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ReutersFormer lawmaker Chalong Riewrang smokes at a police station where he held a press conferenceA former Thai MP allegedly shot dead a local official in the southern province of Nonthaburi, then dialled into a YouTube livestream to inform the host – a political pundit – of what he had done.Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Reawraeng told the shocked host, Anchalee Paireerak, that he had shot Thongchai Yenprasert, a former police official, outside Thongchai’s office.Thongchai, who was hit in the neck, died in hospital. His driver was shot in the arm and hand.Chalong was arrested but then allowed to hold a press…
Infantino broke trust ‘through deception’, confederation presidents sayFifa has been accused of breaking trust “through deception” in an open letter issued by Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation.51 mins agoFootball
Supplied by Sonja LeverkusWhen a wildfire broke out near his First Nation community in northern Ontario, Hubert Wigwas decided to stay put.He put sprinklers on his roof to extinguish falling embers. He checked on elders in his community who also stayed behind, and he fuelled up four boats down on the lake in case they needed a quick escape.”This is everything I’ve built in my 58 years,” Wigwas, a councillor from Gull Bay First Nation, told the BBC. “I’m just not going to run away and let it burn.”Canada has seen some of its worst fire seasons in recent years,…
ABC NewsForensic testing revealed that what police initially thought was a woman’s body was actually a lifelike dollAustralian police called in to investigate a body found in a suitcase have concluded that the “victim” was in fact a lifelike doll. The suitcase was discovered by two men on the side of a road near the small village of Oallen, about 230km (143 miles) south-west of Sydney.On Monday, police announced a murder investigation, sparking intense interest in the case but backtracked hours later, saying forensic testing had proved the contents were not human.The contents in the suitcase were “mistaken for a…
LIVESecond shooting in Thailand as former MP opens fire in government buildingThe shooter, a former House of Representatives member, confessed to the attack during a YouTube livestream.
Anadolu via Getty ImagesPolice are still investigating the motive behind the country’s deadliest shooting in yearsA teenager who opened fire at his home and school in Thailand, killing eight people and himself, had taught himself how to use a gun via social media, police have said.The boy’s consumption of violent social media content, anxiety over his studies and family issues, and conflict with friends might have also fuelled his actions, authorities said.Senior police official Atthapol Anusit told reporters on Sunday that they have questioned 17 witnesses so far while investigating the 14-year-old’s motive.Thailand’s leader has vowed to introduce new gun…
Getty ImagesFernando Villavicencio was shot dead at a campaign event in the capital, Quito, days before the election in 2023Prosecutors in Ecuador have charged a former interior minister and six others on suspicion of being involved in the assassination of a presidential candidate in 2023.José Serrano and the head of cartel Los Lobos, Wilmer “Pipo” Chavarria, were implicated in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio at a campaign event in the capital, Quito, days before the election.Five people linked to the criminal gang were jailed over the hit in 2024, while Pipo was captured in Spain last year, having faked his…
ReutersNew York Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed she has decided to freeze her eggs and has shared her first steps in the process on social media.The 36-year-old posted the clips on Sunday, hours before telling ABC News This Week she had not “ruled out the possibility” of running for president.In the clips, Ocasio-Cortez shows herself taking an injection and talks through tips she has learnt, before answering questions about costs, clinical procedures, storage and how fertility care works under what she calls the US’s “broken” medical system.In an interview on ABC News she said she wanted to “normalise” conversations…
ReutersTyphoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday eveningMore than a million people have been evacuated from their homes in eastern China including Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday evening.It packed maximum wind speeds of 150km/h (94mph) when it first slammed into Yuhuan in the Zhejiang province at 17:30 (09:30 GMT) before making a second landfall in the city of Wenzhou about an hour later, meteorological authorities said.The typhoon halted transportation across the region – 1,400 flights were cancelled in Shanghai alone.Chinese authorities had earlier issued their highest-level red alert for Dolphin, but by Monday morning they…
Johan PerssonThe stories of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark are brought to life in the stage showThe first Game of Thrones stage spin-off has been launched by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the verdict from most theatre critics is that it’s a worthy addition to the epic fantasy franchise.Game of Thrones: The Mad King, a prequel set shortly before the events of George RR Martin’s first book and the all-conquering TV series, officially opened at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon this weekend.The Telegraph awarded four stars to the “spellbinding spectacle”, while the Guardian’s four-star review said it features “spectacular stagecraft…