive: Group of more than 90 including writers Tim Winton and Charlotte Wood have paid for every federal senator and MP to receive curated packageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome of Australia’s most prominent authors are among a group of more than 90 writers and literary supporters who have paid for...

After 20 people including 15 first responders killed in Douris, rescuers ask why state service was targetedAll the corpses had been recovered but still the rescuers sifted through the rubble. A paramedic carried a sack with him, filled with the charred remains of his colleagues. Every few feet he stopped and knelt down, assessing. In the twisted mess left behind by the Israeli airstrike,...

Rights group says Abdallah Said’s case is a troubling first for the country amid president’s increasing crackdownTunisian anti-terrorist investigators are handling the case of a leading advocate for migrants who has been taken into custody, in what the head of a rights group said was a troubling first for the country.Abdallah Said, a Tunisian of Chadian origin, was questioned along with the secretary general...

Chidimma Adetshina crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania after she was stripped of South African identity documentsBeauty queen Chidimma Adetshina’s second place in this year’s Miss Universe competition was not only an occasion for Nigerians to rejoice at their highest ever placing in the global pageant, but an opportunity to celebrate a victory over their continental rivals South Africa.Adetshina came first runner-up to Denmark’s...

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus confirms plans to put former PM on trial accused of crimes against humanityBangladesh will seek the extradition of the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial on charges including crimes against humanity, the country’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, has said in a speech.Hasina, whose autocratic regime governed Bangladesh for 15 years, was toppled in a student-led revolution in August....

Starmer in Rio de Janeiro for G20 summit and is set to become first UK PM to meet Chinese president in six yearsGood morning. Keir Starmer is in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for the G20 summit, where later today he will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi Jinping. As Jessica Elgot reports, Starmer says...

Joint committee supports giving users the power to alter, reset or turn off algorithms but hedges on key question of age barGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA parliamentary committee examining the impact of social media on Australian society has recommended users be given the power to alter, reset or turn off algorithms, as well as be provided with greater...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBegbies Traynor also reveals that their employment costs are expected to rise by £1.25m due to the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions.The company is “reviewing options to mitigate the impact where possible”.“Additional headwinds for UK business from increased employment costs and the prospect of higher for longer interest rates are likely to extend the period...

Education secretary urges ministers to keep discussion on policy behind the scenes after Wes Streeting voices oppositionWhat have Labour cabinet ministers said about assisted dying?UK politics live – latest updatesBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has said she is likely to vote against the bill to legalise assisted dying, as she urged ministerial colleagues to keep their discussions about the policy behind the scenes.Under a...

Price cap for Great Britain forecast to rise to £1,736 a year for average dual-fuel bill, according to Cornwall InsightsBusiness live – latest updatesBritons have been warned to expect a “disappointing” rise in energy bills in January, adding pressure to household finances, despite earlier hopes that prices may ease early next year.The price cap for Great Britain is forecast to rise to £1,736 a...