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Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been released into house arrest after being charged in the US with possessing child sexual abuse material. The 82-year-old was arrested by federal agents in Florida and appeared before a US magistrate judge in Tampa on Friday. He has not entered a plea. Prosecutors allege that Mr Markle kept sexually explicit photographs involving prepubescent girls in two storage units in the Los Angeles area, which he had rented for nearly two decades. First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli said Mr Markle was accused of possessing “photographs depicting himself with minor…

Elizabeth Warren, French Hill and Nancy Lacore are among the guests scheduled to appear on CBS News’ Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on Sunday, November 8. Ms Warren, the Democratic senator for Massachusetts, will be joined by Mr Hill, a Republican representative from Arkansas. Ms Lacore, a Democrat who has been elected to represent South Carolina, is also due to appear. The programme will additionally feature a preview of 60 Minutes’ interview with President Trump. Further guests may be announced. Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan airs on CBS News at 10.30am Eastern Time and streams at 12.30pm Eastern…

Anthony Albanese has defended his Caribbean trip as “worthwhile” despite returning to Australia as homeowners faced another interest rate rise and mounting pressure on household budgets. The Australian prime minister attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, where he dined with King Charles III and Queen Camilla and took part in the launch of the Commonwealth Nature Initiative. He also visited the Green Pioneer, a vessel owned by mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, alongside Antigua and Barbuda’s prime minister, Gaston Browne, and Guyana’s president, Irfaan Ali. While Mr Albanese was overseas, the Reserve Bank of Australia…

Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been released into house arrest after being charged in the United States with possessing child sexual abuse material. The 82-year-old was arrested by federal agents in Florida and appeared before a US magistrate judge in Tampa on Friday. He has not entered a plea. Prosecutors allege that Mr Markle kept sexually explicit photographs involving prepubescent girls in two storage units in the Los Angeles area, which he had rented for almost two decades. First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli said Mr Markle was accused of possessing “child sexual abuse material,…

Two teenage brothers were shot dead in Lawrenceville, Georgia, during what police said was a vape-cartridge sale, with a 19-year-old man now facing murder charges. Jordan Boykin, 17, and his 14-year-old brother Antoine were found with apparent gunshot wounds on Heather Stone Way at about 8.30pm on Wednesday, November 4. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Gwinnett County police. ([cbsnews.com](https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/19-year-old-charged-with-murder-after-two-teens-shot-and-killed-in-lawrenceville/?intcid=CNR-01-0623)) Detectives allege that Alexander Canela-Panchi had arranged to meet the brothers to sell them vape cartridges. Police said an argument broke out during the transaction before both teenagers were shot. Canela-Panchi has been charged with two counts…

A 56-year-old man has died after an alleged assault at a hotel in Goulburn, regional New South Wales, with a 39-year-old man charged over the incident. Police said the pair were involved in an altercation at the hotel on Bradley Street at about 5.50pm on Friday. Officers arrived shortly afterwards and found the older man unresponsive. They performed CPR until paramedics reached the scene, but the man died despite efforts to revive him. The younger man was arrested and taken to hospital for treatment for a head laceration. After being discharged, he was taken to Goulburn Police Station and charged…

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on eight Canadian money-exchange businesses accused of helping Iranian entities evade financial restrictions and handling funds linked to an alleged drug-trafficking boss. The measures, announced on Friday under what the department calls “Operation Economic Outcast”, target firms based in Ontario and British Columbia. The Treasury said some had converted Iranian rials and other currencies into digital assets, including cryptocurrency, to launder proceeds. Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, said: “Canada cannot be a safe haven for illicit financial facilitators that provide sanctions evasion services to the Iranian regime and its proxies.” The sanctioned businesses…

Donald Trump has announced plans to turn Kennedy Space Center in Florida into a major international aerospace events venue, with a proposed 1,900-acre development centred on the former Shuttle Landing Facility. The US president outlined the vision during remarks at the space centre on Friday, saying the site could host one of the world’s largest air and space demonstrations within two years. He said the venue would attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, generate billions of dollars in economic activity and provide a base for major commercial and private-sector aerospace deals. The proposal is intended to bring aircraft,…

Everest winner Tempted was beaten and missed the placings as $1.70 favourite in a major upset at the VRC Champions Sprint. Point Barrow caused the boilover, defeating the heavily backed Tempted in the sprint feature.

Somali-born childcare operator Abdi Daisane has won a seat in Minnesota’s state legislature despite scrutiny over his business, which has received millions of dollars through government-funded programmes. The Democrat defeated Republican Mike Conway, president of the St Cloud City Council, by 9,164 votes to 8,570 to capture House District 14A. The result gives Daisane, 38, the distinction of becoming St Cloud’s first Somali-born state lawmaker and overturns a Republican majority that had held the seat for more than 20 years. Daisane runs Blooming Kids Child Care Center in St Cloud. The business has received $7.29 million through Minnesota’s state-run Child…