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Fellow politicians and family members have paid tribute to former US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday afternoon in Georgia, aged 100. The centenarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner died at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family, the Carter Center said. Joe and Jill Biden The current US president and first

World chess number one Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after being told he couldn’t wear jeans. The chess grandmaster was defending his titles at the Fide World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York when the incident occurred. Officials said Carlsen had broken the dress code regulations by wearing jeans and asked

The US attorney general tried to block Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams from fundraising in the country in 1995 over a belief the IRA was still trying to source weapons, newly released records show. Janet Reno, the attorney general at the time, had previously opposed then-US president Bill Clinton‘s decision to grant visas for Mr

Elon Musk is facing censorship accusations after prominent right-wing accounts claimed they lost access to premium features on X when they criticised his views on immigration. On Friday night, Musk called some anti-immigration Republicans “contemptible fools”, adding they were “hateful, unrepentant racists” who would “absolutely be the downfall of the Republican Party if they are

Denmark has announced plans to boost its defence spending for Greenland with a “stronger presence in the Arctic” – a few hours after Donald Trump repeated his call for the US to buy the vast island. Danish defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the package would amount to a “double-digit billion amount” in krone, or

US basketball player Caitlin Clark has been named Female Athlete of the Year for her impact on and off the court by the Associated Press (AP). AP, a US-based news agency, said she has raised the profile of women’s basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

American Airlines was forced to ground all flights in the US on Christmas Eve due to an unspecified technical issue. The airline did not immediately say why it was stopping all flights, but social media was quickly abuzz with travellers worrying about getting to their loved ones for the holiday. A groundstop notice was lifted

Joe Biden has announced he is changing the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on death row in America to life imprisonment. The US president made the announcement weeks before Donald Trump takes office after his victory in November’s presidential election. President Biden‘s announcement spares the lives of people convicted of killings and those

Donald Trump has threatened to retake control of the Panama Canal – accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the crucial trade passage and warning of potential Chinese influence. The outburst from the president-elect has sparked a row with the leader of the Central American country, who defended the canal’s independence. Speaking to a

US president-elect Donald Trump says he has appointed British TV producer Mark Burnett as his special envoy to the UK. Mr Burnett, 64, created and worked alongside Mr Trump on the US series, The Apprentice, which made the president-elect internationally famous for firing a succession of contestants vying for roles in his businesses. The London-born

Tesla has recalled almost 700,000 of its electric vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tyre pressure monitoring system. Its warning light may not remain illuminated between drive cycles, failing to warn the driver of low tyre pressure and increasing the risk of a crash, the manufacturer said. The issue affects

President Joe Biden has set fresh climate targets for the United States before climate sceptic Donald Trump takes office in January. Today the outgoing president has unveiled a new goal to slash US emissions of greenhouse gases by 61% from 2005 levels by 2035. The 10-year plan should generate “more good-paying jobs, more affordable energy,

Donald Trump’s attempt to throw out his conviction in the Stormy Daniels hush money case has been denied. His lawyers argued a historic ruling on presidential immunity, passed shortly after the verdict in May, meant his 34 convictions for falsifying business records should be overturned. However, a Manhattan judge said the Supreme Court ruling did

Three people, including a young suspect, have died and several are injured after a shooting at a school in Wisconsin. The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in the state capital Madison and children were among the dead, police said. “Officers found multiple victims with gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene,” said

Police say fingerprints of the man suspected of shooting dead a US health insurance boss match those found near the crime scene in New York, according to Sky News’ US partner NBC News. Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, who was shot dead in Manhattan last week.

Russia has issued a travel warning to its citizens as it said tensions with the US are “teetering on the verge of rupture”. Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, urged citizens on Wednesday to “refrain from trips to the US, Canada and with a few exceptions EU countries” over the Christmas period.

Police have released two new images of a man suspected of shooting healthcare executive Brian Thompson in New York earlier this week. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday morning, while he was on the way to the company’s annual conference. The shooting sparked a citywide manhunt – but

Officials in the US say they believe they have found the remains of a grandmother who went missing after apparently falling into a sinkhole while looking for her cat. Elizabeth Pollard, 64, was last seen searching for her pet, Pepper, on Monday evening near a restaurant half a mile from her home in the village

Elon Musk spent more than $250m (£196m) helping Donald Trump win this year’s US election, Sky News’ US partner NBC News reports. Part of this was said to include a late blitz of advertising from a super PAC into which Mr Musk poured $20m (£15.7m) that claimed Mr Trump did not support a federal abortion

Donald Trump is reportedly considering making Florida governor Ron DeSantis his defence secretary – and ditching his embattled current selection. The US president-elect had initially announced his intention to nominate Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, but there is reportedly doubt that he could clear the Senate vote needed to be appointed. Mr Trump’s picks