A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death last year of a householder who had reported a suspected intruder. Mother-of-two Sonya Massey, 36, was fatally shot on 6 July 2024 at her home near Springfield, Illinois, after calling 911 about a possible prowler. Ex-officer Sean Grayson, 31, said...
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US Lifts Sanctions On Separatist Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik And His Family
The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions against separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and his family, turning back financial penalties that were imposed by the Biden administration in 2022. Dodik is staunchly pro-Russian and has called for the Serb-run half of Bosnia to break off and join Serbia. Until recently he was the president of the...
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Cruise Operator ‘Failed’ Woman Who Was Left On Island And Died, Family Says
The daughter of a woman who was left behind by a cruise ship on a remote island and later found dead has accused the operator of a “failure of care and common sense”. The body of Suzanne Rees, 80, was found by rescue workers on Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday. The...
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Teenage Cricketer Dies In Melbourne After Being Hit By Ball
An Australian teenager has died after he was hit by a cricket ball during a practice session in Melbourne. Ben Austin, 17, was training – with a helmet but no neck guard – in cricket nets in Ferntree Gully on Tuesday when he was hit in the neck by a ball thrown using a handheld...
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Pakistan And Afghanistan To Resume Talks In Istanbul After Dialogue Deadlock, Officials Say
Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to resume peace talks in Istanbul to revive a dialogue that collapsed earlier this week, Pakistan’s defense minister and state media in both countries said Thursday. The new round of negotiations, facilitated by Turkey and other friendly nations, was aimed at easing border tensions between the two sides who earlier this month...
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The International Space Station Marks 25 Years Of Nonstop Human Presence In Orbit
It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of nearly 300 — mostly professional astronauts but also the occasional space tourist and movie director. The first full-time residents opened the hatch on Nov. 2, 2000. With only five years left...
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UK Charters Flights To Get Britons Out Of Jamaica
The UK government has chartered flights to help British nationals leave Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. As many as 8,000 Britons are understood to be on the Caribbean Island. The Foreign Office has urged them to register their presence to receive updates on the disaster response. It did not specify how many planes...
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Photo News: U.S.-Japan Alliance: secretary of war Pete Hegseth meets with defense Minister Shinjirō Koizumi
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: “The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains vital to the security of the Asia-Pacific, and I welcome Japan’s recent commitment to increase its defense spending. Together, we can achieve Peace through Strength.”
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Italian Court Rejects Sicily Bridge Project, Dealing A Blow To Meloni Government
Italy’s Court of Auditors on Wednesday rejected a key government project, refusing to sign off on plans to build a 13.5 billion euro massive bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, dealing a blow to the right-wing government led by Premier Giorgia Meloni. The court — which has a dual role of financial control and jurisdiction in public accounting...
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Neck-And-Neck Finish In Dutch Election As Wilders’ Far-Right Party And D66 Tie
Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 were tied with nearly all votes counted Thursday in the Dutch general election in an unprecedented neck-and-neck race to become the biggest party. The near-total count tallied and published by Dutch national news agency ANP and cited by Dutch media showed each party winning 26...