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A roof at Delhi airport has collapsed after heavy rain, killing one person and injuring eight others. According to BBC News, a spokesperson for the airport says, while the cause for the collapse is being assessed,
Bolivia's presidential palace has been stormed by soldiers as the country's president warned of an unfolding "coup". Troops blocked off the entrances to La Paz's Murillo Square, where key government buildings are
At least five people were shot dead after Kenyan Police fired live rounds at demonstrators in Nairobi over a controversial finance bill that has sparked widespread protests. Among the protesters was Auma Obama, the
Former rugby league player Jarryd Hayne will not face a fourth trial over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in her Newcastle home in 2018. The 36-year-old had his convictions quashed on appeal earlier this
More than 1,300 people have died on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with “numerous cases†due to heat stress and “unauthorized†trips accounting for more than four out of five of the fatalities. The Saudi
Six police officers have been killed while twelve officers were wounded by Gunmen in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan following a series of attacks. This has been confirmed by the security officials of
Taylor Swift grabbed a perfect royal selfie ahead of her Wembley gig - posing with the Prince of Wales and two young music fans, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Kensington Pa
United States President Joe Biden has unveiled one of the largest immigration regularisation programmes in recent history, offering a pathway to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says more than 50,000 children in the Gaza Strip require immediate medical treatment for acute malnutrition. In a statement yesterday, the agency noted with continued
The leaders of Italy and Germany have strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine, as scores of countries gathered at a two-day summit in Switzerland to disc
Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton has made her much-anticipated first public appearance of the year at the annual Trooping the Colour parade after being diagnosed cancer. The Princess, who is currently undergoing t
Former Vodafone Fiji Bati and Australian Kangaroos’ star Jarryd Hayne has won an appeal against his rape convictions and has been ordered to stand trial for a fourth time in the same case. The 36-year-old was fo
Seven tickets won a share of the eye-watering $50 million jackpot in New Zealand last night. No single ticket had the correct Powerball and First Division Lotto numbers needed to win outright. Each prize winne
US President Joe Biden has apologised to his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for delays in military aid to Ukraine and has pledged $225 million in support. They met for talks in Paris, a day after they both attended
An Israeli air strike on a UN school packed with displaced Palestinians in central Gaza has reportedly killed at least 35 people. According to the BBC News a warplane fired two missiles at classrooms on the top flo
Israel has launched a military campaign in Gaza to destroy Hamas in response to the group's cross-border attack on southern Israel on 7 October, during which around 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hos
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed a historic third win in a row in the country's parliamentary elections, but his ruling alliance appears to have failed to win a large majority as predicted. He thank
For the first time in United States history, a former and quite possibly future president is now officially a convicted felon. ABC News says the guilty verdict in Donald Trump's hush money trial has opened a huge c
A New York jury on Thursday found former United States of America President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal a hush money payment made to a porn star ahead o
A landslide has hit Kaokalam Village in Enga Province. Around 60 houses – each believed to contain up to 15 people – were flattened when the side of a mountain gave way, locals report. The debris from the
