Naveed Akram, 24, is already facing 59 charges over an attack on a Jewish festival in December.

Progressive Randy Villegas (D) is projected to advance in the 22nd Congressional District race against incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R), according to results from Decision Desk HQ. Villegas, an educator and activist, knocked out California State Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D) from the race after...
Lieutenant governor and attorney general advance but result signals decisive defeat for controversial Nancy Mace Donald Trump-backed Pamela Evette, South Carolina’s lieutenant governor and Alan Wilson, the state’s attorney general, have advanced to a runoff in a competitive race to represent the...
Sirens sound off in Bahrain Bahrain's interior ministry says warning sirens have begun, urging the public to head to the nearest safe place. Earlier, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they had launched drone attacks on the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain in response to American "aggression".
L’armée américaine a annoncé avoir frappé, dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, « des installations de défense aérienne, des postes de contrôle au sol et des sites de radars de surveillance iraniens situés près du détroit d’Ormuz », en réponse à « la destruction d’un hélicoptère Apache », lundi.
A week after polls closed in California’s closely watched open gubernatorial primary last Tuesday—following a slow trickle of votes that fueled unsubstantiated claims of fraud from the president—Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will advance to the November general election,...
Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra are headed to the California governor's race in November, according to the Associated Press. The big picture: With 91% of the vote counted as of Tuesday evening: Hilton has 25% of the vote and Becerra 27.9%. The top two vote-getters, regardless of...
Hilton has worn many hats since he arrived in the US 14 years ago, and now faces steep odds of defeating Democratic Xavier Becerra in November After years of working in the background of Conservative party politics in Britain, Steve Hilton has passed the first major test as his own front man:...
Platner, whose campaign was hit by series of negative headlines, to face Susan Collins in key midterm contest Graham Platner, a Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist, has scaled a mountain of personal controversies to win the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine. Victory...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) addressed the string of controversies tied to Maine Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner’s alleged past conduct ahead of the state’s primary election on Tuesday. “Obviously, there’s a lot in that behavior that’s really challenging — it’s hard to stomach,”...
In South Carolina, both Republican candidates for governor are MAGA devotees, but Trump only endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, not Attorney General Alan Wilson. The two are headed to a GOP runoff.
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal to increase the jail term of Christopher Dillon Joannidis, who killed five people in a horrific 2023 crash in Northern Victoria.
US Centcom says it completed 'self-defense strikes' against Iran US Central Command (Centcom) said that it completed "self-defense strikes" against Iran in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter a day earlier. According to the statement, strikes targeted Iranian air defencem ground control...

Graham Platner, a progressive oyster farmer and political newcomer whose campaign has been wrought with controversies, will face off this fall against Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, Decision Desk HQ projects. Collins, who is seeking a sixth term, was unchallenged on Tuesday, while Platner...
IRGC says it targeted US fleet in Bahrain Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they had launched drone attacks on the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain in response to American "aggression". In a statement, the IRGC said that clashes were ongoing, and warned of a "more severe response" if US...
A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal against a judgement which ordered New South Wales MP Mark Latham to pay $140,000 to independent MP Alex Greenwich over a homophobic tweet in 2023.
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The petitioners had sought a direction to the the State government to frame statutory rules governing the appointments in the directorate of prosecution and not to make any appointment to the top posts in the interregnum
Blasts heard in Ahvaz, amid reports of damaged infrastructure in Sirik The Mehr news agency is reporting of what seems to be explosions heard in the city of Ahvaz. Elsewhere, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that US attacks damaged a telecommunications tower in the southern...
From regional tasting experiences and gourmet fast food pop-ups to Father’s Day brunches and Punjabi food festivals, here is where Bengaluru food lovers should be heading this June