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Alan CarterKaren Carter, who was found dead in 2025, is pictured with her husband Alan who described her as someone with a “good heart” who loved to have funA woman has been placed under formal investigation over the death last year in France of a British-South African mother-of-four. Karen Carter, 65, was found lying near her car with stab wounds by a friend in Trémolat, the Dordogne village where she had lived for over a decade and managed two holiday rental homes.Prosecutors say the 70-year-old woman was originally taken into custody in 2025 as part of preliminary inquiries before being…
Getty ImagesNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who previously pledged to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited the city, now says he does not have the “authority” to do so.In a video posted on social media, Mamdani instead called on US officials to act on the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister over alleged war crimes. Technically, if Netanyahu set foot in an ICC member state, he could be arrested and handed over to the court – but the US is not a member of the ICC. President Donald Trump has said Netanyahu would not be…
Serviço de Investigação Criminal de Angola(From left to right) Russians Lev Lakshtanov and Igor Ratchin were on trial with two Angolans, Amor Carlos Tomé and Francisco OliveiraTwo Russians have been found guilty of terrorism and spying by a court in Angola’s capital, Luanda.Political consultant Igor Ratchin was sentenced to 11 years in prison and translator Lev Lakshtanov was given eight years. They had denied the charges.They were arrested last August over accusations of stirring up anti-government protests, conducting a campaign of disinformation and attempting to interfere in next year’s presidential election. The Russians’ lawyers had previously requested their extradition to…
Mixed reviews as Japan urges men to wear shorts to workSome commentators enjoy the relaxed rules. Others say the policy is unfair to women since they are still expected to wear tights when showing a part of their legs.8 hrs agoAsia
US Department of JusticeDaniel Siad A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home.Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a north-west suburb of Paris, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office confirmed to the BBC.An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening, the office said, adding that a post-mortem examination would be carried out.Siad’s name appeared thousands of times in the Epstein files released by the US government. He denied knowing of the threat Epstein had posed.”He is dead and he was innocent,” Ménya Arab-Tigrine…
BBCAt least seven oil tankers have made U-turns close to Yemen since the Iran-linked Houthi group announced a “maritime embargo” against Saudi Arabia on Monday, ship-tracking data shows.All of the ships were travelling either to or from Saudi ports and made sharp changes of course after the embargo was announced.Nearly 15% of global sea trade moves through the Red Sea, which connects the Mediterranean and Gulf of Aden through two choke points – the Suez Canal in Egypt and the Bab al-Mandab Strait between Yemen and the Horn of Africa.The Red Sea has been a key route for exports of…
Watch: From hundreds to thousands: How India’s ‘cockroach’ protest movement has grownIn India, tens of thousands of Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets of the capital Delhi, calling for the resignation of the country’s education minister. Starting as a satirical online movement just a couple of months ago, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is now one of India’s most visible youth movements. Here is what you need to know. Why did students take to the streets in Delhi?Despite its name, it’s not a party. The movement is led by Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old political communications strategist and former…
Getty ImagesOpenAI is best known for its chatbot ChatGPT, which is used by hundreds of millions of people every weekOpenAI has revealed some of its most advanced AI models went rogue and hacked a start-up after it lost control of them during a security test.The ChatGPT-maker said its agent – an AI system which can operate alone after some human instruction – was being tested in a controlled environment, but found vulnerabilities and managed to escape.They targeted Hugging Face, one of the world’s largest hubs for sharing AI models, gaining access to some internal company systems.OpenAI said the incident was…
Bethany Bell/BBCPolice were stationed outside the refurbished building as it opened on WednesdayAustria has opened a police station in the house where Adolf Hitler was born, in the town of Braunau am Inn.It follows years of controversy about what to do with the 17th-Century former inn, where Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was born in April 1889.The building has now been substantially refurbished and its facade changed, but it has been a huge headache for Austrian authorities, who want to prevent it from becoming a site of neo-Nazi pilgrimage.Hitler only lived in Salzburger Vorstadt 15 for a few weeks, before his…
ReutersDespite heavy rains, thousands of protesters have continued to gather at Jantar Mantar in DelhiPressure has been growing on India’s government with thousands of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters continuing to protest in the capital Delhi despite heavy rains overnight.The youth-led movement, seeking education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, got a boost on Tuesday when India’s main opposition Congress party leaders protested outside the prime minister’s house.They were protesting against the brutal police crackdown on Monday’s CJP protest in which dozens of protesters and policemen were injured. Congress shared videos of their MP Rahul Gandhi and…