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A shop burglary ended in a car chase and money being showered onto a highway in Chile. According to local media, the alleged burglars tried to steal US $10,300. Surveillance video shows the suspects tossing a
Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister after 45 days in office marked by turmoil, triggering the second Tory leadership election in four months. The BBC reports that Truss said her successor would be elected by
A giant sunfish believed to be the world’s heaviest bony fish has been discovered in the Azores archipelago, Portugal, weighing a whopping 2,744 kilograms or 3 tonnes. Researchers say the animal was found dead,
Gunmen have killed 11 people in an attack at a Russian military training ground on Saturday. During a firearms training session, two men opened fire on a group who had volunteered to fight in Ukraine. The att
Five people, including an off-duty police officer, were killed and two were injured in a shooting spree that unfolded in Raleigh, North Carolina. Police have identified the suspect in the mass shooting as a 15-year
At least three people have been shot dead after protesters in Iran clashed with security forces in new unrest over the death of Mahsa Amini. Two were killed in Sanandaj, including a man shot in his car after he sou
3-year-old Pattarawut is among the 23 children who died in a gun and knife attack yesterday at a childcare centre in Thailand's north-east. A 64-year-old grandmother wants to know when she can see her grandson, so
President Joe Biden is issuing an executive order pardoning all Americans, who have been federally convicted of simple possession of marijuana. The move will only affect a relatively small number of marijuana convi
An ex-policeman has killed at least 37 people, most of them children, in a gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in north-east Thailand. Police say the man then killed himself and his family after a manhunt fo
New coins featuring the portrait of King Charles have been revealed, with a 50p carrying his image entering general circulation within weeks. The coins follow centuries of tradition with the monarch now facing left
At least 127 people have died in a stampede at an Indonesian football match after police tear-gassed rioting supporters, officials say. Around 180 were injured in a crush after Arema FC lost to rivals Persebaya Sur
King Charles will not attend the climate change conference COP27, which is due to be held in Egypt later this year, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. It was responding to a story in The Sunday Times which claimed Pr
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has presented the latest prototype of a humanoid robot being developed by his Tesla electric car company. Optimus appeared on stage at a Silicon Valley event, where it waved to the audien
Protests continue for 11 days after the death of Mahsa Amini in the capital of Iran. The 22-year-old woman was arrested earlier this month in Tehran by morality police for allegedly not following the country’s dr
“The Daily Show†host Trevor Noah has announced he will step away from the anchor desk. In a video statement shared on Twitter, Noah says that after seven years as host of the Comedy Central satirical news pro
U.S. President Joe Biden mistakenly asked whether the late Republican Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., who died in a car wreck in August, was in attendance during a speech yesterday at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutr
US President Joe Biden says Hurricane Ian could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history. Biden says early reports suggest substantial loss of life. US media report that about a dozen residents in south
Millions are bracing for life-threatening storm surges, catastrophic winds and flooding as category 4 hurricane Ian gets ready to make landfall on the Florida coast. The hurricane is on course for the Tampa Bay reg
The operator of the Nord Stream pipelines, built to carry Russian natural gas to Europe, reported "unprecedented" damage to the system, with mysterious leaks in three lines beneath the Baltic Sea. The leaks had no
A gunman has opened fire at a school in central Russia, killing at least 15 people and injuring 24, Russian officials say. The victims include 11 children at the school of about 1,000 pupils in the city of Izhevsk.
