British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell, 51, was murdered in Hamas captivity, it has emerged.
Anna Beaumont's family have had to make the heartbreaking trip to fly back home to Cardiff without her. The 13-year-old died after being found unresponsive in a Florida swimming pool.
The 38-year-old singer showed off what appeared to be a baby bump as well as a massive diamond ring at the rehearsal dinner for her sister Natali Germanotta's wedding in York, Maine.
Brave Rob Burrow's heart-wrenching final words to his beloved family were revealed in an emotional pre-recorded video shown for the first time tonight.
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Tanzania and Ethiopia said they had signed accords with South Korea for loans of billions of dollars, part of broader deals that will give the Asian nation access to Africa's crucial mineral resources and vast export market.
Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections has begun, revealing early trends of NDA and the INDIA bloc. The NDA secured 353 seats in 2019, while the INDIA bloc comprises major opposition parties united against the BJP.
One diner got a fright when flames suddenly burst out from her mini hotpot after a stall assistant added more gel fuel into a lit burner. Wei Yuqin (transliteration), a teacher, said she had ordered a fishball noodle hotpot dish for lunch at the coffee shop at Block 155, Bukit Batok Street 11 last Friday (May 31), reported Shin Min Daily News. When the mini hotpot was served, she noticed the fire had nearly gone out and requested the stall assistant to add more fuel. «She lifted the hotpot and directly added the gel fuel on top,» she recounted. «Before that, I had reminded her not to do so as I felt it was dangerous, but she said it was fine.» Wei told Shin Min that the 'explosion' occurred right after the fuel was added. She heard a loud bang and flames shot out, with embers landing on her phone and plastic bag that were on the table.
After finding out that her helper's daughter was in a coma, a TikToker rallied her followers to raise funds for her medical expenses. Andreana Tay, 29, posted a video on her social media platforms including TikTok and Instagram on Saturday (June 2) requesting donations from the public for her maid's daughter, Angel, who had fallen into coma due to an aneurysm. Although the fundraiser went on to surpass its goal - raising 1.45 million pesos (S$33,300) in a day - Angel was taken off life support the next day (June 3) after doctors said they could not do anything to help her. The 20-year-old nursing student in the Philippines had been complaining to her mother of constant headaches in the past few days. Speaking to AsiaOne, Tay said that on May 31, Angel threw up and fainted. She was diagnosed with an aneurysm and put on life support when taken to the hospital. An aneurysm is a bulging blood vessel that, if burst, can lead to death. Medical expenses ballooned Upon hearing the news, Tay and her family arranged for their helper to return to the Philippines on an emergency flight on June 1.
Overall, Ukrainian troops fired 113 rounds of munitions at residential areas in the DPR
The Office of the Information Commissioner says it will be processing registration applications for data controllers in order of priority.
The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) says it is investigating the death of former councillor Rohan 'Washy' Bryan and will share the findings with his family.
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it will be probing to determine whether there was any police negligence involved in the death of a detainee at the Chapelton lock-up in Clarendon on Monday.
A convicted sex offender has been held in the case of missing primary school teacher Danielle Anglin, whose body the police believe they discovered in a densely vegetated area in Salt River in Clarendon, on Monday.
Generation 2000 (G2K) has slammed Opposition Spokesperson Nekeisha Burchell for a «vulgar» claim that Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton received special treatment at a hospital for injuries picked up Sunday.
The new research was presented this weekend at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago.
Somalia expects all Ethiopian troops to leave the country by the end of 2024 as the African Union Transition Mission mandate expires in December, according to Somali National Security Adviser Hussein Sheikh-Ali.
Kenya has taken a commendable step by adopting the World Health Organization's recommendation to transition from a two-test to a three-test HIV diagnosis strategy.
The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for additional funds to respond to the impact of the Gu (April-to-June) rains in Somalia as dry conditions are predicted in the coming weeks.
Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections has begun, revealing early trends of NDA and the INDIA bloc. The NDA secured 353 seats in 2019, while the INDIA bloc comprises major opposition parties united against the BJP.
