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Hegseth and Rubio to brief members of Congress on boat strikes as questions mount – live

On Monday night, the US military said it attacked three more boats believed to have been smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing eight people

Across the pond today, Keir Starmer’s office has said that any legal action against the BBC was a matter for the broadcaster but the UK government supported its independence.

It comes after Donald Trump finally filed his lawsuit demanding damages worth up to to $10bn for the way a BBC Panorama documentary – which aired over a year ago – edited a speech he gave to supporters on 6 January 2021 before they attacked the US Capitol.

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© Photograph: US Southern Command/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: US Southern Command/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: US Southern Command/AFP/Getty Images

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Estonia ferry disaster in 1994 caused by bow failure, report confirms

Investigators say latest studies of wreckage reveal no sign to back up alternative theories of a collision or an explosion

The sinking of the Estonia ferry more than 30 years ago was caused by the failure of its bow section, not an explosion or collision as claimed by some, authorities have said, in a report aimed at finally closing the case on Europe’s worst civil maritime disaster since the second world war.

“The MV Estonia sank as a result of the collapse of its bow construction,” Estonian, Swedish and Finnish investigators said. “There is, therefore, no reason to start a new full-scale … investigation of the accident.”

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© Photograph: Jaakko Avikainen/LEHTIKUVA/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Jaakko Avikainen/LEHTIKUVA/AFP/Getty Images

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New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows

A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.

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The favorability ratings for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, have risen statewide and in New York City rise since his election last month.
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Susie Wiles Acknowledges Trump’s ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions

In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and said Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files.

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Over the course of 11 interviews, Ms. Wiles offered pungent assessments of the president and his team.
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