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The US, UK and ten other states have warned rebels in Yemen they will face consequences if they continue to attack commercial shipping in the Red Sea. In a joint statement, the group of mainly Western countries called for an immediate end to the attacks. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have declared support for Hamas in the war it launched against Israel in October. Since November, the rebels have attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea more than 20 times. They have used missiles, drones, fast boats and helicopters. They have claimed – often falsely – the ships were linked to Israel.…

Prince Andrew is among high-profile figures named in newly released court documents detailing connections of sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. A US judge ordered the records to be released as part of a lawsuit related to Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The legal papers include a previously reported claim of groping by Prince Andrew, which he has denied. Also named in the dozens of files are Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, though neither is accused of illegality. The much-hyped trove – covering about 900 pages – did not appear to reveal any new bombshell revelations about Epstein. However, more documents…

Rory McIlroy says he would be open to play in a tournament backed by LIV Golf if the controversial tour became more like cricket’s Indian Premier League. McIlory has been a staunch opponent of LIV which has recruited high-profile players and fractured golf. Merger talks between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which funds LIV, will continue in 2024 in an attempt to end the split. “I would love LIV to turn into the IPL of golf,” said the world number two. “They take two months of calendar. You go and do this team stuff and a…

SpaceX has been accused of unlawfully firing eight workers who were critical of its multi-billionaire chief executive Elon Musk. A complaint by a US labour agency says the employees sent an open letter to the firm’s executives in 2022, detailing workplace concerns. The letter called him a “distraction and embarrassment”, according to Reuters news agency. The BBC has approached the rocket and satellite firm for comment. The complaint by a regional official at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) accused SpaceX of violating the workers’ rights under federal labour law which allows co-workers to jointly advocate for better working conditions.…

Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado ruling that barred him from running for president in that state. Colorado’s top court said last month Mr Trump was not an eligible candidate as it said he had engaged in insurrection over the US Capitol riot. His appeal comes a day after he challenged a similar decision by Maine. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in multiple states seeking to disqualify Mr Trump from the November 2024 ballot. Courts in Minnesota and Michigan have dismissed similar efforts to disqualify the former US president. In other states, such…

England’s Luke Humphries defeated teenager Luke Littler 7-4 in a gripping final at Alexandra Palace to win his first PDC World Championship title. Littler, 16, was aiming to become darts’ youngest ever world champion after a remarkable run to the final. But Humphries, the pre-event favourite who became world number one on Tuesday, saw off his challenge to claim the £500,000 first prize. Trailing 4-2, the 28-year-old won five consecutive sets to close out victory. “I could not put into words how great this feels,” Humphries told Sky Sports. “In the back of my mind throughout today, I was thinking…

China has struck an agreement with Thailand to permanently waive visa requirements for each other’s citizens from March, the latest in a flurry of attempts by Beijing to lure back foreign tourists amid a struggling economy after years of self-imposed Covid isolation. The reciprocal visa-free scheme, announced by Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin Tuesday, comes after Thailand in September waived visas for Chinese tourists until this February. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said mutual visa exemptions between China and Thailand “serves the fundamental interests of both peoples.” “The government departments responsible for the matter are in close communication on the specifics.…

The “cyber kidnapping” scam that extorted the Chinese family of a foreign exchange student studying in the US is part of a larger criminal trend that parents across the globe could fall victim to, experts warned. Student Kai Zhuang was reported missing by his high school last week and later found “very cold and scared” in a tent in rural Utah after anonymous scammers convinced the 17-year-old to isolate himself, according to local police. Once the teenager was alone in the wilderness, officials said the kidnappers sent a ransom demand and a picture – that Zhuang took of himself -…

Harvard University’s president has resigned after facing allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments about antisemitism on campus. Claudine Gay had faced mounting pressure to step down in recent weeks. In a letter announcing her resignation, she said it was in the “best interests” of the university for her to go. “It has been distressing to have doubt cast on my commitments to confronting hate and to upholding scholarly rigour,” she said. “This is not a decision I came to easily. Indeed, it has been difficult beyond words,” Dr Gay wrote, adding that her resignation would allow Harvard to…

Donald Trump has appealed the decision by Maine’s top election official to remove him from the ballot in the 2024 presidential election. Mr Trump, the current Republican frontrunner, asked that a state court overturn the move by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. Ms Bellows has previously defended her decision by saying she has a “sacred obligation” to uphold the law. The former US president has also been removed from the ballot in Colorado. Mr Trump was removed from the Maine and Colorado ballots by challenges that cited the US constitution’s insurrection clause and his alleged incitement of the 2021…