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Watch: Aerial view of the crash site as emergency services attend scene in Butler, MissouriInvestigators are sifting through the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in Missouri on Sunday, as witnesses describe the aircraft’s deadly descent.The crash occurred near Butler at about 11:20 local time (16:20 GMT), when a skydiving plane carrying 11 passengers and a pilot spun out of control and plunged to the ground, killing everyone on board. The victims have not yet been identified publicly.A spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board told the BBC that investigators left on Monday morning for the crash site.Bailey Reed,…
Getty ImagesSome victims said they chose not to speak out because they feared staff would cut off access to aid (stock photo)Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) admits its staff were accused of sexually abusing at least 59 Sudanese refugees who had fled the civil war in search of safety.Young girls were exploited in some cases, and often food or jobs were offered in exchange for sex.The offences were committed in eastern Chad and date back to 2024 – about a year into Sudan’s still-raging civil war.MSF says it has sacked 18 culprits but tells the AP news agency it…
Watch: What does the US-Iran deal mean for Lebanon and Israel?The war has been President Donald Trump’s worst foreign policy blunder – so far.It makes it harder for the United States to deter its enemies. It has damaged its alliances with the oil-producing Arab monarchies of the Gulf, whose business model as islands of stability in the turbulence of the Middle East will take years to repair.Privately, their officials already talk about diversifying their allegiances, and about the necessity of finding ways to live alongside Iran, its neighbour across the water. China will have been watching closely as the United…
Getty ImagesJessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis host the Roku Original show Honest Renovations.Media giant Fox is buying streaming firm Roku in a deal the companies say will create the third largest player in US TV by share of viewing.Fox’s move is being seen as a bet that combining streaming with its news and sport offering will leave it in a strong position as TV audiences move online.The offer of $160 per share, made up of cash and stock, values Roku at $22bn (£16bn).”This is a defining moment for Fox, and a natural extension of the deliberate and focused strategy we…
LIVEIran and US agree deal to end war as Israel says its forces will stay in LebanonPakistan, a key mediator, says the agreement will end “military operations on all fronts” and be signed on Friday in Switzerland.
Fifa seeks explanation over VAR official’s hand gestureFifa is seeking an explanation over a hand gesture made by video assistant referee Shaun Evans before Germany’s 7-1 win over Curacao on Sunday.44 mins agoWorld Cup
ReutersMore than three months after the US and Israel first began their war with Iran, the White House and the Iranian regime have agreed a framework deal to bring about a more long-term end to hostilities.The Middle East crisis sent global oil prices soaring as the conflict effectively closed one of the world’s key water transport routes for oil, liquid natural gas and other essential commodities, limiting global supplies.But experts warn a return to normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will take time, and the impact of the war will continue to affect the global economy for potentially months…
GoogleThe “Skeleton Bridge” where people rope jump from in Ponte do Esqueleto, BrazilA woman has died in what appears to be a tragic extreme sports accident in Brazil.Three men have been arrested over the incident, in which instructors failed to attach a rope to her before helping her jump from a bridge in São Paulo state.Footage went viral over the weekend of Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas being carried to the edge of the abandoned bridge before being let go on Saturday. She fell 40m (130ft) and emergency services pronounced her dead at the scene.Police are now investigating whether the…
Ahmed FamilyHania Ahmed (pictured with her father) was very friendly, bubbly, and very social, her school principal told the BBCAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on authorities in Pakistan to investigate the fatal shooting of an Australian girl while on holiday with her family.Nine-year-old Hania Ahmed and her family were taken hostage at gunpoint by armed robbers inside their rental car in the northern city of Chakwal in Punjab province on 10 June.The suspects fired at a police officer, leading to a shootout, Punjab police said.A police officer, thinking that the suspects were fleeing on the family’s vehicle, “mistakenly”…
LISE ASERUD/NTB/AFPMarius Borg Høiby is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit but not a member of the royal familyMarius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.The three judges in courtroom 250 at Oslo District Court cleared him of two other counts of rape, but found him guilty of many of the other offences of which he had been accused.Høiby was not in court for the verdict for unspecified health reasons, but joined the session via video link.Prosecutors had called for Høiby…