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Turkey election: Erdogan rival Kilicdaroglu vows peace and democracy

Longtime Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's nemesis is a former civil servant who is fond of creating heart emojis with his hands. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, supported by a six-party opposition alliance, asserts that, if elected, he will do whatever it takes to restore freedom and democracy to Turkey. "The youth want democracy,"...

In an operation in Nablus, Israeli forces murdered three Palestinians.

According to Israel's domestic security service, Israeli forces on Thursday executed two Palestinian gunmen suspected of murdering a British-Israeli mother and her two daughters in April in the occupied West Bank. April 7 saw the Jordan Valley shooting of Lucy Leah Dee and her daughters Maia and Rina. The official Palestinian...

Rights organisation claims Laos activist Anousa Luangsuphom escaped cafe shooting.

Activists claim a Laos political activist who was shot in the face and body is alive. Human Rights Watch (HRW) was informed by the family of Anousa Luangsuphom, 25, that he is recovering in a hospital after being wounded in a cafe in the capital city of Vientiane. According to the...

After Rwanda’s torrential rainfall killed 129, the death toll “continues to rise.”

A local publication reported the "highest disaster-related death toll recorded in the shortest amount of time." More precipitation is expected. At least 129 people have been killed in Rwanda due to flooding induced by torrential rain. The Rwanda Broadcasting Agency reported that the death toll "continues to rise" as a result...

Israel claims it murdered Palestinian gunmen who killed British citizens.-Israelis

Israeli security forces have reportedly killed two Palestinian militants accused of murdering a British-Israeli mother and her two daughters last month in the occupied West Bank. During the raid in the city of Nablus, a third militant who purportedly aided the two were also killed. Officials in Palestine have verified the...

Australia bans recreational vaping in e-cigarette crackdown

Australia outlawed vaping for recreational purposes and tightened other aspects of e-cigarette laws on Tuesday, as part of the largest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade, to curb the alarming rise in adolescent vaping. The government intends to ban all fruit-flavored disposable vapes, prohibit the import...

Palestinian starvation striker dies in Israeli detention

On Tuesday, a Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody, nearly three months after being detained for ties to the Islamic Jihad organization, prompting Arab condemnation of Israel and rocket fire from Gaza. The death of Khader Adnan was promptly followed by the firing of three rockets, which the Israeli...

Foreign secretary: Sudan evacuation nearly complete.

According to the foreign secretary, the United Kingdom will no longer conduct air evacuations in Sudan and will instead increase humanitarian assistance. James Cleverly warned that ongoing conflict is likely to impede future relief efforts. The country is in its third week of fighting, and thousands of people have fled since...

Bulk breakfast orders lead police to phoney India call center.

Fake call centers that defraud people around the globe are common in India, but on Monday, police in Mumbai announced that they were able to bust one due to what the employees were eating for breakfast. Dozens of employees were prohibited from leaving the center, which was located in a...

The United Nations conducts Afghanistan crisis talks in Qatar, excluding the Taliban.

The Taliban will be absent from Monday's opening session of UN-led talks in Qatar on how to deal with Afghanistan's rulers and persuade them to lift the prohibition on women working and girls attending school. Representatives from approximately 25 countries and organizations, including the United States, China, and Russia. Antonio...

Governor: Russian border explosion derails goods train.

Authorities say a detonation in the Russian border region of Bryansk derailed a goods train on Monday. Alexander Bogomaz, the local administrator, stated that an explosive device detonated along the Bryansk-Unecha line, sixty kilometers from Ukraine. Russian Railways reported that during the incident, which occurred at 10:17 Moscow time (07:17 GMT),...

Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens additional military drills after US-South Korea accord.

Kim Yo Jong stated that President Biden, 80, was in his "dotage" and called his statement that an attack on the United States or its allies would "end the North Korean regime" "nonsensical." In retaliation for President Biden's statement that an attack on the United States or its allies would...

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Anne Hathaway discloses miscarriage during stage role’s rigorous demands

In the same manner that Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway states she chose to discuss her miscarriage experience, television host Lorraine Kelly has also addressed the loss of her pregnancy over two decades ago. Anne Hathaway disclosed in 2015 that she experienced a miscarriage while performing in a play that required her to "give birth" each night.

Robert Halfon and James Heappey resigned

Robert Halfon has resigned as deputy education minister in the government. The Member of Parliament for Harlow declared his resignation in a letter to Rishi Sunak published on the social media platform X. Additionally, he intends to resign before the general election. He is accompanied by the resigning minister of the armed forces, James Heappey.

Senegal’s future under probable President Bassirou Diomaye Faye?

Although official results are anticipated to be released by the electoral commission in the coming days, preliminary tally sheets indicated that Faye won the election on Sunday by an absolute majority. His primary opponent, the candidate for the ruling party, Amadou Ba, conceded defeat late on Monday. The 44-year-old was congratulated by departing President Macky Sall on the outcomes. "The democracy of Senegal has triumphed," Sall declared.

Sunak defends UK’s China stance as stronger than EU’s

According to the prime minister, it is "completely and utterly false" to assert that the government feared taking strong action against China. Rishi Sunak has asserted that the United Kingdom's stance towards China is "more robust" than its allies, despite ongoing pressures to employ more belligerent language about Beijing following two cyberattacks.