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Celebrated children’s writer Robert Munsch has been approved for medically assisted dying in Canada. Munsch, whose 85 published books include The Paper Bag Princess and Love You Forever, was diagnosed with dementia in 2021 and also has Parkinson’s disease. The author told the New York Times Magazine that he had not decided a date for…

Watch: Tyler Robinson appears in court via video link The man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk confessed to killing the right-wing activist in a message to his roommate, prosecutors have alleged, as they announced seven charges against him. Tyler Robinson, 22, left a note under a keyboard for his roommate to discover, said Utah…

The BBC’s Political Editor Chris Mason and North America Editor Sarah Smith discuss what’s at stake for both sides during the trip. Source link

Farouk Chothia, Yemisi Adegoke and Nichola MandilJuba AFP/Getty Images The world’s youngest nation has witnessed little peace over the last 14 years Fears that South Sudan – the world’s youngest nation – could plunge into a new civil war have intensified after the party of suspended Vice-President Riek Machar called for “regime change”. The call…

Farmers in Zambia have filed an $80bn (£58.5bn) lawsuit against two Chinese-linked firms, blaming them for an “ecological catastrophe” caused by the collapse of a dam that stored waste from copper mining. Million of litres of highly acidic material spilled into waterways in February, leading to “mass fatalities” among fish, making water undrinkable and destroying…

Utah Department of Public Safety Tyler Robinson is currently being held without bail at Utah County Jail The alleged killer of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk appeared to take responsibility for the shooting on the messaging platform Discord, a company spokesperson has confirmed. According to the spokesperson, Tyler Robinson, 22, messaged friends in a chat on…

US President Donald Trump has said he will sue the New York Times for $15bn (£11bn) over what he called defamation and libel. “The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW!” Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, on…

Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporter Getty Images A deal has been made between the US and China to keep TikTok running in the US, according to the US President Donald Trump. “We have a deal on TikTok, I’ve reached a deal with China, I’m going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything up,” Trump…

Romanian far-right former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has been charged with attempting to stage a coup after the first round of the presidential election was annulled last December. Horatiu Potra, a former French legionnaire and militia chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 20 other people were also charged. The case rests on a…

Getty Images Sabrina Carpenter is returning to Coachella two years after she premiered her hit Espresso at the festival in 2024. Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G have been announced as the headliners of next year’s Coachella festival. It will be the first time any of the three artists have topped the bill at…