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Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, is stepping aside and the co-chair of its board of trustees, Claire Shipman, has been named acting president, the university said in a statement on Friday. Armstrong is returning to lead the university’s Irving Medical Center, Columbia University said, adding: “Board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman has been appointed … Read more

The alternative prime minister boldly declared the 2025 federal election was a “sliding doors moment” for the nation. Peter Dutton’s budget reply speech on Thursday evening was filled with facts and figures to paint Labor as hopeless at managing Australia’s best interests. But how well do Dutton’s claims stack up? ‘The worst collapse in living … Read more

Labour has begun an all-out assault on Nigel Farage over his views on the NHS in the run-up to key elections in May, as the Reform UK leader prepared to host what is billed as his party’s biggest ever rally in Birmingham. In a coordinated campaign before Farage spoke at a 10,000-person event in the … Read more

A US oil tanker that was hit by a container ship in the North Sea is to be towed to the north-east of England after more than 200,000 barrels of jet fuel are removed over the weekend, a maritime company has said. The Solong collided with the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate about 12 miles off … Read more

Dutton campaign plane leaves for destination unknown Josh Butler Good morning from the Dutton campaign, which is finally taking off from Canberra – destination unknown at this stage. The journalists following the campaigns, for the prime minister or opposition leader, generally aren’t told by the leader’s staff where we’re headed until the plane has taken … Read more

The federal government reported on Friday that there have been 483 confirmed cases of measles across 20 US jurisdictions so far this year, with the largest outbreak in Texas, and 70 people across the nation needing to be hospitalized. That compares with 285 cases of measles in the US for the whole of 2024. The … Read more

A second South Carolina death row prisoner has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets. Mikal Mahdi chose the firing squad on Friday. His execution is scheduled for 11 April. Mahdi was convicted for killing a police officer with a gun he stole … Read more

The United States has ordered consular offices to significantly expand their screening processes for student visa applicants, including through comprehensive social media investigations, to exclude people they deem to support terrorism. A state department cable from 25 March, obtained by the Guardian, describes a new standard for visa denials based on a broad definition of … Read more

A prominent actor said Noel Clarke’s honorary award from Bafta was handing him a “loaded gun” to seduce and silence women, the high court has heard. Jing Lusi, who stars in Gangs of London and Red Eye, is one of more than 20 women whose allegations of sexual misconduct by Clarke were reported by the … Read more

Sunshine and warmer weather will return to the UK in time for Mother’s Day and is forecast to last into next week. Temperatures are expected to steadily rise throughout the week, starting with highs of 17-19C on Monday and ending with highs of 20-23C on Thursday and Friday. South-east England is set to enjoy the … Read more