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The New York Police Department (NYPD) released this image of the person of interest wanted for questioning in connection to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson via X (formerly Twitter). Photo: X / @NYPDnews New York City's Police Commissioner has announced the prime suspect in the shooting of a health insurance chief executive has been arrested. Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the man is 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione, who was born and raised in Maryland. His last known address was in Honolulu, Hawaii. Altoona Police arrested him after a McDonald's employee recognised him in Pennsylvania, Tisch said. Mangione was found acting suspiciously, had firearms and fraudulent items - believed to be fake IDs - on his person. He was also found with a suppressor "consistent wit...

By Samia Nakhoul, Andrew Mills A Syrian rebel fighter returns to the central city of Homs on 8 December 2024. Photo: AFP / Aref Tammawi Assad's downfall a strategic victory to anti-Iran camp Fear rise over a power vacuum; resurgence of extremist groups Assad's allies, Iran and Russia, grapple with loss of influence Analysis - The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran's network of influence in the Middle East but Israel, the United States and Arab powers must now deal with the risk of instability and extremism from the mosaic of forces that replaces him. Chief among the rebel forces that ended 50 years of brutal dynastic rule by Assad and his father was Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Muslim group previo...

English football referee David Coote shows a yellow card. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by English football referees' body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), after their investigation found his actions to be in serious breach of his contract. Coote had been suspended last month after a video circulated on social media showing the official allegedly abusing Liverpool and former manager Juergen Klopp and after a full investigation, his position has been deemed untenable. "Following the conclusion of a thorough investigation into David Coote's conduct, his employment with PGMOL has been terminated today with immediate effect," the PGMOL statement said. The Football Association also launched an investigation after Coote's initial suspen...