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• Congress avanza el financiamiento de Homeland Security después de que los Republicans utilizaran una herramienta de procedimiento para aprobar hasta $75bn para ICE y border patrol • Regístrese al email de Breaking News US para recibir alertas de newsletter en su bandeja de entrada • Un cierre parcial del gobierno de US de 75 días, históricamente largo, ha terminado después de que la House votara por un estrecho margen para avanzar el financiamiento del Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tras una movilización de los Republicans a altas horas de la noche para impulsar un budget blueprint del GOP

Susan Hutson acusada de malfeasance y otros delitos que permitieron la fuga masiva de 2025 de una cárcel de LouisianaLa sheriff de New Orleans fue objeto el miércoles de una amplia acusación de 30 cargos que alegan malfeasance y fraude de nómina en medio de una investigación externa a su oficina motivada por una fuga masiva de la cárcel casi un año antes.La acusación contra la sheriff Susan Hutson, cuyas funciones incluyen operar la cárcel de New Orleans, fue presentada por la fiscal general del estado de Louisiana, Liz Murrill. Se produjo días antes de que Hutson dejara su cargo, poniendo un fin repentino y tajante a un mandato que comenzó en 2022 con promesas de una reforma integral. Continue reading...

En enero, Kim Keon Hee fue condenada a 20 meses de prisión por aceptar regalos de la Unification Church, la cual buscaba favores políticos. (Crédito de imagen: Ahn Young-joon)

Woman’s body found in Iwate prefecture last week, soon after a police officer was injured in bear attack nearbyRested but famished bears emerging from hibernation in Japan are already coming into contact with humans, with the pace of sightings outstripping that seen in 2025, a record year for bear attacks.According to media reports, the animals have been spotted with surprising frequency in urban areas in the country’s north-east, with authorities urging caution among people planning to spend the coming Golden Week public holidays in the countryside. Continue reading...

Darren Jones suggests cost of energy, food and flights will remain high after de-escalation and Hormuz strait reopensThe UK faces higher prices for food and fuel for at least eight months after the war in Iran ends, a minister has said. The closure of the strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane that carried a fifth of global oil and gas, has sent oil prices soaring since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran began in February. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, said the conflict would probably continue to raise prices for energy, food and flights in the coming months as potential issues around energy supplies affect production, rather than lead to shortages on supermarket shelves. The UK government has urged motorists to fill up their cars as usual amid higher prices at the pumps and for air travellers not to change their plans over potential jet fuel shortages. Jones told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme: “You’re going to see prices go up a bit as a consequence of what Donald Trump has done in the Middle East. “That’s probably going to come online not just in the next few weeks, but the next few months. There’s going to be a long tail from this.” Asked how long higher prices might remain, Jones suggested it would be around eight months after the strait of Hormuz was unblocked and a de-escalation of the conflict had taken place. “I think our best guess is eight-plus months from the point of resolution that you’ll see economic impacts coming through the system,” he said. Donald Trump announced an indefinite extension of the US ceasefire with Iran last week that paused most of the fighting, but further efforts towards ending the conflict have been unsuccessful after the US president told his envoys not to travel to Pakistan for talks at the weekend. The UK government is stepping up planning for how to offset the impact, focusing on the live monitoring of stock levels and what plans are in place for addressing supply chain disruption. Jones said: “The government here in the UK, the work that I’m doing with the prime minister is looking at all of those things and saying, ‘What can we do within our power to help people to get through those difficult times?’” The government is also looking to secure stocks of carbon dioxide, which is used in the food industry and by breweries to make drinks fizzy, as well as for defence purposes and medical uses such as MRI scanning. Jones said he was seeking to ensure there was an adequate supply of beer for fans watching the men’s football World Cup which starts on 11 June. He said: “I raised this issue because if there is a problem with jet fuel on holidays and carbon dioxide on beer, the summer might be pretty depressing for people, but we’re doing everything we can to make sure that it’s not the case.” The Liberal Democrats have called for a bill to be included in the next king’s speech in May to put food security at the top of the government’s agenda. Continue reading...

• The United States has suspended a $150 million military aid package to the Philippines following tensions over Manila's softened stance on South China Sea disputes with China. • State Department officials cited the Philippines' decision to reduce joint naval operations in disputed waters as the reason for the suspension, marking a significant shift in regional alliance strategy. • The move reflects US frustration with shifting regional dynamics and concerns that strategic partners may be accommodating Beijing's territorial claims under economic pressure.