Indonesian VP resigns over education qualification row
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Democrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race
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Argentina’s Milei cries as he bids farewell to the Pope
President Javier Milei became visibly emotional as he said goodbye to Pope Leo XIV.
Three-storey building collapses in Brooklyn
A three-storey building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, killing at least two people and injuring several others.
New York building collapse kills one person and injures 12
Rescuers are searching for people who may be trapped under the rubble of the three-story building in Brooklyn.
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Israel strikes intensive care at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
Gaza's Civil Defence says an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital has killed at least six people.
Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina
Bertulazzi used a rope and harness to climb down from a fifth-floor apartment and evade authorities in Argentina.
Nvidia shares plunge amid reports board to discuss CEO Huang’s future
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Hegseth entourage reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Guard at memorial site can be heard yelling at group to 'maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times'.
Nigeria’s president launches re-election manifesto but can he regain voters’ trust?
For Nigerians to feel meaningful improvements, reforms will need to go beyond the promises outlined, analysts say.
Why the US, Mexico and Guatemala may lose their measles-free status
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Cameroon: Who is really calling the shots?
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Hegseth scolded by security at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
An army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery has reprimanded Hegseth.
US election results could be positive for Lebanon, Hezbollah chief says
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Brooklyn building collapse kills at least one, traps others in wreckage
Three-story building was at the edge of a construction site where another edifice had been demolished
Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn on Wednesday after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, killing at least one person and trapping others beneath the wreckage.
Firefighters were called to the scene in the borough’s Flatbush section at about 4pm. News helicopter footage showed dozens of firefighters scouring the debris, with a group homing in on one area and appearing to use a saw to cut through the wreckage.
Continue reading...Human torso found in sofa in Sydney bushland prompts homicide investigation
Police called to Lane Cove North on Wednesday after sofa found containing human torso believed to be that of adult man
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New South Wales police have launched a homicide investigation after a human torso was found in bushland on Sydney’s lower north shore.
Police were called to Lane Cove North about 2.30pm on Wednesday after reports of human remains.
Continue reading...Facial recognition errors put ethnic minorities at risk of wrongful arrest, police watchdog warns
Inspectors find some officers acted on potential matches from retrospective searches without making enough checks
Police officers risk arresting innocent people, especially from ethnic minorities, if they treat inaccurate facial recognition data as evidence, an official report has found.
Although the technology can help fight crime, the report found it is beset by errors and biases, and operators do not always realise they must make further inquiries to verify the data.
Continue reading...Bronze leg found in Scottish bog sheds new light on Roman occupation
Once thought to have been looted by Scottish tribes, the gilded limb is the centrepiece of a new exhibition on Roman Scotland in Edinburgh
A large bronze leg found in a bog in rural Scotland more than 200 years ago and then hidden away in a duke’s storeroom is helping to rewrite the history of the Roman empire.
Antiquarians argued that the so-called Mislington leg had been looted, perhaps from York, hacked off by marauding Scottish tribes and carried north over Hadrian’s Wall. “We cannot visualise the conditions which would have led to its erection anywhere north of the Great Wall,” said one scholar, James Curle, in 1932.
Continue reading...Iran war live: Iran warns of Europe retaliation, Israel attacks Gaza
Israel orders military to step up preparations for possible attack on Iran as Tehran says it will retaliate if attacked.