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Watch: Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas in FranceHundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France amid a wave of protests by high-school pupils. 2 hrs agoEurope
AFP via Getty ImagesIn Hindu tradition, when a body cannot be recovered, a symbolic effigy is made from sacred “kusha” grass to represent the deadAt the Pashupatinath temple, on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Madan Lal Lawat joined other families in honouring loved ones who were lost when a deadly flood tore through the China-Nepal border last month.In Hindu tradition, when a body cannot be recovered, a symbolic effigy is made from sacred “kusha” grass to represent the dead, allowing relatives to perform last rites.With more than 5,000 people still missing and the government ending rescue operations,…
Watch: Riot police clash with school protesters in France and use tear gasHundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions.Crowds of teenagers marched from the Place de la République in Paris, calling for more resources for schools, and what they called less repression from police.Police clashed with demonstrators in Lyon, used tear gas in Paris and Marseille and water cannon in Rennes, but there was little of the serious trouble that marred previous protests.Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu condemned the earlier…
Alexandria Sheriff’s OfficeA former CIA official arrested in May, who had more than $40m (£30.1m) in gold bars taken from work in his home, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. A federal judge on Tuesday approved a plea deal between David Rush, 49, and federal prosecutors requiring him to pay nearly $200m in restitution to the government and forfeit luxury real estate, cars, watches and other assets tied to his crime. As part of the deal, Rush also confessed to providing secrets to a foreign government, which could have caused “grave damage” to national security.”The defendant will plead guilty because…
LIVEUS man allegedly ‘offered advice’ and sent money to Canadian school shooter before attackEight people were killed, including six children, in the attacks at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia.
AFP via Getty ImagesThe victim was working at the anti-plague institute in the Siberia city of Irkutsk US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged Russia to release more information about the death of a lab worker at a plague research centre in Siberia. The incident has sparked a flurry of speculation about the circumstances in which the 28-year-old woman died.Russian officials have said they are still investigating the cause of the death but those who came into contact with the victim all tested negative to pneumonic plague. “I think it’s incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with…
Getty ImagesUS televangelist Jim Bakker’s death was announced on Monday by his second wife Lori BakkerUS televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar media empire before being jailed for fraud and conspiracy, has died aged 86.Bakker and his then-wife Tammy Faye founded a Christian television programme called The PTL Club in 1974, which at its peak attracted 13 million viewers per day.The 86-year-old’s death was announced on Monday by his second wife Lori Bakker, who described him as “a pioneer of Christian television”.By the late 80s, Bakker and Tammy Faye’s empire began to fall apart after he became embroiled in…
Trump on Iran: ‘Let them take out LA, let them take out San Diego’Donald Trump’s remark that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego has sparked fierce backlash from California politicians – and a strongly worded rebuttal from the White House.California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the comment – made by Trump at a campaign rally in Nebraska – as “deranged and dangerous,” while LA Mayor Karen Bass described them as threats and an attempt to “encourage attacks on American lives”.According to the White House, however, Trump was saying that American cities would have been threatened by Iran had…
Watch: At the scene of student protests in LilleThe BBC’s Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.39 mins agoEurope
‘We are terrified but we want to get an education’, say Yemeni schoolgirlsEvery morning at 6am, 10-year-old Rafeef and her younger brother get ready for school, putting on their cream and brown uniforms.She always looks forward to seeing her friends and learning about everything from maths to Arabic and Islamic studies. She can’t wait to start studying English next year.But for Rafeef, the journey to school involves far greater risks than crossing roads or missing the bus.Her school in Taiz, south-western Yemen, stands on a mountain at the edge of a valley known as no-man’s land – a heavily contested…