Her husband told authorities she fell out of their dinghy on Saturday night and was swept out to sea. BBC News
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US vice president JD Vance has flown to Hungary in an attempt to boost its nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chances in the country’s upcoming general election. The vice president arrived in Budapest, Hungary‘s capital, on Tuesday for the two-day visit, during which he is has met Mr Orban and …
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No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years. BBC News
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The first two images show an ‘Earthrise’ and the solar eclipse the astronauts viewed. BBC News
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Reports suggest the former Migos rapper is in a “stable” condition. BBC News
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More than a dozen people are injured, two of whom critically, in the incident in the Calais region. BBC News
Read More »Australian SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith charged with war crime murders in Afghanistan | World News
Australia’s most decorated living veteran has been charged with allegedly killing five unarmed Afghans between 2009 and 2012. Police have not named him but it’s widely reported to be Ben Roberts-Smith, a 47-year-old former SAS corporal. He was awarded the Victoria Cross and the Medal of Gallantry for his service …
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Almost nothing was known about the Royal Hill casino until the Thai military took control of it in December. BBC News
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Cheng Li-wun said she “gladly accepted” Xi Jinping’s invitation and hopes to be a “bridge for peace”. BBC News
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Hungary, almost alone among EU countries, has defied calls from Brussels to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels. In Washington, Orban also committed to buying more US liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as US nuclear technology and fuel. Hungary depends heavily on Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline from …
Read More »China is winning one AI race, the US another – but either might pull ahead
Both sides don’t want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further. BBC News
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The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday’s deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick down. BBC News
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The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020. BBC News
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The Israeli strikes reportedly targeted Hamas security personnel after they clashed with an Israeli-backed militia near Maghazi camp. BBC News
Read More »What we know about the F-15 pilot who survived two days on Iranian mountain | US News
Donald Trump has praised the US fighter pilots who was rescued from an Iranian mountain over the weekend. The airman was on board an F-15E Strike Eagle jet that was shot down by Iran on Friday, the first US aircraft to be downed by Iranian fire since the US and …
Read More »North Korea: Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter could be considered his successor, Seoul’s spy agency reportedly says | World News
The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be considered his successor, Seoul’s spy agency has been reported as saying. The child, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae and aged around 13, has accompanied her father to several high-profile events since late 2022. And the pair …
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“Vaccines are foundational to child survival,” Rana Flowers, the Unicef representative in Bangladesh, said in a statement on Sunday, adding that the current measles outbreak was “putting thousands of children, especially the youngest and most vulnerable, at serious risk.” BBC News
Read More »Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran over Hormuz Strait blockage
He said: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP” BBC News
Read More »How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded
The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies. BBC News
Read More »Trump declares victory after pilot rescue, but threats to US aircraft and personnel remain in Iran
If that fails, he has said repeatedly on Truth Social, that the clock is ticking on a self-imposed deadline to begin striking Iranian power plants and bridges, leaving Iran “living in hell”. In a brief phone interview with Fox, Trump also suggested he might move to “take” Iran’s oil, without …
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