14 h. ago US men indicted for alleged coup plot to kill and rape people on Haitian island

Texans planned to utilize unhoused US people to take over Gonâve and fulfill ‘rape fantasies’, justice department saysThe Department of Justice has alleged that two Texas men plotted a murderous coup d’etat on the island of Gonâve, the largest in Haiti, “for the purpose of carrying out their rape fantasies”.The two men, 21-year-old Gavin Rivers Weisenburg and 20-year-old Tanner Christopher Thomas, have been accused of plotting to take the island by force, utilizing the homeless population of Washington DC, then killing all the men on the island and “using the women and children as sex slaves”, according to an announcement by the US attorney’s office of the eastern district of Texas on Thursday. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago People putting out food for birds in winter told some 'could kill them'

An expert listed foods to avoid

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39 h. ago Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post

Medical officials say 17 people killed in Khan Younis area and 16 in strikes on Gaza CityIsraeli attacks in Gaza have killed 33 people and injured many more, according to medical officials, in one of the most serious escalations of violence since the US-backed ceasefire came into effect last month.Officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said they received the bodies of 17 people, including five women and five children, after four Israeli airstrikes targeted tents sheltering displaced people. In Gaza City, medical officials said two airstrikes killed 16 people, including seven children and three women. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Boris Becker: ‘Whoever says a prison life is easy is lying – it’s a real punishment’

Former Wimbledon champion on how taking accountability for his crimes allowed for rehabilitation, watching Novak Djokovic from his cell and the new era of brotherhood in the sport“I heard the screaming and I didn’t know what it was,” Boris Becker says as he remembers staring into the dark in Wandsworth prison, just over two miles from Wimbledon’s Centre Court where he won the first of his three men’s singles titles at the age of 17 in 1985. “Were people trying to kill themselves or harm themselves? Or couldn’t they deal with their loneliness? Or are they just making crazy noises because they have lost their minds already?”Becker had been sentenced to a two-and-a-half-year jail term. Amid his insolvency, he was found guilty of not declaring all his assets so that additional funds could be distributed to his creditors. The judge confirmed that his money was used, instead, to meet his “commitments to his children and other dependents, medical and professional fees, and other expenses”....

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65 h. ago Eight people ‘linked to Albanian mafia’ arrested over plot to kill Brussels’ chief prosecutor

Suspects linked to drug trafficking underworld found after a four-month-long investigation

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66 h. ago Israeli airstrike kills 1 and wounds 11 including students in southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike on a car in southern Lebanon has killed one person and wounded 11, including students on a nearby bus, according to the Health Ministry and state media

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6 d. ago Female trophy hunter offering Brits discount price to kill endangered leopards

An advert that was sent out by Unleashed Global Adventures - run by US hunter Larysa Switlyk - offering people the opportunity to kill endangered leopards has been met with outrage by a number of animal rights groups

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9 d. ago Tourists 'paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in "human safari" hunting trips to Sarajevo

Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italian tourists who allegedly paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in 'human safari' hunting trips to Sarajevo, with extra charged to kill children.

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9 d. ago Delhi and Islamabad blasts expose South Asia’s fragile security as rivals trade blame

Suicide bombing in Pakistan and car explosion in India kill at least 20 people and heighten tensions between nuclear neighbours

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2 w. ago Japan deploys soldiers to contain surge in bear attacks in Akita

Close encounters reported almost daily as bears intrude into residential areas and attack and sometimes kill peopleJapan has deployed troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge in the number of bear attacks that have terrorised people in the mountainous region.Unexpected encounters with bears are being reported almost daily in the lead up to hibernation season as the animals forage for food. The bears have been roaming near schools, train stations, supermarkets and even at a hot springs resort. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israeli strike kills Palestinian in latest violation of Gaza ceasefire

Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks since ceasefire began climbs to 236

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2 w. ago Ukraine deploys special forces to Pokrovsk in effort to hold key city

Escalating battle for city comes as overnight Russian drone and missile strikes kill six people, including two childrenUkraine has deployed special forces to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an intense Russian assault involving thousands of troops, Kyiv’s top commander has said.The escalating battle in the strategically important city comes as an overnight wave of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including two children, and cut power to tens of thousands, officials said on Sunday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stranger Things fans beg 'don't kill him' as series five trailer is released

Stranger Things fans have begged the creators of the show not to kill one of the characters off, but different people have different favourites they don't want to see the back of

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3 w. ago This isn’t a real ceasefire in Gaza – it’s a holding pattern before war returns | Sanam Vakil

Israel’s airstrikes have exposed the fragility of Trump’s ‘peace plan’. Without international support, it risks crumbling altogether Israel’s recent airstrikes in Gaza, which have killed more than 100 people, show just how fragile this arrangement truly is. This is not the first violation since it came into effect on 10 October, but rather one of many over past weeks – showcasing that without stronger enforcement mechanisms and determined planning this is a ceasefire in name only.According to Israel, this round of violence resulted from Hamas fire against IDF forces in Rafah, an area still under Israeli control, resulting in the death of an IDF reservist. Hamas has denied involvement. Israel responded with additional strikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis. With each side interpreting violations to suit its own interests, the ceasefire’s vague structure leaves a wide margin for miscalculation and opportunism.Sanam Vakil is a senior research fellow in the Middle East and North Africa pr...

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3 w. ago Moment migrant calmly strolled out of a bank after stabbing customer to death at random after asylum claim was rejected

Somalian national Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, 47, plunged a knife into the chest of father-of-three Gurvinder Singh Johal, 37 at a Lloyds Bank in Derby, before 'calmly' walking out of the branch.

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3 w. ago Moment migrant calmly strolled out of a bank after stabbing customer to death at random because asylum claim was rejected

Somalian national Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, 47, plunged a knife into the chest of father-of-three Gurvinder Singh Johal, 37 at a Lloyds Bank in Derby, before 'calmly' walking out of the branch.

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3 w. ago Israeli military launches fresh strikes on ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in Gaza as ceasefire continues to falter

Latest attacks will put further pressure on a two week ‘ceasefire’ that has already seen scores of deaths

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3 w. ago Israeli military launches fresh strikes on ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in Gaza

Latest attacks will put further pressure on a two week ‘ceasefire’ that has already seen scores of deaths

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3 w. ago Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 96 overnight as ceasefire looks increasingly fragile

Netanyahu ordered strikes on Tuesday evening after firefight between Israeli troops and Palestinian militantsIsraeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 96 Palestinians, half of them children, in what appeared to be the gravest challenge yet to the increasingly fragile US-brokered ceasefire and the deadliest day since the truce began.The strikes, one of the bloodiest attacks in the two-year war, killed at least 46 children and 20 women and injured 200 people, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. They took place hours after Donald Trump said nothing would jeopardise the ceasefire agreement he had helped broker. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump insists Gaza ceasefire will hold after Israeli airstrikes kill ‘more than 100 people’ overnight

Israel carried out powerful strikes on Gaza on Tuesday after a soldier was reportedly killed and Hamas handed over the wrong remains

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