Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson. Mangione entered the plea at a hastily scheduled hearing in Manhattan federal court, which is ongoing. This resolves one of two cases against him in connection with Mr Thompson’s death. Members of the media wait in line […]
Continue ReadingAn Italian fighter jet, part of a Nato mission, shot down a drone of unknown origin that entered the airspace of Nato and EU member Latvia on Friday during Ukrainian attacks on Russian ports, the defence pact and Latvian authorities said. Latvian soldiers were searching for debris from the drone around midday in a wooded […]
Continue ReadingA mother who killed her three-month-old daughter with heat from a hairdryer has been jailed for six years in Scotland. Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject Dahlia-Rose Gartshore to “significant and sustained heat” on the head and body, fatally injuring her. The incident took place at an address on King Street in Peterhead, […]
Continue ReadingHuge fires have started tearing through homes in the West Midlands area of England after dramatic footage circulating online showed enormous flames coming from buildings and a golf course. West Midlands Fire Service said it was facing “extreme levels of demand” due to a fire in Stourbridge on Thursday – with two casualties affected by […]
Continue ReadingThe remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge. The bridge — known as Nero’s Bridge, named for the former Roman emperor — once connected Rome’s city centre with the Tiber’s right bank. “Nero is the most […]
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin has threatened retaliation for western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy”. Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship taking part in a naval exercise in the Pacific, Mr Putin described the western moves to detain vessels linked to Russia as a breach of international maritime law. “It’s […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a recent summit in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat. “I go by Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go in a different flight, different plane,” […]
Continue ReadingA powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighbouring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings. The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a municipality in the Choco region about 250 miles (400 kilometres) west of Colombia’s capital, Bogota, the US Geological Survey and Colombia’s […]
Continue ReadingAn Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the US has met its conditions. “It is up to the US side to stop and make amends for its illegal and destructive actions,” Esmail Baghaei said on Monday, noting the American blockade of Iranian ports. Iran wants the US […]
Continue ReadingAuthorities in eastern China have closed schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin makes its way towards land. The storm’s maximum sustained winds are estimated at about 101mph. It will bring heavy rains, creating a risk of severe flooding as well as landslides and is expected to hit Zhejiang province and northern parts of neighbouring […]
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