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  • Israel PM says Hamas’s Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar has been killed

    Israel PM says Hamas’s Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar has been killed

    Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says its military has “eliminated” Hamas’s Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, one of its most wanted men and the brother of the group’s late leader Yahya Sinwar. Mohammed Sinwar was the target of a massive Israeli strike on the courtyard and surrounding area of the European hospital in the southern city…

  • Kenya President William Ruto apologies to Tanzania over deportation row

    Kenya President William Ruto apologies to Tanzania over deportation row

    Kenya’s President William Ruto has publicly apologised to Tanzania following days of tension between the neighbouring countries. Some Kenyans on social media have been targeting Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the recent detention and deportation of prominent East African activists. Angry Tanzanian MPs on Monday accused Kenyans of cyberbullying and disrespecting Tanzanian sovereignty and…

  • Verdict expected in trial of French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds

    Verdict expected in trial of French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds

    Reuters French ex-surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec has admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients A verdict is expected on Wendesday in the case of Joel Le Scouarnec, the former surgeon who has admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly under age, between 1989 and 2014. Le Scouarnec, 74, has been dubbed France’s most prolific paedophile. He…

  • Dozens injured in chaos at new Gaza aid site, UN says

    Dozens injured in chaos at new Gaza aid site, UN says

    The UN Human Rights Office has said it believes 47 people were injured in Gaza on Tuesday when crowds overwhelmed an aid distribution centre run by a controversial new group backed by the US and Israel. A senior official said the UN was still gathering information but that most of the injuries were due to…

  • South Africans remember acting ‘icon’ who died age 40

    South Africans remember acting ‘icon’ who died age 40

    South Africans are paying tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae, who has died at the age of 40. In a statement announcing his death, his agency described him as a “South African icon” and one of the country’s “most gifted and beloved actors”. The South African government published a post on X describing him as “a…

  • Indian teacher gets life sentence for deadly ‘wedding bomb’ murders

    Indian teacher gets life sentence for deadly ‘wedding bomb’ murders

    A former college principal in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has been sentenced to life in prison for sending a parcel bomb that killed a newlywed man and his great aunt in 2018. A court found Punjilal Meher, 56, guilty of murder, attempted murder, and use of explosives in what became known as the…

  • Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra moves to Sydney for university

    Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra moves to Sydney for university

    Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra is moving to Australia for her university studies, enrolling in a degree programme at the University of Sydney. Alexandra, who is second in line to Norway’s throne, will join her classmates from August and will study “international relations and political economy,” Norway’s royal household said. The 21-year-old will study full-time and…

  • Diddy kidnapped ex-aide in plot to kill Kid Cudi, trial hears

    Diddy kidnapped ex-aide in plot to kill Kid Cudi, trial hears

    Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty BBC News Reporting fromNew York courtroom Getty Images One of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former employees has testified the hip-hop mogul kidnapped her at gunpoint, then broke into rapper Kid Cudi’s home in a plot to kill his love rival. Capricorn Clark, who worked on-and-off for Mr Combs…

  • Liberal-National coalition reunite a week after split

    Liberal-National coalition reunite a week after split

    Australia’s main opposition political party – a coalition of the Liberals and Nationals – has been revived after the two party leaders agreed to reunite. The latest development comes a week after the break-up of the long-standing coalition of the two conservative parties. Liberal leader Sussan Ley is expected to hold a press conference on…

  • Hungary’s Orban accused of using Ukraine spy row in fight for political survival

    Hungary’s Orban accused of using Ukraine spy row in fight for political survival

    Nick Thorpe Central Europe correspondent SBU Ukraine said it uncovered a Hungarian espionage network earlier this month A spate of arrests, diplomatic expulsions and public humiliations has plunged relations between war-torn Ukraine and its prickly Nato neighbour Hungary to a new low. At the heart of the row are accusations that Viktor Orban’s Fidesz government…

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