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US woman behind Slender Man stabbing is missing after leaving group home
Morgan Geyser of Wisconsin cut off her electronic monitoring device and was last seen with an acquaintanceA Wisconsin woman who admitted to stabbing a classmate nearly to death in 2014 to please the online horror character Slender Man is missing after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities said on Sunday.Madison police issued an alert on Sunday for Morgan Geyser, now 23, saying she was last seen around 8pm on Saturday with an adult acquaintance. Continue reading...
Snapchat to tell 440,000 Australians to prove they’re 16 or accounts will be locked in social media ban
In-app notifications go out this week to users believed to be aged under 16 ahead of 10 December social media banFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSnapchat is about to begin alerting some users that their accounts will be deactivated when Australia’s under-16s social media ban takes effect from 10 December.Users that the platform assesses are likely to be aged under 16 were due to begin getting notifications about the ban this week in-app, via email or SMS. Continue reading...
Guatemalan woman's body returned home after fatal shooting in Indiana
The body of María Florinda Ríos Pérez, a Guatemalan woman killed in Indiana, has been returned to her native country
IMF Report Exposes "Corrosive" Corruption At Pakistan's Highest Levels
In a scathing new assessment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a 186-page Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Report that lays bare Pakistan's deep-rooted governance failures.
US senator slams Republicans’ silence on Trump’s violent threats to Democrats
Mark Kelly, a veteran and Democrat targeted by Trump over military comments, says he is ‘not going to be intimidated’Senator Mark Kelly on Sunday urged congressional Republicans to publicly reject Trump’s threats against him and five other Democratic lawmakers who stated that military personnel are not obligated to follow illegal commands.“We’ve heard very little, basically crickets, from Republicans in the United States Congress about what the president has said about hanging members of Congress,” Kelly, of Arizona, said on CBS’s Face the Nation. Continue reading...
India, Canada Look To Reset Ties As Talks Begin On Key Trade Deal CEPA
In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, India and Canada have agreed to launch negotiations on a high-ambition Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), marking a major reset in ties after years of turbulence.
'Brother Who Didn't Return': Russia Honours Indian Pilot Killed In Dubai Crash
On the final day of the Dubai Air Show, the Russian Aerobatics team executed a 'Missing Man' formation to honour Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who died when the Tejas fighter jet he was flying crashed.
Ukrainian refugee Danylo Yavhusishyn wows Japan to win his country’s first elite sumo title
21-year-old beats grand champion HoshoryuWrestler uses ring name Aonishiki ArataDanylo Yavhusishyn has become the first Ukrainian to win a sumo tournament in Japan.The 21-year-old, who fled the war in Ukraine three years ago, won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu from Mongolia. Continue reading...
Mamdani reiterates Trump is a ‘fascist’ just days after cordial meeting
New York mayor-elect reaffirms past criticisms of president after agreeing to work with him on cost-of-living concernsZohran Mamdani has reiterated his view that Donald Trump is a “fascist” and a “despot” just days after the pair had a surprisingly cordial meeting at the White House.Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, the New York City mayor-elect was asked if he still considered Trump a threat to democracy. “Everything that I’ve said in the past I continue to believe,” Mamdani replied. “I think it is important in our politics that we don’t shy away from where we have disagreements.” Continue reading...
ICE detained teenaged US citizen during school lunch break, family says
Christian Jimenez, Oregon high school senior, faces possible obstruction charges after traffic stop by immigration agentsImmigration officers detained a student at a high school in Oregon during his lunch break on Friday, according to the student’s family.Seventeen-year-old Christian Jimenez, a US citizen and senior at McMinnville high school, was driving his father’s vehicle around 12.30pm during lunch when agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stopped him, his older brother, Cesar Jimenez, told Oregon Live. Continue reading...
Hezbollah chief of staff killed in Beirut airstrike, Israeli military says
Militant group confirms Haytham Ali Tabatabai was killed in attack that dramatically escalates tensions in the regionIsrael targeted one of Hezbollah’s most senior military commanders in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, dramatically escalating tensions with the group almost exactly a year after a ceasefire ended 14 months of clashes.The Israeli military said several hours after the attack that Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah’s chief of staff, was killed in the strike in Lebanese capital. Continue reading...
Dubai Air Show underscores renewed U.S. and world interest in Middle East
This year's Dubai Air Show drew robust attendance and displays from U.S. defense industry companies large and small, as well as participation from more than 150 other nations in a sign that the Mideast market continues to be a core focus of the global aerospace industry.