«We cannot comment on the status of the passport of a private U.S. citizen,» a State Department spokesperson told TASS
According to data released after more than 85% of the votes were counted, Modi's coalition won 279 seats in the 543-seat lower house of Parliament
According to Yahya Sarya's statement, the Palestine ballistic missile was used by the Houthis for the first time, its characteristics are unknown
Yuan rate increased by 1.7 kopecks and amounted to 12.29 rubles
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Congratulations poured in from around the world Monday after Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico's first woman president, sparking hope for change in a country where gender-based violence has long been rife. Flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music late into the night after the former Mexico City mayor won Sunday's election by a landslide, the magnitude of which spooked financial markets. Addressing cheering crowds, the 61-year-old ruling party candidate thanked the «millions of Mexican women and men who decided to vote for us on this historic day.» Maria Fernanda Vela, 27, said it was «an inspiration that in such a male chauvinist country, a woman has taken the top job. It fills your heart with pride.» US President Joe Biden welcomed Sheinbaum's «historic election» and said he looked forward to working with her «in the spirit of partnership and friendship.» Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, another key North American ally, also offered congratulations and said he was ready to work closely with Sheinbaum to further strengthen relations. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a fellow leftist, hailed a «victory for democracy» and vowed to deepen economic ties between Latin America's two biggest economies. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky were among other leaders offering congratulations. - Opposition complains - Sheinbaum, a scientist by training, won around 59 percent of votes with more than 93 percent of ballots counted, according to the National Electoral Institute. That was more than 30 percentage points ahead of her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez, and nearly 50 percentage points ahead of the only man who ran, centrist Jorge Alvarez Maynez. Galvez, who conceded defeat after initial results were announced, complained Monday that the opposition had faced «unequal competition against the entire state apparatus dedicated to favoring its candidate.» She expressed confidence in the official results but vowed to challenge the outcome, without specifying how, declaring: «This doesn't end here.» Mexican women cheered the breaking of the highest political glass ceiling in a nation where around 10 women or girls are murdered every day. «Our society is violent, sexist, misogynistic -- and Dr Sheinbaum as president will really be able to help change not only the laws but society,» said Lol-Kin Castaneda, 48, who waited late into the night to hear the winner speak. Nearly 100 million people were registered to vote in the world's most populous Spanish-speaking country, home to 129 million people. Sheinbaum owes much of her popularity to outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a fellow leftist and mentor who has an approval rating of more than 60 percent but is only allowed to serve one term. Lopez Obrador, who will hand over the presidency in October, hailed his protege's victory as a «historic event.» - Election violence - But this year's election season was particularly violent, with more than two dozen aspiring local politicians murdered. The bloodshed continued after polls closed, with a local mayoral candidate killed in the country's south late Sunday, authorities said. More than 450,000 people have been murdered and tens of thousands have gone missing since the government deployed the army to fight drug trafficking in 2006. Sheinbaum will also have to manage delicate relations with the neighboring United States, in particular trade and the vexed issues of cross-border drug smuggling and migration. Financial markets reacted nervously to the size of Sheinbaum's win and the potential for a supermajority for her ruling Morena party in Congress that would make radical reforms easier. «Morena's landslide victory means fewer checks and balances, increasing institutional and regulatory risks,» said Arantza Alonso, an analyst at risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft. The Mexican stock market closed down around six percent Monday, while the peso fell sharply against the dollar, giving back some of the gains that in recent years saw it nicknamed the «super peso.» Investors were worried the new administration would change the constitution and also undermine the central bank's autonomy, said Gabriela Siller, head of economic analysis at the financial group BASE. In an apparent attempt to calm the jitters, Sheinbaum announced that Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O had agreed to stay on in the key position to ensure «good financial and economic management.» «We're going to act with dialogue, harmony and great responsibility,» she said in a video published on social media. © Agence France-Presse
The United States on Monday announced a draft Security Council resolution supporting the Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan outlined by Joe Biden last week, urging Hamas to accept it. «Numerous leaders and governments, including in the region, have endorsed this plan,» said US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. The draft text, seen by AFP, «welcomes the new deal announced on May 31, and calls upon Hamas to accept it fully and implement its terms without delay and without condition.» Biden outlined on Friday what he called an Israeli plan that in three phases would end the bloody conflict, free all hostages and lead to the reconstruction of the devastated Palestinian territory without Hamas in power. However fissures between the two allies emerged when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office stressed that the ongoing war in Gaza would continue until all of Israel's «goals are achieved,» including the destruction of Hamas's military and governing capabilities. Israeli media have questioned to what extent Biden's ceasefire speech and some crucial details were coordinated with Netanyahu's team, including how long any truce would hold and how many captives would be freed and when. Earlier Monday, the White House said Biden told the emir of mediator Qatar that he saw Hamas as «the only obstacle to a complete ceasefire» in Gaza, and urged him to press the group to accept it. Hamas last week said it viewed Biden's outline «positively,» but has since made no official comment on the stalled negotiations, while mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States have not announced any new talks. Before Biden had made his Friday announcement, Algeria had last week circulated a draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire and a halt of the Israeli offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, citing the recent order to that effect from the International Court of Justice. Washington at the time had said that the text wouldn't be helpful, saying instead direct, on-the-ground negotiations were necessary for a truce. No vote is scheduled for either draft resolution. The council has struggled to find a unified voice since the war broke out with the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, followed by Israel's retaliatory campaign. After passing two resolutions centered on the need for humanitarian aid to people in Gaza, in March the council passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire -- an appeal that had been blocked several times before by the United States. Washington, increasingly frustrated with the mounting civilian death toll, finally allowed that resolution to pass by abstaining from voting. © Agence France-Presse
