Spain’s cabinet has approved housing proposals that include an eviction ban until 2030 after protests over an 87-year-old woman’s removal from her Madrid home. The decrees still need parliamentary approval, while the woman has been offered a deal to return.
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Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over a 2024 basketball game, but Smith said he attended an Iowa-Maryland game, not an Atlanta Hawks game. Seating details in a text message Schmitt displayed also point to Maryland, Talking Points Memo reported.
Police found petrol but no explosive devices in three vans near RAF Fairford. Five British men arrested after the security alert have been released on bail but remain under investigation.
King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri Morocco’s first female prime minister. Her party won the most seats in parliament but must find coalition partners to secure a majority.
The CDC has confirmed two measles deaths among 3,659 US cases this year, the highest total in 35 years. Its national death count excludes four deaths reported by Pennsylvania, where more than 900 cases have been recorded.
In his first Labour conference speech as prime minister, Andy Burnham pledged a National Care Service, a greater public role in utilities and changes to state pension increases from 2030. He also promised to fight the next election on electoral reform.
More than 100 Israeli settlers disrupted a court-ordered effort to return a Palestinian family to its homes in Jalud, where both houses were set on fire. Israeli authorities said three police officers were lightly injured and three suspects were arrested.
Two Navy aviators ejected during a landing on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off Virginia, and four sailors were injured. The Navy has not identified the plane or said what caused the mishap.