The former leader of Northern Ireland’s most prominent pro-union party, Jeffrey Donaldson, will stand trial over allegations of historical sex offenses including one charge of rape. Donaldson stepped down as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party …
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‘Anyone who fell did not get up’: Locals recall chaos and confusion at scene of deadly crush in India
by adminEyewitnesses have recounted scenes of chaos and confusion after a religious festival in northern India ended in tragedy when scores of people were killed in a crowd crush. At least 121 people died – almost all …
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Hurricane Beryl, an early-season storm super-charged by abnormally warm ocean temperatures, is tearing through the Caribbean. Grenada’s Carriacou island was “flattened” when Beryl made landfall as a Category 4 storm. Several charities are actively distributing aid throughout …
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France’s most streamed singer calls on voters to oppose far right in Sunday’s election
by adminFrance’s most streamed singer Aya Nakamura has joined the chorus of voices calling on the French electorate to vote against the far right in Sunday’s high stakes election. The National Rally party, which is slated …
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Fears mount over election-linked violence in France after government spokesperson attacked on campaign trail
by adminConcerns are growing about political violence ahead of high-stakes parliamentary elections in France after a series of lawmakers were attacked on the campaign trail this week. French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot and her team came …
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Hezbollah fires more than 200 missiles at Israeli targets following killing of commander
by adminHezbollah said that it fired more than 200 missiles at Israeli military sites in retaliation for the killing of one of its senior commanders in southern Lebanon. Muhammed Neamah Naser, a commander in Hezbollah’s Aziz …
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Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas
by adminIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized his negotiators to enter into detailed negotiations to try and broker a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, an Israeli official and a source familiar with the …
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Who is the 28-year-old vying to be France’s PM, and what might his far-right party do in power?
by adminJordan Bardella’s rise to the peak of French politics has been so swift he is still asked about his teenage years spent playing “Call of Duty.” Next week, at the age of just 28, he …
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The Chinese coast guard detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel in waters off China’s southeast coast on Tuesday night, in the latest flare-up of tensions around a group of frontline islands controlled by Taipei. In a statement, …
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During a visit to a local farm while working with development agency USAID, Ugandan entrepreneur Juliet Tumusiime realized that a huge amount of banana stems are left over from banana cultivation and simply discarded. Looking …