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Give us our land back, Senator heckles King Charles in Australian Parliament
Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe shouted anti-colonial slogans at King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament on Monday, shocking assembled lawmakers and other dignitaries. “Give us our land back! Give us what you stole from us!” Thorpe screamed in an almost minute-long diatribe after the 75-year-old king’s speech. “This is not your land, you […]
Seven dead after dock walkway collapse in US
A dock walkway collapse killed seven people in the southern US state of Georgia on Saturday, authorities said, as crowds gathered for a festival on an island. At least 20 people were thrown into the waters off Sapelo Island, and an unknown number were injured, Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources said in a statement, reporting […]
Russia captures another village in eastern Ukraine
Russia on Saturday said it has taken the village of Zoryane in eastern Ukraine, enabling its troops to approach the industrial hub of Kurakhove. Kurakhove lies west of Donetsk city, which is already under Russian control. Russia’s defence ministry said, “The locality of Zoryane… has been liberated”. Russia has been concentrating its offensive on Kurakhove […]
Lebanon drone targets Netanyahu’s residence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said a drone was launched toward his residence in Caesarea on Saturday after the military reported a drone from Lebanon had “hit a structure” in the central Israeli town. “A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was launched toward the prime minister’s residence in Caesarea. The prime minister and his wife […]
Kenyan President Nominates Interior Minister Kindiki As New Deputy
Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday nominated his interior minister as deputy to replace Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked in a historic impeachment. Kithuri Kindiki, a 52-year-old academic turned political heavyweight, was among front-runners for the post floated by Kenyan media after the Senate voted to remove Gachagua late Thursday after a day of high […]
65 rescued as baby dies in boat accident off France channel
A baby died when an overloaded migrant boat headed for Britain sank in the Channel off the coast of France on Thursday night, French maritime authorities said Friday. The accident occurred off the French town of Wissant, the maritime authority in charge of the Channel and the North Sea told AFP, adding that 65 people […]
Harris turns 60 in US election dominated by age
Kamala Harris celebrates her 60th birthday on Sunday, but it is her US election rival, Donald Trump, whose age is under scrutiny following a series of rambling speeches and a bizarre dance party. Seeking to shift the polls in an increasingly tight White House race, Harris has intensified her attacks on the mental fitness of […]
Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades
Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely in late summer. Over two days in September, however, intense […]
BTS member J-hope discharged from South Korean military
K-pop megastar J-hope from BTS ended eighteen months of South Korean military service Thursday, and hailed the “sacrifice” of soldiers working to keep the country safe, as fans wept for joy at his return to the industry. The seven members of the world’s most popular boy band have been on a self-described “hiatus” since 2022 […]
Kenya Senate to vote on deputy president’s impeachment
Kenya’s upper house of parliament is set to vote Thursday on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an unprecedented political saga that has gripped the nation. The Senate will give its verdict at the end of the second day of an impeachment trial against the embattled number two to President William […]