A video filmed by a passenger on board the MV Hondius shows its captain saying that a man who had died there passed away due to “natural causes”. The captain aboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship can be seen telling passengers on 12 April that a doctor had said the individual …
Read More »Top BJP leader's aide shot dead in violence after Indian state election
Chandranath Rath was personal assistant to Suvendu Adhikari, front runner to become West Bengal’s new chief minister. BBC News
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A driver was arrested after trying to hit a boy who was riding his bike in a neighbourhood in the US city of Cheney. Police shared footage showing the 56-year-old woman driving up on the sidewalk and attempting to hit the boy who escaped by riding away in front of …
Read More »Islamic State-linked families arrive home in Australia from Syria
A group of nine women and children has landed in Melbourne with another woman and her child expected in Sydney. BBC News
Read More »Shell profits rise as Iran war pushes oil prices higher
The energy giant reports profits of $6.92bn for the first three months of the year. BBC News
Read More »Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular charged over alleged alligator shooting
The looksmaxxing influencer allegedly livestreamed himself firing gunshots from an airboat at an alligator. BBC News
Read More »Ukraine is a global surrogacy hub
The couple decided against the UK, where only altruistic surrogacy is allowed, meaning the mother is not given a financial reward but can be provided expenses. In the UK, surrogacy arrangements are more informal and often arranged either through friends, family, or non-profit organisations which match intended parents with surrogates. …
Read More »Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire
Israel says it targeted a senior Hezbollah figure in the capital, the first strike of its kind since mid-April. BBC News
Read More »Iran considering US proposal to end war, official says
The White House reportedly believes it could be closing in on a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran. BBC News
Read More »German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race
The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice. BBC News
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Read More »Venice Biennale faces backlash after including Russia
“If the Biennale began to select not works but affiliations, not visions but passports, it would cease to be what it has always been: the place where the world meets,” Buttafuoco announced, then left the press conference before anyone could ask questions. BBC News
Read More »Gas tax: How beer fuelled a debate on Australia's energy giants
Campaigners say Australia is giving away its gas ‘for free’ and should tax exports like Norway and Qatar. BBC News
Read More »Alaskan tsunami bigger than Empire State Building triggered by climate change | World News
A tsunami at a popular tourist spot in Alaska was the second highest ever recorded and it was “unbelievably lucky” no one was hurt, researchers have said. The wave at the Tracy Arm Fjord in the Tongass National Forest was triggered by a rock landslide which was driven by climate …
Read More »Three passengers now evacuated off Cape Verde
Some passengers have been evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, off Cape Verde. The MV Hondius, which departed from Argentina on 1 April, had an outbreak of rodent-spread hantavirus on board. Three passengers on the ship have died and several more are either ill or displaying symptoms. The cruise …
Read More »CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87
The media mogul pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the Cable News Network in 1980. BBC News
Read More »Pilot dies after firefighting plane tackling major forest blaze crashes in Poland | World News
A pilot has been killed after his firefighting plane crashed while battling a major blaze that has destroyed 200 hectares of protected forest in Poland. The aircraft came down in Solska Forest in the southeast of the country, Poland’s interior minister said on Wednesday. The fire broke out on Tuesday …
Read More »Iran football chief wants ‘no insults’ guarantee for IRGC ahead of World Cup | World News
Iran’s football chief has said he wants a guarantee the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will not be insulted by the US during the World Cup. Mehdi Taj and other delegates did not make it to FIFA’s annual congress in Canada last week. He said they headed back of their own …
Read More »Student, 13, arrested after two killed in Brazilian school shooting | World News
A 13-year-old student has been arrested after a shooting at a school in Brazil left two women dead. Two other people were injured during the incident at the public school Instituto Sao Jose, Rio Branco, in the northwestern state of Acre. The two fatalities were school staff who died at …
Read More »What Kim Jong Un’s daughter’s fashion tells us about North Korea
But in 2023, the state-run Korean Central News Agency released a video of Ju Ae again strolling alongside her father in front of an intercontinental ballistic missile, this time wearing a black padded jacket later identified as a $1,900 (£1,405) purchase from luxury French fashion house Christian Dior. BBC News
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