Mugabe’s son drops bail request – what has happened to the family after losing power
Bellarmine Mugabe will negotiate a plea deal after being accused of attempted murder and other charges in South Africa.
India’s top court allows removal of life support of man in vegetative state
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ICC rejects bias claims from stranded South Africa, West Indies cricketers
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‘Titanic’ Trump-Epstein statue appears in Washington DC
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Russia kills two in Ukraine’s Kharkiv; war grinds on, focus on Middle East
At least seven injured in the northeastern city of Kharkiv after a drone hit a 'civilian enterprise', officials say.
Video: North Korea conducts cruise missile test for destroyer
Cruise missiles were seen launching into the sky as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw naval tests.
SA Liberals stand by candidate who said homosexuality opens up ‘demonic realms’
Carston Woodhouse, running for Wright in Adelaide’s north, also claimed gender transitioning is an ‘illusion’
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The South Australian Liberal party is standing by an election candidate who said same-sex marriage is not real, homosexuality can open up “demonic realms” and gender transitioning is an “illusion”.
Carston Woodhouse is running for the seat of Wright in Adelaide’s north in the state’s upcoming elections, with early voting beginning on Saturday.
Continue reading...Europe’s hard right fractures over US-Israel war on Iran
Far-right forces are split over nationalism, foreign policy and ties to US President Donald Trump.
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Al Jazeera reports from Israeli bombing of Beirut apartment block
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Israel pounds Lebanon, targets residential building in central Beirut
The strike in a densely populated area appears to be another attempted assassination, with no information yet on target.
Israeli strikes hit Beirut suburbs
This is the moment an Israeli air attack hit a residential area in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Iran fires missiles, drones at Gulf nations as ship hit in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran war: What is happening on day 12 of US-Israel attacks?
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From New Zealand to Orkney: Why we brought this classic car half way round the world
Dutchman Hans Compter travelled around the world to deliver the Austin to Cathleen Hourie in Orkney.
At least six dead in Switzerland bus fire
Police do not yet know the cause of the fire in the western Fribourg canton, which also injured a number of people.
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Prison sentences for pair who attacked gay men hailed as sign of hope for Kenya’s LGBTQ+ community
The perpetrators were jailed for 15 years for robbery with violence in the east African country, where homophobic attacks are increasing
The sentencing of two people who attacked and robbed two gay men in Kenya has been hailed by LGBTQ+ rights advocates as a breakthrough and a sign of hope for the country’s queer community. “Abel Meli & Another” were sentenced to 15 years in prison for robbery with violence on 3 March at Milimani law courts in Nairobi.
The ruling is a rare example of justice being served for the queer community in Kenya. Njeri Gateru, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, an independent human rights institution working towards equality for sexual and gender minorities in Kenya, said: “A lot is going against [the queer community] with the existence of the criminal laws and prevailing homophobic attitudes, but some of us still trust that we can find justice, so this case encourages us.”
Continue reading...Ultrasound repellers could keep hedgehogs off roads, scientists hope
Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths
Hedgehogs have been discovered to hear high-frequency ultrasound, raising hopes that they could be deterred from dangerous roads with ultrasound repellers.
Vehicles are estimated to kill up to one in three hedgehogs, a big factor in the much-loved mammal’s drastic decline across Europe over recent decades.
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