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The FBI and US Postal Inspection Service are investigating suspicious letters sent to election offices and government buildings across the United States, some of which contained an unidentified substance. The mailings were addressed to offices including state secretaries of state and related election departments, while federal authorities also warned that similar letters had been sent to congressional offices. Officials are attempting to intercept further items before they are delivered, but an alert issued to Senate staff said some letters could still reach their intended destinations. The warning advised recipients to treat any suspicious letter, package or substance as potentially hazardous.…

Residents in Hazelmere, Perth’s east, are facing a second campaign against a proposed data centre after Canberra Data Centres lodged plans for a $337 million facility near the site of an earlier project abandoned following strong public opposition. The Canberra-based developer wants to build a four-storey centre at 178 and 196 Bushmead Road, about two kilometres from the location proposed by GreenSquareDC. Public consultation on the application opened this week. Plans submitted to the City of Swan show the development would occupy 85,945 square metres and include 87 parking bays. Up to 75 people would be on site at any…

Federal investigators are examining suspicious letters sent to state election officials and congressional offices across the United States, with some containing unknown substances. The FBI and US Postal Inspection Service are investigating the mailings, which were sent to various addresses nationwide, including secretary of state offices and related election departments. Brendan Donahue, deputy chief inspector at the Postal Inspection Service, said officials were working to identify those responsible and had intercepted some of the letters. He declined to give an exact number of incidents or say whether the cases were connected. “We are committed to protecting our nation’s election officials…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino apologised to members of the organisation’s ruling council, but failed to satisfy critics demanding answers over his abandoned private investment plan for the World Cup. The three-and-a-half-hour meeting on Thursday produced no new documents on the proposed 4.2 billion dollar commercial rights sell-off, which Infantino launched and dropped in July. He also provided no details about the Folarin Balogun red-card case at the World Cup or the intervention by US president Donald Trump on behalf of the United States forward. Infantino began the meeting by expressing contrition for blindsiding colleagues and creating a dispute over the…

The UK’s FTSE 100 closed at a seven-week high after fiscal reassurance from Healey and renewed buying of defensive shares supported the market. The rise followed Healey’s backing for fiscal discipline, which helped ease concerns over the direction of public finances and provided reassurance to investors. Defensive buying also contributed to the stronger performance, lifting the index to its highest closing level in seven weeks.

Kim Delaney has withdrawn her divorce from James Morgan after her lawyer told a judge that the couple had reconciled, months after the actress obtained a restraining order against him in New Jersey. Court documents show that the NYPD Blue star filed to dismiss the divorce proceedings. The decision follows several years of reported turmoil in the marriage. Morgan was arrested for public intoxication at Los Angeles International Airport in July after reportedly becoming involved in an altercation with Delaney and a flight attendant. The couple had also both been arrested in 2025 following an alleged domestic violence incident. No…

Martin Ho has warned that Tottenham Women’s push towards the Women’s Super League’s leading places will not be a straight-line progression, with Chelsea and Arsenal awaiting Spurs after their 6-1 defeat by London City Lionesses. Tottenham had opened the 2026/27 campaign with emphatic victories over Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, winning those matches by an aggregate score of 11-0. Their heavy loss to London City before the international break provided a reminder of the challenge facing Ho’s side as they target a place in the Champions League positions. Spurs visit Chelsea on Sunday before hosting Arsenal in the north London…

Gene Evin Atkins has been sentenced to more than 200 years to life in prison over a 2018 crime spree that ended in a gunfight with Los Angeles police outside a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake. Atkins, 36, was convicted on 41 counts linked to the events of July 21, 2018, including second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault with a firearm and false imprisonment. The case centred on the death of Melyda “Mely” Maricela Corado, a 27-year-old assistant manager at the store. She was fatally struck by a bullet fired by an LAPD officer during the exchange of gunfire, but prosecutors…

A new Hazelmere data centre proposal has prompted fresh concern among residents, five months after opposition forced GreenSquareDC to withdraw plans for a $600 million facility in Perth’s east. Canberra Data Centres is seeking approval to build a $337 million, four-storey centre at 178 and 196 Bushmead Road, about two kilometres from the former GreenSquareDC site. The proposed development would occupy 85,945 square metres and include 87 parking bays. Plans lodged with the City of Swan state that up to 75 people would be on site at any one time, with the facility operating around the clock, seven days a…

Pope Leo XIV has resumed limited duties in hospital after surgery to remove part of his right lung and a diagnosis of lung cancer, the Vatican said. The pontiff celebrated Mass at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Thursday before undertaking “a little bit of work activity”, including reading documents. He also met Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, the undersecretary of state. Leo underwent routine checks, including a chest X-ray, which showed “good recovery of the operated lung”, according to his personal physician, Dr Luigi Carbone, and thoracic surgeon Dr Stefano Margaritora. In a joint statement, the doctors said the Pope’s “post-operative recovery is…