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Jul 13, 2026 - World

Bradley John Murdoch was convicted of 28-year-old’s murder but remains were never foundGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney man charged with murder after elderly man allegedly assaulted on his morning walkA Sydney man was charged with murder after the death of an elderly man following an alleged assault in the city’s southwest last weekend. Continue reading...

Jul 13, 2026 - World

Senator Angus King raised concerns that ICE agents were not wearing body cameras; witnesses described the man as being shot in the headSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Democrat’s outgoing senator for Michigan Gary Peters has endorsed member of Congress Haley Stevens to be his successor over Abdul El-Sayed in the state’s neck-and-neck primary race set for 4 August.“She has demonstrated to me time and time again that she’s a fighter,” Peters told the Detroit News. “We need workhorses in the Senate, and we need someone who can do that job from day one. This is not a place for on-the-job training.” Continue reading...

Jul 13, 2026 - World

South Carolina governor asks Darline Graham Nordone to replace senator who died on Saturday, after Trump recommendationSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailHenry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor, appointed Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to replace him in the Senate following his death on Saturday, after Donald Trump recommended that she be given the role.Her appointment was welcomed by lawmakers from both parties, who saw Nordone as an appropriate replacement for the brother who had raised her after their parents died when she was a teenager. Continue reading...

Jul 13, 2026 - World

Immigration officials said in late January that they had ceased "enhanced operations" in Maine after making hundreds of arrests.

Jul 13, 2026 - World

US military says latest strikes will ‘continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping’ in strait of HormuzTrump renews Iran blockade and again threatens to take control of strait of HormuzBahrain’s military has accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the country, after Tehran said it had struck US military facilities and infrastructure there earlier.“Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its heinous attacks with missiles and drones that target civilians in the Kingdom of Bahrain,” the general command of Bahrain’s military said, adding that air defences “intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian aerial attacks” this morning. Continue reading...