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Getty ImagesLucia Sisic was crowned Miss Austria in 2024 and still held the title Reigning Miss Austria beauty queen Lucia Sisic has died at the age of 22, having experienced a lifelong heart condition. Mission Austria, which runs the Miss Austria and Mister Austria beauty pageants, announced the news in a tribute on its Facebook page on Monday, saying: “It is with great shock and deep sorrow that we have learned of the passing of our Miss Austria 2024, Lucia Sisic.”No cause of death has yet been confirmed. Sisic was crowned Miss Austria in 2024 and remained the reigning titleholder…
ReutersPolice used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who took to the streets on Monday over prolonged power cutsThe Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has urged citizens to remain calm over prolonged power cuts, saying the country is not alone in facing an electricity crisis that has affected several parts of West Africa.His comments follow protests on Monday night in the capital Banjul and surrounding areas over blackouts that residents say have sometimes lasted up to 48 hours.”When you lie down in the heat and the dark, believe that you are not alone in that darkness,” Barrow said, pledging to…
Watch: ‘I thought it was important to call out what’s happening’, says MilibandForeign Secretary Ed Miliband has rejected the chief rabbi’s warning that British Jews are at greater risk after the UK announced sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.Miliband said that as a “proud British Jew” he disagreed with UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, who described the move as a “truly dark day” that would “succeed only in bolstering the very extremism they seek to target”.”We all need to do more to tackle antisemitism,” Miliband said, “but I believe we can do that and stand up…
Getty Images/ReutersMerz and Weidel faced off for the first time since Sunday’s AfD election victoryGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz has clashed with AfD leader Alice Weidel in parliament, calling her party a “destructive force” with a migration policy that amounts to “ethnic cleansing” for skilled workers.Merz was addressing the Bundestag in the aftermath of the anti-immigration party’s sweeping victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt where it won almost 44% of the vote, while the chancellor’s conservatives saw their vote halved.Weidel told MPs that voters had shown that Merz’s coalition with the centre left was a total failure and his time…
Inside court as judge declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy caseJurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have made their first public remarks about the secretive deliberations and what led to their deadlock before the high-profile case ended in a mistrial.Three female jurors – including the foreperson – told NBC the panel was ready to enter a verdict that Clancy was not guilty by way of insanity in the murder of her three children, but one juror would not agree.The foreperson said the male juror “admitted he had reasonable doubt” in her criminal responsibility but wouldn’t agree to a not guilty…
LIVEPrince William joins royals and diplomats in Oslo to pay final tribute to late King Harald VThe king, a popular modernising figure who had been on the Norwegian throne for 35 years, died last month at the age of 89.
Getty ImagesAnthropic makes the AI tool Claude, which is used as a chatbot and as a tool to help codingA top safety researcher at Anthropic has warned AI is advancing so quickly he personally believes there is a greater than 10% chance it “could kill all humans” within the next decade.Evan Hubinger said in a post on X the risk from the models which currently exist was “low” but he was “worried” the technology might become able to improve itself soon to the point where it posed an existential risk to humanity.It comes after the Financial Times reported Anthropic withheld…
Watch: Missile interceptions seen in Jordan’s night skyOil prices rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday after further strikes in the US and Iran conflict and continuing Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia.In back and forth attacks, the US hit five Iranian tankers in reprisal strikes after Tehran targeted one of its warships.Brent crude – which is the global benchmark for prices – has not been as expensive since the end of July, when a ceasefire between Iran and the US collapsed.Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement also attacked oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and have been targeting tankers in the…
Getty ImagesRegularly drinking beverages like tea and coffee at very hot temperatures increases the risk of cancer of the food pipe or gullet, known as oesophageal cancer, UK research suggests.Researchers say the findings, from a study of nearly a million people, make this the largest to date to establish the link.In the study, people who had their drinks “very hot” had around a three times higher risk of the cancer than “warm” tea or coffee drinkers – although experts stress the overall chances of developing this cancer are low.Steaming hot liquid can damage the cell lining of the food pipe…
Broward County Sheriff’s OfficeMalone Lam, 22, was accused of organising a group of friends to steal cryptocurrencyA Singaporean man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a racketeering conspiracy charge in the US for organising one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts.Malone Lam admitted to teaming up with friends to steal $245m (£181m) of bitcoin and laundering the proceeds.The 22-year-old and his associates used the money to spend up to $500,000 per evening at nightclubs, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ). It also said they bought a fleet of exotic cars, ranging in value from $100,000 to $3.8m.Lam faces a…