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Parents Arrested After Children Found Abandoned in Portugal, 1,300 Miles from Home
A mother and stepfather have been arrested in Portugal after allegedly abandoning two young brothers in remote woodland nearly 1,300 miles away from their home in France.
US Woman Fatally Mauled By Neighbours' Pit Bulls Despite Previous Complaints
Neighbours told local media that the dogs had allegedly displayed aggressive behaviour in the past and were often seen roaming freely in the area.
Queen Elizabeth II's Zardozi Gown From India Tour Takes Centrestage In UK
The gown was designed by Norman Hartnell, Dressmaker to the Queen, for a state dinner hosted by then President Dr Rajendra Prasad in Delhi in January 1961.
Tulsi Gabbard Was Forced To Quit As Intel Chief? What White House Said
Gabbard, 45, said she was quitting as Director of National Intelligence to care for her husband, Abraham Williams, after he was recently diagnosed with an "extremely rare form of bone cancer."
Ukraine's "Call Of Duty" Style War System Rewards Troops For Russian Kills
The system, called ePoints and launched in 2024, tracks battlefield performance using data submitted by Ukrainian units.
"Kill Yourself": JPMorgan Executive Gets Abusive Texts After "Sex Slave" Case
Lorna Hajdini accused Chirayu Rana of inventing claims of sexual harassment and attempting to damage her reputation for “leverage to extort millions of dollars.”
Former F1 world champion Alain Prost reportedly injured in robbery at Swiss home
Police investigating an alleged home invasion71-year-old sustained a head injury, says reportsSwiss police are investigating an alleged robbery with reports that the four-times Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured during a home invasion. The Swiss tabloid Blick reported late on Friday that the 71-year-old Frenchman sustained a head injury from intruders who forced his son to open a safe during the incident on Tuesday morning.“The perpetrators entered the residence while the occupants were present, threatened them, and forced one family member to open a safe before fleeing with the stolen goods,” the public prosecutor’s office said. “Despite the extensive search operation launched, the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended.” Continue reading...
SpaceX launches its biggest rocket yet in test flight from Texas
Starship V3 blasts off in 12th test flight of rocket that Elon Musk is developing with aim of taking people to MarsSpaceX has launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet, an upgraded version that Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.The redesigned mega-rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX’s CEO, Elon Musk, announced he was taking the company public. It blasted off from the southern tip of Texas on Friday, carrying 20 mock Starlink satellites that were released midway through the hour-long spaceflight that stretched halfway around the world. Continue reading...
Ex-CIA Officer Aaron Lukas To Replace Tulsi Gabbard As Acting US Intelligence Chief
Announcing the decision in a social media post on Friday, US President Trump described Aaron Lukas as “highly respected.”
Israeli bombardment reduces buildings to craters in southern Lebanon
People killed in strikes across multiple locations after child and six paramedics die in attacks a day earlierIsrael has carried out overnight strikes on Lebanon’s Bekaa valley and the southern province of Tyre, killing at least four people and reducing buildings to craters.The strikes on southern Lebanon continued on Saturday morning, hitting close to Lebanese army barracks, killing a man on a motorcycle in the town of Nabatieh, and killing and wounding people in the town of Chehabiyeh, where the death toll is not yet known. Continue reading...
‘Canada is handing people over to ICE’: refugees rejected at border face US detention
As Canada tightens asylum rules, refugees reuniting with family say they were turned over to ICE and jailed for months after failed border claimsAs each day in US detention passes, Markens Appolon can feel the life he had dreamed of slipping away.The 25-year-old fled Haiti to escape the rampant gang violence that upended his university studies in economics, and planned to join family in Montreal. Continue reading...
‘You can’t control everything’: the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create ‘AI face’
Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based on chatbots’ recommendationsPlastic surgeons are increasingly concerned about the rise of “AI face”, as more and more clients arrive in their offices with unrealistic AI-generated visions of what they want to look like.Dr Nora Nugent, a cosmetic surgeon from Tunbridge Wells, has seen this first hand. Clients have started coming to her office with photos of themselves beautified by AI and a false expectation that those results are achievable with surgery. She is also the president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, and says many colleagues are having similar experiences. Continue reading...
