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Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local rescue worker have said. All of those killed were elderly and a number of monks were also injured, the rescue worker told BBC Burmese, adding that the site was …

Hayden Panettiere was 16 when drugs first arrived in her life in Hollywood. Ahead of a red carpet event for the hit series Heroes, she has said someone on her team handed her a pill to help amp up her energy. The hit sci-fi NBC series had catapulted the teen …

A robot horse and dancing humanoids are among the machines that have been showcased by Chinese manufacturers at a conference in Beijing. The five-day 2026 World Robot Conference, which started on Wednesday, comes as the country continues to expand its robotics industry. On the day the conference kicked off, the …

Clancy lacked control and was likely unable to tell the difference between right and wrong on that January 2023 day, he told the jury on Friday. “In her mind, she believed that she would be doing her children a favour by having them go to heaven with her rather than …

A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan’s highest mountain for several hours with just a soft drink and snack, local media report. The seven-year-old was spotted sitting on a bench on Mount Fuji in foggy and rainy conditions, at a point situated at over …

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A fresh wave of US tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods has come into effect as of midnight on Saturday after a last minute break down in trade talks. Announcing the suspension of negotiations shortly before the Friday night deadline, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would …

It was during a ceremony at a settlement in the occupied West Bank last September that Israel’s prime minister made his intentions clear. “We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state,” said Benjamin Netanyahu. “This place belongs to us.” He was signing an agreement …

A man has been arrested after two people were injured in an early morning stabbing attack at a Sikh temple in Edmonton, Canada, police said. Officials said the attack inside the sprawling Nanaksar Gurdwara unfolded around 05:00 local time (12:00 BST) on Friday morning. Police did not identify the suspect, …

Two teenagers have been taken to hospital with severe injuries after an attacker armed with a sword wounded several people at a school in Sweden. Source link

Funerals have been held for two teenagers killed when the car they were in drove the wrong way down a motorway and crashed into another vehicle. Source link

Three Argentina players have been banned for a number of games for their role in a brawl at the World Cup final – with the country’s football association fined £235,000 over a Falklands Islands banner. Source link

At least three people have been injured and buildings have been damaged after an earthquake struck Peru, local officials have said. The earthquake, which occurred near the small settlement of Aniso in the southern Ayacucho region on Thursday, had a magnitude of 6.7, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. Peru’s …

Former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch Mike Jeffries is competent to stand trial on sex trafficking and prostitution charges, a federal court has ruled, reversing an earlier decision. Jeffries was declared “mentally incompetent” by a court last year and said to be suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer’s …

Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrential rain to the Mid-Atlantic. BBC News

Speaking outside court in Pretoria after the withdrawal of the charges, Gen Khumalo expressed relief that the “truth at least is out”. Prosecutors had claimed that Dineo Mokwele was unqualified for the senior technical support services position she held within crime intelligence and labelled her a “token appointment”. Her appointment …

The five Musina farm suspects will appear in court on Monday to face charges relating to the manufacture and possession of illicit drugs. “The discovery has exposed an alleged sophisticated, industrial-scale operation believed to have been established for the manufacture of dangerous illicit substances destined for distribution,” the police said …

More than 2,500 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a UN coordinator who says it’s spreading to an area larger than France. Source link