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Hegseth orders US Navy secretary to investigate Arizona senator Mark Kelly for ‘potentially unlawful comments’ – as it happened
Nov 26, 2025 - World 
Donald Trump’s defense secretary sends memo to John Phelan asking him to review Kelly’s comments; House Democrats from video confirm FBI is seeking to investigate. This blog is now closed.Senator Mark Kelly has responded to the Pentagon’s announcement that it is investigating the Arizona lawmaker for possible breaches of military law after he joined five other Democratic members of Congress in a video calling for US troops to refuse illegal orders.“I said something that was pretty simple and non controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law,” Kelly said in an MS NOW interview with Rachel on Monday. “And in response to that, Donald Trump said I should be executed.” Continue reading...
What to know about French ex-President Sarkozy's latest legal matters
Nov 26, 2025 - World 
France’s highest court is set to rule on former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 reelection bid
Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations
Nov 26, 2025 - World 
INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site
Thousands of Cubans struggle without power and water nearly a month after hurricane
Nov 26, 2025 - World 
Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after Hurricane Melissa pummeled the island’s eastern region as one of the strongest Atlantic storms in history
Nauru president accused in parliament of corruptly siphoning off millions of Australian funding
Nov 25, 2025 - World 
Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ yet still signing $2.5bn deportation dealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNauru’s President David Adeang, a predecessor and other individuals have been accused in the Senate of corruptly siphoning off millions of dollars of Australian taxpayer money intended for the island’s arcane offshore processing regime.A previously unreleased report by Australia’s financial intelligence agency, Austrac, suspected Adeang of “corruption and money laundering” after detecting a “rapid movement of large volume and value of funds”, the Senate has been told. Continue reading...
