Zambian ex-president’s family settle funeral row with government
The row caused consternation with some wondering how they should mourn former leader Edgar Lungu.
Sex-trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs enters sixth week
Lawyers for the music mogul deny allegations of sex trafficking or coercion, asserting that all sexual encounters were consensual and part of a ‘swingers lifestyle’
The high-profile federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is entering its sixth week in federal court in Manhattan on Monday as the government continues presenting its case against the 55-year-old music mogul.
Combs, who was arrested in September, faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty.
Continue reading...Israel, Iran swap deadly strikes for fourth day with no signs of restraint
Defiant rhetoric suggests little prospect of pullback in hostilities as wider fears of a wider regional conflict rise.
‘Horrifying’: UN slams Israeli actions in Gaza as more aid seekers killed
UN rights chief says Israel's warfare methods 'inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians'.
The Kerch Bridge is ‘doomed’
Series of attacks on the bridge suggests Ukraine’s determination to sever the link to the Russian mainland at all costs.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father found guilty of hitting his daughter but cleared of abusing Olympic champion
Gjert Ingebrigtsen acquitted of Jakob charges due to ‘reasonable doubt’
Handed suspended 15-day sentence and fined for abuse of Ingrid
The father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been found guilty of hitting the Norwegian runner’s younger sister, Ingrid, with a wet towel, and handed a 15-day suspended sentence.
However, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who coached his Jakob to 1500m gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021 before an acrimonious split a year later, was acquitted of charges of physical and verbal abuse against Jakob after a court in Norway found there was “reasonable doubt” about the accusations.
Continue reading...UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets
'Brutal funding cuts leave brutal choices,' says aid chief, as humanitarian appeal slashes and priorities refocused.
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Iran and Israel’s long range war
In this episode of Project Force, Al Jazeera's Alex Gatopoulos examines Israel's unprecedented strike on Iran’s nuclear
Latest Iranian missile barrage kills at least 5 in Israel
Israel has come under attack, for the third day in a row, as Iran launches a fresh wave of strikes.
Police hunt masked gunmen who shot three people at Sydney kebab shop in ‘brazen’ daylight attack
One of three victims of ‘horrifying’ shooting in Auburn has had two previous attempts made on his life, NSW police say
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A man shot in a “shockingly brazen” daylight attack in south-west Sydney, which wounded two other people, has had two previous attempts made on his life.
The acting New South Wales police commissioner, Peter Thurtell, said it was “beyond comprehension” three people could be gunned down in Sydney in daylight.
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Continue reading...Iran’s air defence batteries fire over Tehran as Israel continues to attack
Iran’s air defence batteries have been firing overnight in Tehran to counter a fourth night of Israeli bombs.
Australian police officer shot dead at rural property
The officer was undertaking "routine duties" when he was fired at by "a member of the public", police say.
Erin Patterson trial hears of ‘four calculated deceptions’ at heart of mushroom lunch case as closing address begins
Prosecutor also tells court Patterson lied about cancer to lunch guests because she thought ‘her lie would die with them’
Four calculated deceptions are at the heart of Erin Patterson’s triple-murder case, the prosecution has claimed in its closing address to the jury, including a lie about cancer the accused hoped would “die with” her lunch guests.
On Monday, Nanette Rogers SC spent day 32 of the trial closing the prosecution case, outlining these four deceptions: Patterson’s fabricated cancer claim; the “lethal doses” of death cap mushrooms “secreted” in home-cooked beef wellingtons; Patterson’s attempts to make it seem she also suffered death cap mushroom poisoning; and the “sustained cover-up she embarked upon to conceal the truth”.
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Continue reading...Tasmanian police officer shot dead at rural property during court-issued attempt to repossess house
Officer was attending the property to execute a warrant and was shot as he approached the house, police allege
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A “devastated” family is in mourning and an alleged offender is in custody after a senior Tasmanian police officer died in a shooting in the state’s north-west.
The police commissioner, Donna Adams, said officers attended a residential property on Allison Road in North Motton at about 11am on Monday to execute a court-issued warrant to repossess the residence. They alleged the occupant of the home fatally shot a 57-year-old male officer as they approached the front of the house.
Continue reading...Trump hopes for Israel-Iran deal but cautions fighting may be prolonged
Donald Trump tells reporters he hopes Iran and Israel can real a deal to end the fighting.
Wagner vs Africa Corps: The future of Russian paramilitaries in Mali
As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just 'Wagner rebranded'.
Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight
The recovery of the recorder is a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly plane crash.
Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight
The recovery of the recorder is a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly plane crash.