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Justice department filed charges against Trump’s former adviser in 2025 as part of onslaught against president’s criticsUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailJohn Bolton, the former US national security adviser who left Donald Trump’s first administration and became a staunch critic of the US president, will reportedly plead guilty over mishandling classified documents.The US Department of Justice filed federal charges against Bolton in October 2025, one of a string of Trump critics against whom it secured criminal charges in a matter of weeks. Continue reading...

• NASA engineers have successfully completed the final inspection of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's primary mirror, which passed all tests. • Following this final check, the telescope is now being prepared for shipment to its designated launch site in Florida. • This milestone ensures the telescope's optical systems are fully operational before it begins its mission to study dark energy and exoplanets.

Commonwealth’s barrister tells federal court they will return diary to former political staffer but it must be declassified firstFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe contents of a diary written by Bruce Lehrmann that was seized from his home have to be declassified by the federal government to be returned to him, a court has been told.The ex-political staffer is suing the federal special minister of state, Don Farrell, and the national anti-corruption commissioner, Paul Brereton, seeking legal funding to fight allegations of corruption. Continue reading...

The Middle East is Japan’s main source of crude oil, from which naphtha is extracted and used to make items including printing ink and plasticsTakeaways, supermarkets, and bakeries in Japan are running out of plastic bags, trays and food service gloves amid widening shortages of the key plastic ingredient, naphtha, due to the Middle East crisis.The food sector accounts for nearly one-third of Japan’s annual plastic use of more than 8m tonnes, and price rises and shortages are hitting hard across the industry and beyond. Some outlets have begun offering perks to customers who bring their own bags, plates or containers. Continue reading...

• Jamie and Rebekah Vardy have launched a new documentary series focusing on their move to northern Italy following the "Wagatha Christie" legal scandal. • The show follows Rebekah Vardy, who gained notoriety after losing a high-profile libel case against Coleen Rooney and being ordered to pay 90% of Rooney's legal costs. • Critics argue the series fails to deliver as either light entertainment or a successful attempt to rehabilitate the couple's public image.

Prosecutors seek to try 17-year-old as adult after animals injured at major barrel racing eventA teenage girl who allegedly stabbed three show horses at a weekend rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a “crazy, obsessed stalker” who waited in a darkened barn to commit the attacks, the owner of one of the animals has said.The Nevada city’s police department arrested a 17-year-old female on Saturday for the incidents at the National Barrel Horse Association’s supershow, a competition for the sport’s top riders at the South Point equestrian arena on the Las Vegas strip. Continue reading...

• Mamata Banerjee is leading a two-hour sit-in protest today from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Y-channel in central Kolkata. • The demonstration focuses on urban issues, specifically the demolition of illegal buildings and the eviction of hawkers encroaching on roads. • The event marks Banerjee's first public appearance since the Trinamool Congress suffered a landslide defeat in the recent Assembly elections.