Today’s Lead News Stories

French President Emmanuel Macron has renewed his call for Europe to take more responsibility for its own defence, arguing that the continent has "too long avoided bearing the burden of its own security".

Trump recruits pro-settler figure Mike Huckabee, and will also put Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of a new department of government efficiency

Conservationists demand action from Minns government after ‘alarming’ rise in deaths of female koalas and joeys

Smyth enjoyed ‘opulent lifestyle’ in Cape Town after he was barred from Zimbabwe, where he abused boys at summer camps

Pregnant woman in Kentucky challenges state's abortion ban, seeking to protect constitutional rights and access to healthcare.

Family sues Portland hospital for million over security guard's death due to negligence in addressing gunman threat.

Assessment finds Tropicana Field structurally sound after Hurricane damage, repair costs estimated at .7 million. City of St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay R...

A shooting incident at Tuskegee University involving a machine gun leads to one fatality and multiple injuries, prompting calls for enhanced security measures.

Conservative media writer pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges after judge denies trial delay request.

The impact of the closures in London was even more severe for disadvantaged pupils, according to the working paper.

Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion ban told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that pregnancy…