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Kenya Red Cross/Handout via REUTERSRescue officials at the crash site in Samburu CountyEcuador’s intelligence chief and his wife were killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya on Wednesday.Five Americans were also killed in the crash, a US State Department spokesperson has confirmed.Michele Sensi-Contugi and his wife Stephany Hollihan were among the seven people killed when the accident happened in Samburu county at approximately 09:13 local time (06:13 GMT).The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said the helicopter was on a scenic flight from a wildlife conservancy in Loisaba to Ewaso Nyiro, a river that flows along several national reserves.Former President of…
al Madhoun familyAhmed al Madhoun, who has Down’s syndrome, has been missing since May 2025Ahmed al Madhoun looked like a man who, despite the hardship, loved life. A cheeky, chunky little fellow with an exuberant smile.From her partially destroyed home in Gaza City, his mother Majdiya shows us videos of him on her phone.In one, Ahmed is cuddling a kitten. He sticks out his tongue and squeals with glee. In another, he belly flops into a swimming pool, before emerging from the water grinning from ear to ear.”Everyone was his friend,” Majdiya tells the BBC. “He was loved wherever he…
AFP via Getty ImagesFile photo of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank next to the so-called E1 project in East Jerusalem, taken in February 2026Israel has opened up tenders for the construction of some 1,200 settlement homes in a strategically important part of the occupied West Bank, as the government seeks to end any chance of a Palestinian state.Plans to build on the so-called E1 area – east of Jerusalem – have long been internationally condemned.The development would in effect divide the West Bank in two and isolate East Jerusalem. The deadline for bids is…
LIVEPalestinian couple and teenage daughter who died in water off Shoreham named by policeHassan El-Khawas, a Palestinian refugee, died alongside his partner Zeina Alayn and their 14-year-old daughter Sara El-Khawas. A young girl remains in critical condition.
Getty ImagesOpenAI says it has slowed down training some of its most advanced AI models to improve security.In a blog post, the ChatGPT-maker said it was introducing new measures after its AI agents autonomously bypassed safeguards and hacked the tech start-up Hugging Face.It said training would be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place.”The capabilities of frontier models are rapidly accelerating,” the company said. “Our ability to understand…and secure them must stay ahead.”But the firm said it had not stopped AI development altogether. Instead, the pause would be taking place on “reinforcement learning training on our…
Swedish Coast GuardThree of the four Nord Stream pipelines were ruptured by explosions in September 2022A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany.The suspect is alleged by German authorities to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in September 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.He is the second man to be arrested over the plot, which has strained relations between Kyiv and Berlin – one of the key European backers for Ukraine’s war effort.”The suspect…
Getty ImagesRyan Clark of Demon Hunter on stage at the Louder Than Life Music Festival in 2019Christian metal band Demon Hunter are suing Netflix in a trademark lawsuit over the streamer’s hit film Kpop Demon Hunters.The US group, who have been releasing music and touring for 25 years, said Netflix’s plan for a global concert tour, along with the movie and merchandise, means there is “almost complete overlap” with their offerings.Filed on Tuesday by the band’s company Hyde Lane, the complaint claims Netflix Studios and live promoter AEG Presents have caused “substantial confusion” among consumers.They included email evidence from someone…
Tracking USS Lincoln’s months-long mission as concerns about conditions growBBC Verify has used satellite imagery to monitor the warship on one of the longest ever US deployments.14 hrs agoWorld
Nick Kyrgios suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaineThe Australian player said in a social media post he had made “a huge mistake” and takes “full responsibility”.1 hr agoTennis
ReutersA courtroom sketch shows Erin Patterson attending the appeal hearing via a video linkLawyers for Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson say her conviction was undermined by a “catastrophic” mix-up that led to the jury staying at the same hotel as prosecutors and a key witness.Patterson is serving a life sentence after killing three of her relatives and trying to kill another by serving them a beef Wellington containing death cap mushrooms at her Victoria home in 2023.Her lawyers also argued some evidence in the trial was too speculative, while evidence crucial to their own case was wrongfully excluded.At the same…