WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser on Monday said he had not heard the president discuss any plans to fire, reassign or ask for the resignation of any White House or U.S. officials over the situation in Afghanistan.    "I have not heard him say so," Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting their party’s most powerful leaders, nine moderate Democrats are tapping the brakes on President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar domestic program and insisting on their own priorities. The inter-party showdown is headed for a test vote Monday evening in the House. The band of moderates has threatened to oppose a $3.5 trillion budget […]

An Afghan soldier was killed in a firefight outside Kabul’s international airport early Monday, highlighting the perils of evacuation efforts even as the Taliban warned any attempt by US troops to delay their withdrawal to give people more time to flee would “provoke a reaction”. The shooting came as the Taliban moved to shore up […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! A stuntman was fatally shot in the chest on the set of a hip hop music video after a horror prop mixup. Johann Ofner, 28, was working on a production for rap trio Bliss N Eso in January 23, 2017, […]

The flag bearers for the ParalympicsGB team have been revealed as Ellie Simmonds OBE and John Stubbs MBE. The pair will carry the Union Flag at the opening ceremony in Tokyo on Tuesday. Both are veteran Paralympians, with 10 medals between them. Swimmer Simmonds, 26, took home two medals in her debut at Beijing 2008, […]

Emotional moment Australian foreign minister breaks down as she reveals the first Afghan refugee to head Down Under – as tiny children are seen boarding a flight bound for freedom Marise Payne battled to hold her emotions together as she updated the Senate  She had to choke back tears as she described the Australian rescue […]

‘What next? Ross Kemp as Defence Secretary?’ Cricket legend Lord Botham faces social media ridicule after Boris Johnson makes him a trade envoy to Australia as part of post-Brexit push Lord Botham has been appointed as a trade envoy to Australia by Boris Johnson The former England all-rounder among 10 envoys tasked with fostering links […]

SATURDAY'S National Lottery draw didn't see a jackpot win – meaning Wednesday's rollover prize now stands at a whopping £5.4million The winning numbers for yesterday's Lotto draw, which took place 7.45pm, are 17, 18, 27, 28, 35 and 57, while the Bonus Ball was 51. But no players won the jackpot – meaning Wednesday's draw will […]

A paedophile has been singing duets with strangers on TikTok while waiting for court sentence. Aaron McIntyre was registered as a sex offender last month after asking who he thought was a 15-year-old girl if she "liked to sleep in silk pyjamas or naked". The court's decision on his sentence has been deferred but as […]

NHS worker, 27, says she is ‘lucky to be alive’ after crushing her jaw and teeth when she fell 13ft from bridge and landed face first on concrete Deméi Tito, 27, was walking to a friends house after seeing friends at the pub She stopped to sit on a bridge overlooking the River Brent in […]