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The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.

Richard Kahn testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know about Epstein's crimes. He said monetary gifts that Epstein made did not raise any red flags.

Documents also suggest the peer explored the possibility of a £500,000 severance payment after being sacked as US ambassador.

A newly unearthed interview from 2013 casts doubt on the Green Party leader's claim to have apologised.

The wife of 'Grey's Anatomy' actor Eric Dane says caring for him gave her an "extra dose" of compassion for others.

This eruption episode sent fragments made of ash, pumice and pieces of volcanic glass into communities, forcing highway closures and the evacuation of tourists.

The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC's international editor.

A batch of documents has revealed new details about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador.

Chile has sworn in its most right-wing president in decades — and his rise, and ideology, are rooted in a small town beneath the Andes.

Iranians say they are sheltering at home and rarely venturing out on near-empty streets as the US-Israeli bombing campaign continues.

Iran is set to play three games in the U.S. this June. But amid the U.S.-Israel military campaign that has killed Iran's supreme leader, Iran's sports minister said the team would pull out.

A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly...

The two high-ranking officers failed to act when Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, reported a sexual assault.

Ian Huntley had been serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years for the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

Chester Zoo is leading a call for a change in the way "rain icons" are used in weather forecasts.

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, had been accused of showing support for proscribed organisation Hezbollah following a gig in London in 2024.

Fuel duty on petrol and diesel is due to rise from September, when a 5p cut is phased out.

The film-maker will write and direct The Popinjay Cavalier, "a rambunctious comedy" set in 1830s Europe.

Ford struggled to find his footing in Hollywood before being cast as Han Solo in Star Wars . Now 83, he plays a therapist in the Apple TV series Shrinking : "I really do love the work," he says.