South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years – BBC

  1. South Korean woman who bit off attacker's tongue acquitted after 61 years  BBC
  2. South Korean Woman Cleared Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted Rape  The New York Times
  3. Court lifts sentence on South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue  Al Jazeera
  4. South Korean woman who bit attacker's tongue off has 1964 conviction quashed  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. South Korea overturns 60-year ruling on woman's self-defence case  Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
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Army tries to restore order in Nepal after protest violence intensifies – Politico

  1. Army tries to restore order in Nepal after protest violence intensifies  Politico
  2. From 'nepo kids' to PM resignation: How the Nepal protests unfolded  BBC
  3. What Nepal's 'Gen Z' protesters have to say  Reuters
  4. "What Have You Done?" Chilling Saga Of Nepal Prince Murdering Royal Family  NDTV
  5. Nepal protests over repealed social media ban rage, sparking prime minister's sudden resignation  CBS News
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Trump appears sidelined as the US caught unawares by Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Qatar

The White House is caught between supporting Israel’s war against Hamas and patching up relations with a key US ally in the region

In the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas negotiators in the heart of Qatar’s capital Doha, the White House appeared sidelined from halting a conflict that Donald Trump has claimed only he could mediate.

As details of the diplomatic flurry before Tuesday’s extraordinary strike were revealed, it was claimed that the White House had little say in how Israel opened its latest front in its war against Hamas – this one on a US ally hosting negotiations days after Trump had claimed he was close to reaching a deal.

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Discovery of new campsite shows fugitive Tom Phillips had ‘outside help,’ NZ police say

Phillips had spent nearly four years hiding in the wilderness with his three children before he was killed in an exchange of fire with police on Monday

Fugitive father Tom Phillips was receiving outside help during his years on the run before he was killed in a police shoot-out this week, New Zealand police said on Wednesday as they released images that show a newly discovered campsite.

Phillips had spent nearly four years hiding in the wilderness with his three children. He was killed in an exchange of fire with police after reports of a burglary in the remote town of Piopio, in the central North Island, on Monday.

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