More than 190 people have been killed in such strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific The US military on Friday said it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor in the latest attack on boats suspected of transporting...

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President and his party celebrate as Democrats vow to fight Virginia court ruling barring state from enacting new voter-approved congressional maps – key US politics stories from 8 May 2026 at a glance Virginia’s supreme court on Friday ruled that the state cannot use new congressional maps...

SNP wins Scottish election as Reform and Labour tie for second John Swinney's party finished comfortably ahead of its rivals, but short of an overall majority.

PlayStation's New Free Open-World RPG Blows Gamers Away: "I Can't Believe It's Free" There are quite a few PlayStation 5 games that you can play for free without a PS Plus subscription, but one of the latest additions to this ever-growing category is an open-world RPG that's getting a ton of buzz.

Automaker had given ‘numerous statements reassuring drivers that it would not do so’, says California attorney general General Motors (GM) agreed to pay $12.75m to resolve claims that it illegally sold hundreds of thousands of Californians’ location and driving data to two data brokers, said the...