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The verdict in the trial of three Mexican men accused of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad has been scheduled for Friday, after the brothers’ mother made an emotional plea to remain in Mexico for the decision. Closing arguments will be heard next Thursday, with the judge setting the verdict for 10am the following day. The timing falls just hours before Debra and Martin Robinson are due to fly back to Perth after spending four weeks in Ensenada attending the proceedings. Ms Robinson stood in court on Wednesday and asked whether the verdict…

Children have been filmed chanting “Free Palestine!” in videos linked to Abu Wadee, the asylum seeker who was recently moved from a taxpayer-funded Home Office property in Corby after controversy over his past statements and alleged links to Hamas. The footage emerged as Wadee, 34, left the Northamptonshire town accommodation in a taxi. Two police officers and a man who identified himself as a housing officer were present as his belongings were loaded into the vehicle. Wadee was seen leaving through a side entrance shortly after midday on Wednesday, wearing a hooded jacket, sunglasses and a baseball cap. An electronic…

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has told military leaders that the Trump administration has reshaped the armed forces, using a partisan address at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia to denounce what he called ideological opponents. Speaking to hundreds of junior officers and enlisted leaders, Mr Hegseth said the military had undergone a cultural transformation since he took charge at the Pentagon. He declared: “No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors.” He added: “The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top.” The secretary said he had…

Verizon chief executive Dan Schulman has predicted that artificial general intelligence (AGI) could arrive within 18 months, warning that technological progress made over a century could be compressed into as little as five to 10 years. Speaking at the Ford Pro Accelerate event in Detroit, Schulman said AI models were improving at a pace that would make today’s systems appear outdated. “Every two months, there’s a step function change in the power of the models,” he said. “I think we get to some form of AGI in the next six to 18 months. I think it’s right on us.” AGI…

Jonathan McKinsey, a New York Times executive, was allegedly ambushed and fatally shot by his in-laws in a car park at a sports complex in Dublin, California, according to charging documents. The attack is alleged to have taken place in front of children. Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen were charged with murder on Wednesday. Prosecutors allege the pair had deliberately planned the shooting and took turns firing at McKinsey with two guns. After the shooting, Zhang and Chen allegedly fled in a Honda Civic. Witnesses helped police identify the vehicle, which was subsequently stopped. During an interview, Zhang admitted killing…

Manchester City’s Premier League rivals are demanding that any sanctions arising from the club’s financial-rule case are imposed before the end of the season, according to reports. The calls come after an independent commission found City guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of Premier League financial regulations. The club denies any wrongdoing and intends to appeal the findings. Rivals are understood to be pressing the Premier League for action that could affect the current campaign, rather than allowing the matter to extend into future seasons. There is also pressure for a sanction that could result in Manchester City’s…

Former employees and whistleblowers at the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute have accused its director of psychology, Dr Azure Baron, of repeatedly overruling clinical teams when deciding whether high-risk patients should receive unescorted access to the community. The allegations have emerged after Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda, an insanity acquittee held at the Fairfax County facility, obtained a passport during a hospital-approved trip and left the United States for Tajikistan. Toshpulodzoda was accused of killing his landlord in 2019 and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was committed to the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute in 2020, but was later…

The NSW Government has crushed 23 tampered e-bikes for scrap metal at a wrecking yard, in a public demonstration of new seizure powers aimed at discouraging illegal tampering. The destruction of the e-bikes was carried out to show that illegally altered vehicles can be seized and removed from use. The state government’s action comes as part of efforts to deter the tampering of e-bikes, with the damaged vehicles reduced to scrap.

Arizona State University has placed hockey coach Greg Powers on paid administrative leave after player Matthew Mayich collapsed during a workout and remains in hospital. Assistant coach Mike Corbett will oversee the team temporarily, while the university said an interim head coach would be appointed “soon”. It has not said how long Powers will remain on leave. Mayich, a 21-year-old sophomore from Ontario, Canada, collapsed on 20 August. His family’s attorney, Robert Carey, has said he is “unlikely to recover”. The university’s report said Mayich was taking part in a “wind-down” exercise involving running with a medicine ball at an…

A twice-yearly injection could transform HIV prevention, but questions over access are placing public funding, pharmaceutical power and drug prices under scrutiny. The treatment has been described as the closest thing to an HIV vaccine. Its potential benefits, however, are tied to who can obtain it and how access is financed. The debate comes as global health funding shrinks, raising concerns about the ability of health systems to provide the injection widely. A report by Mikail Malik examines the fight over access and the competing interests shaping the future of HIV prevention.