He also announces nominees for labour secretary, housing secretary and surgeon general.
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The week of rising stakes in the Ukraine war
Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine’s arsenal.
Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths
Six foreign tourists have died after drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town.
US Capitol Christmas tree arrives in DC
This is the second US Capitol Christmas Tree to come from Alaska.
BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases ‘plateauing’
Lwiro hospital was overrun when the BBC visited two months ago, now nurses say infections are easing.
COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash
Developing nations said a new cash offer from rich nations showed “contempt for our vulnerable people”.
People smugglers who promoted Tripadvisor-style video reviews caught
The smugglers offered the migrants bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages, depending on risk.
Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor
A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
No 10 indicates Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK
Downing Street refuses to comment on the case but says the government will fulfil its “legal obligations”.
Putin says Russia will use new missile again in ‘combat conditions’
Ukraine’s President Zelensky has urged a “serious response” to Moscow’s use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile