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Watch: BBC asks Infantino if he will resign as Fifa presidentThe head of the football governing body has faced multiple calls to quit after his aborted attempt to sell private stakes in the World Cup.9 hrs agoLatin America
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has announced new executive orders aimed at ending so-called birth tourism in the US and limiting birthright citizenship for certain groups. It is part of a renewed effort by his administration to restrict access to US citizenship after the Supreme Court shot down Trump’s first attempt in June.Birthright citizenship refers to the practice of granting citizenship to those born on US soil, with some exceptions, while birth tourism is when foreign nationals come to the US specifically to give birth and get their child citizenship.Here’s what you need to know.Trump signed two executive orders, a…
Infantino denies claims Uefa paid off alleged ‘lover’ Gianni Infantino’s alleged lover was given a severance payment over the affair by Uefa while he was its general secretary, according to a Daily Telegraph investigation.5 hrs agoFootball
Inna LytvynenkoInna Lytvynenko says she was hunted by Russian drones when she tried to help a wounded woman in KhersonInna Lytvynenko always puts on her bright orange body armour when she’s out on an emergency call.Last June, the paramedic was sent out in Kherson to treat a woman injured in a Russian drone attack, when an FPV drone smashed into her ambulance.Seconds later, she heard a buzzing sound in the sky. Another drone was flying straight towards her, fast.”I panicked. I grabbed my trauma bag and started running,” she recalls. “I shouted and screamed. I knew that if I stopped,…
SuppliedThe body of an Indian climber who died 30 years ago wearing his green mountaineering boots has become a grim marker along the road to Everest’s summitFor 30 years, a dead body known as “Green Boots” has been lying in the snow, nestled under an overhanging rock, not far from Mount Everest’s summit.The lime mountaineering boots worn by an Indian climber who died in 1996 have been a grim trail marker for many climbers on their way up the world’s highest peak ever since.Now India is looking for a specialist high-altitude recovery team to undertake a complex and risky mission…
BBCIn an abandoned luxury apartment in the Syrian capital Damascus, armed men dressed in military fatigues sifted through designer clothes and documents.Scattered across the living room floor, under a sparkling crystal chandelier, were dozens of photos of the same slender man in different settings – sitting at his desk, even playing in the snow. And multiple prints of the same image, showing him smiling warmly as he shook the hand of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad.The man was not instantly recognisable, but gold medals and gilded certificates piled nearby were inscribed with the name Hussam Luka.Known as “The Spider”, Luka was…
What we know so far about the deadly Thailand shootingAt least seven people have died after a teenage boy shot his grandparents before opening fire on a school in Bangkok.6 hrs agoAsia
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a searing headache. When a roadside bomb struck his Humvee convoy months later, the explosion’s shock wave swept through his body before headaches and sleeplessness set in for days. “As long as you got back up and could go back on patrol, that’s kind of what you did,” he said.Shearer, 40, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, links both events in 2005 to traumatic brain injuries, which were…
EPAThai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to introduce stricter gun lawsThailand’s prime minister has vowed to introduce new gun control laws in the wake of a shooting by a teenager on the outskirts of Bangkok that left eight people dead and 22 injured.The 14-year-old killed his grandparents at the home they shared, before travelling to Debsirin School in Nonthaburi, where he was a student. There, he killed five teachers before taking his own life. Later, Thai media reported that a student had also died from their injuries.Speaking after the attack, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he plans to introduce…
Watch: Neighbour reacts after dozens of improperly stored bodies found at funeral homeThis story contains details some might find distressingInvestigators are working to identify remains and notify families after nearly 60 improperly stored bodies were found at a Chicago funeral home.The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, which is leading the investigation, said the process could take days, as families wait to learn how their loved ones’ remains were left “in various states of decomposition”. The medical examiner’s office said it was alerted by state and federal authorities who made the discovery at South Chicago Chapel on Thursday.CBSSouth Chicago Chapel did…