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Steven Markham/ Mick Tsikas/ EPA Australians have been disappointed by the politicisation of the Bondi tragedy Thursday had been earmarked for Australians to mourn the victims of last month’s Bondi shootings. Those who had lost loved ones in the antisemitic attacks wanted it to be a chance to remember the …

Ubisoft has cancelled six video games – including its long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – as part of a “major reset” of its operations. The French developer and publisher, known for popular games such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Just Dance, has closed two studios …

BBC Yuvraj Mehta’s body was recovered hours after he fell into a waterlogged pit in Noida The death of a 27-year-old Indian IT professional after his car fell into an unmarked construction pit has raised questions around urban planning and road safety in India. Last Friday, at around midnight, Yuvraj …

A powerful blast of cold air from the Arctic is expected to sweep through much of the United States, bringing snow and ice to nearly 30 states and impacting nearly 160 million people, forecasters warn. The cold front is expected to ramp up on Thursday in the southwest, before pushing …

Harsh winter weather was being blamed for a 100-car pileup near Grand Rapids, Michigan that forced police to shut down Interstate 196 in both directions for hours, the local NBC affiliate WOOD reported. In addition to lake effect snow, the next clipper system will dive out of Canada on Tuesday …

Lucy HookerBBC News reporter Getty Images There is a reason it is called Blue Monday. Slap-bang in the middle of a month that is all about freezing drizzle and self-denial, the third Monday in January is notoriously the gloomiest day of the year. But some of us are fighting back. …

Eswatini Tourism US YouTuber IShowSpeed took part in an initiation ceremony to become a warrior in Eswatini One of the world’s most popular content creators has been attracting huge crowds, mostly his young fans, as he undertakes a 20-nation tour of Africa, a continent he says is “full of surprises”. …

The grumblings of discontent started before the game, when about 100 supporters took part in a ‘Change For Tottenham‘ protest, which appeared to have been partly calmed by the £35m signing of Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid and an open letter from chief executive Vinai Venkatashem assuring concerned fans of …

Paulette Edwards & Victoria ScheerYorkshire Lee Smithson Lee Smithson makes anything from homes to narrowboats and even the River Don engine (pictured above) Working patiently at his desk, scattered with tools, wood and paint, Lee Smithson brings entire worlds to life in miniature. The 45-year-old from Sheffield carefully crafts scenes …

Uganda’s long-time leader Yoweri Museveni has won the country’s presidential election, officials say, amid claims by the main opposition leader of “massive ballot stuffing”. Mr Museveni, 81, has been in power for 40 years and is set to serve a seventh term in office after securing 71% support this time, …

Laura GozziOdesa, Ukraine BBC Sergii, Mariia and Eva’s Odesa apartment suffers from frequent power cuts From Mariia’s 16th-floor flat, the calm waters of the Black Sea stretch out into the horizon beneath the fading twilight. “Up here you can see and hear when the drones come,” she says, standing by …

Heavily-armed military officers yell at us to kneel on the ground in front of the shuttered shop fronts facing Kibuye roundabout in central Kampala as the jolting sounds of gunfire and stun grenades ring out. Dozens of soldiers gather to enforce the temporary detention. Some are in balaclavas, and others …

Wholesale natural gas prices have risen by more than 40% this month as a raft of pressures, described by one analyst as a “perfect storm”, threaten to raise energy bills ahead. Day-ahead prices for UK delivery were at a six-month high on Friday, a rise of more than 14% on …

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Getty Images US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell A political leader demanding questionable policy from the central bank and testing the legal limits to get it – to Martin Redrado, sitting in Argentina, Donald Trump’s stand-off with the Federal Reserve feels surprisingly familiar. …

South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of abuse of power and falsifying documents over his failed martial law bid in 2024. A Seoul court is now deliberating on whether he also obstructed the course of justice by evading arrest. Prosecutors have sought a 10-year jail …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While discussing his personal sauna and intermittent infrared sauna use, Kenny Chesney admitted this week he “does a lot of witchcraft stuff to my body.” “Cold plunge, heat and ice. I do a lot of IV stuff. I do plasma exchange,” the …

An astronaut who had a “serious medical condition” onboard the International Space Station is safely back on Earth, after the first-ever emergency return space flight. The astronaut and three others returned from a mission in space a month early, making a middle-of-the-night splashdown in the Pacific near San Diego early …

This is not merely a big moment for Kemi Badenoch and for Robert Jenrick – though it is, of course, both of those things. This is a massive moment for the future of the British right. When Badenoch became leader of the Conservative Party just over a year ago the …

Before the bridge fall, Ham had been targeting Team GB selection for the Paris Olympics in 2024. The athlete from Glossop, the market town on the northwestern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, was part of British Judo’s world-class performance programme and had competed at both world and European championships …

“It was war.” That is how a young Iranian woman describes what she witnessed on the streets of Tehran before managing to escape the country on a flight to Dubai. What is happening inside Iran has been even harder than usual to verify after the country was plunged into a …