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Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days

ABC News - 12h

U.N. Helicopter Attacked as South Sudan Teeters on Brink

The aircraft came under fire as it tried to rescue wounded soldiers, the United Nations said. The attack came amid fears that a critical power-sharing deal was at risk of collapse, risking all-out ...

The New York Times - 2d

Civil Service reforms will be radical, minister vows

Measures including linking the pay of senior civil servants to performance are expected to be unveiled this week.

BBC News - 23h

Sixty years after Bloody Sunday, civil rights leaders in Selma continue fight

Election of Trump and threats to democracy front of mind as activists remember peaceful marchers attacked by police. What would John Lewis do today?. On a Sunday morning 60 years ago, activists ...

The Guardian - 2h

Shooting at Toronto pub wounds at least 12 people, police say

Canadian police say a dozen people were injured in a shooting at a pub in eastern Toronto

ABC News - 2d

3 men randomly shoot at customers in Toronto pub, wounding 12

Police said three armed individuals entered the pub and "opened fire indiscriminately on the people sitting inside."

CBS News - 2d

Unions on alert as Labour prepares to unveil ‘Trumpian’ plan for civil service

Performance-related pay, exit process for poor performers and more digitalisation among proposed measures intended to revolutionise Whitehall. Highly controversial plans to revolutionise Whitehall ...

The Guardian - 1d

Civil servants told to deliver or leave as Labour overhauls Whitehall

Highest-paid mandarins at top of organisation will face stricter performance monitoring

Financial Times - 22h

State Reforms + the State of Reform

We look at plans for a civil service shake-up and at division in Reform UK.

BBC News - 1d

'France a hard team to stop' - Ireland lick wounds as Grand Slam hopes end

Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby questions the awarding of France's second try while lamenting his side's wasteful display in Saturday's Six Nations defeat in Dublin.

BBC News - 1d

14-year-old arrested as officer is killed, another wounded in New Jersey shooting

A 14-year-old was taken into custody on murder charges following a shootout with Newark, New Jersey, police officers Friday evening that left one dead and a second hospitalized, officials said.

NBC News - 1d

Ami Bera defends Al Green censure vote: 'We need radical civility'

Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) on Sunday defended his vote to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), saying his fellow Democrat’s disruption during President Trump’s address to Congress was a “distraction” ...

The Hill - 21h

Russian strike on Ukraine kills more than 10 after Trump threatens sanctions

Russia struck the Donetsk region in Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 11 and wounding 30 people according to Ukraine’s officials, hours after President Trump threatened to impose sanctions on ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump’s Cuts to Federal Work Force Push Out Young Employees

The loss of early career workers has raised concerns about the impact on the next generation of civil servants.

The New York Times - 4d

An Australian Wedding So Nice They Celebrated It … Three Times

Ahead of their civil ceremony, Mishti Rahman and Philip Kanis wanted to pay tribute to their Bangladeshi and Greek cultures, as well as their friends.

The New York Times - 3d

Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots

Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair. At various points in history it has been a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots, a battleground in the ...