The World Cup draw marked the first time that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has met Trump.

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An investigation found defense secretary put US forces at risk, triggering fresh demands for his resignation

The Department of Defense’s inspector general released the much-anticipated unclassified report on Thursday about Pete Hegseth’s disclosure of plans for military airstrikes in Yemen in a Signal group chat earlier this year.

It found that Hegseth violated departmental policies when he shared information in the chat, and that if a foreign enemy force intercepted that information it could have endangered the lives of US troops, as the Guardian reported on Wednesday. “Using a personal cell phone to conduct official business and send nonpublic DoD information through Signal risks potential compromise of sensitive DoD information, which could cause harm to DoD personnel and mission objectives,” the report said.

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England manager Thomas Tuchel says he may have his substitutes stay in the dressing room during matches at the World Cup next summer because of the risks posed by high temperatures.

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MG4 only managed 281km of its claimed 405km range, while Tesla Model Y came closest to matching expectations

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Electric vehicles are not travelling as far as their manufacturers promise, with independent road tests showing all models analysed have failed to meet their advertised range.

One popular small car produced the worst EV result to date in the latest tests, pulling up more than 120km short of the distance printed on its sticker. At the other end of the scale, Tesla’s latest Model Y SUV was only a few kilometres short of its claim.

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Rescue workers say they recovered bodies from a camp for displaced people. The IDF says it "struck a Hamas terrorist".

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President says countries manufacturing and selling drugs to the US are “subject to attack”, adding that strikes wouldn’t be limited to Venezuela

• Trump says he and Hegseth didn’t know about second strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat

• Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement

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The FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts.

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Serena Williams files the necessary paperwork for a return to tennis - but then denies she is returning to the sport.

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