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Adrian Shanker, executive director of the Spahr Center in California, has been appointed senior adviser on LGBTQI+ health equity in the office of the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Shanker has been serving in a voluntary capacity in the Biden-Harris administration as a member of the Presidential …

Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warned Hamas Sunday to “think twice” before potentially restarting violence after the two sides came to a cease-fire this week that ended 11 days of violence.  Israel, late last week, announced that it had come to a cease-fire agreement with Hamas that put an …

Aung San Suu Kyi and her Australian economic adviser are among several people charged with breaking Myanmar’s colonial-era official secrets law, in an escalation of the campaign against the deposed civilian leader by the junta that overthrew her government two months ago. Her lawyer revealed the fresh accusations as the UN security council was warned …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe prime minister says he “can’t be expected” to agree with everyone who works with the government. Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been appointed as an unpaid trade adviser to the UK government. Boris Johnson rejected claims Mr Abbott was not suitable for the role, …

Melissa Wong, a teacher at Yung Wing School P.S. 124, swaps materials between her classroom and the stock room to prepare for the 2020-21 school year on Aug. 17 in New York City. | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images NEW YORK — A long-time public health adviser to Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Tuesday that sending kids …

O’Brien’s diagnosis marks the highest-ranking Trump administration official known to have tested positive. It’s unclear when O’Brien last met with Trump. Their last public appearance together was over two weeks ago during a visit to US Southern Command in Miami on July 10. O’Brien is experiencing “mild symptoms” and is “self-isolating and working from a …

TikTok, the social media platform popular with young people around the world, could break away from its Chinese parent to evade being banned in the US, a White House adviser has said. “We haven’t made final decisions [on the ban] but as has been reported in some places, I think TikTok is going to pull …

Roger Stone leaves federal court after a sentencing hearing in February. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Roger Stone leaves federal court after a sentencing hearing in February. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone, …

A federal judge Saturday rejected the Justice Department’s emergency request to block publication of John Bolton’s White House memoir, but said the former Trump national security adviser’s actions raised “grave national security concerns.” U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Washington, D.C., denied the Trump administration’s request for a restraining order on the book, due …

Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser has refused to apologise for driving more than 400 kilometres during the UK’s strict coronavirus lockdown to stay at his parents’ property. Key points: Dominic Cummings drove to his parents home in England’s north to self-isolate on their property with his wife and son Mr Cummings is Boris Johnson’s top …